Whenever Council, pursuant to the authority granted by state law, shall require the owner or occupant of the real property abutting on any sidewalk to curb, recurb, pave, repave, repair or construct such sidewalk or curb, it shall cause an order to be entered in its minutes and a copy thereof to be served upon such owner or occupant of such abutting property, requiring him or her to curb, recurb, pave, repave, repair or construct, as the case may be, such sidewalk and curb in the manner and form prescribed in this article within 30 days from the service of the copy of such order. Such order of Council shall, in conformity with the provisions of this article, designate the kind of material to be used, the dimensions, grade line and location of such sidewalk and curb affected.