A. Authority To Order Repairs: The city council may from time to time, by order or resolution entered upon its minutes, order and direct the repair of any sidewalk or curb or the filling and grading of parking between sidewalks and curbs or sidewalks and property lines. (1975 Code § 6-106)
B. Notice Of Repair Order: The city clerk shall, upon the passage of any such order or resolution, cause a written notice to be given to the owner or owners of the property abutting or adjoining the sidewalk, curb or parking to be repaired, notifying such owner or owners to make said repairs within fifteen (15) days from the date of the giving of such notice. The notice herein provided for must be given by delivering a copy thereof to the owner or owners, or to his or their agent or agents; in case such owner is a nonresident of the city, the notice may be given by registered mail; in case the place of residence of such owner is unknown, then said notice shall be given by publication in the official newspaper of the city at least once a week for three (3) successive weeks.
The fifteen (15) day period above mentioned shall be computed from the date of delivery of a copy of said notice, the date of depositing the registered mail in the U.S. post office in the city, or from the date of the last publication of said notice, as the case may be. (1975 Code § 6-107)
C. Repairs By City; Costs: After the expiration of the above mentioned fifteen (15) days, if the said repairs shall not have been made, then the city may proceed as soon as practicable to make said repairs. (1975 Code § 6-108)
The city clerk shall assess the costs of said repairs against the property abutting or adjoining the sidewalk, curb or parking which may have been repaired and shall file such assessment roll in his office. Upon the making and filing of said assessment roll, the city clerk shall give notice to the owner or owners of the property so assessed, by publication once a week for two (2) successive weeks in the official newspaper of the city notifying such owner or owners to appear before the city council at the next regular meeting after the last publication of said notice, giving the time and place of such meeting, to show cause if any he has why said assessment should not be made. In case such owner or owners shall fail to appear and make objections or shall fail to have his objections to such assessments sustained by the city council, or shall fail to pay such assessments within ten (10) days after such hearing, then such assessment shall be certified by the city to the proper officer of the county of Minidoka, state of Idaho, in the same manner as other city taxes are certified for collection. All such assessments shall be known as special assessments for sidewalks, curbs and parkings, and shall be levied and collected as a separate tax in addition to the taxes for general revenue purposes. (1975 Code § 6-109)
D. Repairs To Conform To Specifications: All repairs to sidewalks and curbs shall conform to the specifications herein provided. (1975 Code § 6-110)