(a) Any deviation, in sidewalks, cracks, crevasses or the like, of two inches or more in height or width, shall be immediately repaired by the abutting property owner.
(b) Any shattered or otherwise damaged sidewalk which, in the opinion of the Building Department, creates an unsafe condition, shall be immediately repaired by the abutting property owner.
(c) The City, by and through its Building Department, shall make every effort to inspect the sidewalks of the City, in a systematic manner, so that all sidewalks shall have been inspected within a reasonable time. Further, the City, by and through its Building Department shall make every reasonable effort to notify abutting property owners of their obligation to repair any defect, as set forth in this section. Full compliance shall be within thirty days from the time that notification is given. An extension may be granted by the Service Director or his designee for extenuating circumstances.
(d) The obligation of an abutting property owner to repair such noted defects within such time shall cause the City to have the defects repaired by contracting to have such work performed, and the cost of such repair shall be charged to the abutting property owner, pursuant to law.
(e) The obligation of an abutting property owner to repair such defects is immediately imposed on such property owner, and on all property owners within the City, and the inspection procedure established in this section is intended only as an enforcement procedure for such obligation.
(f) The repair of sidewalks pursuant to this section shall be done in conformity with the guidelines and specifications on file in the Building Department and attached to original Resolution 68-83, passed August 8, 1983, as Exhibit A, which guidelines and specifications shall allow construction which is compatible with existing sidewalks.
(Ord. 25-2001. Passed 6-12-01.)