If Council elects to assess the cost of the repair or construction of sidewalks, it shall adopt a resolution specifying the particular sidewalks to be repaired or constructed. Appropriate written notice of the resolution shall thereupon be served upon the owner or agent of the owner of each parcel of land abutting on the sidewalk by the Chief of Police or a deputy, as provided in Ohio R.C. 729.02 and 729.03. If the owner of a parcel is a nonresident, notice of the resolution shall be given by publication as provided by Ohio R.C. 729.03. The notice shall state that if the indicated repairs are not made within five days or the indicated construction is not completed within fifteen days, or within a reasonable extension thereof expressly granted by the Director of Public Service-Safety, the City will perform or contract for such repair and construction on behalf of the owner and shall report and assess the cost thereof upon such owner. The assessed cost thereof may include the cost of labor and/or materials furnished by the City. However, the cost of sidewalks abutting publicly-owned property and the cost of crossover or intersection sidewalks shall be paid by the City and no part thereof so assessed. Council may provide for the construction of sidewalks on only one side of a street or alley and it may assess the cost thereof, equally or otherwise, upon the owners of the property abutting on both sides of such street or alley. The assessed cost shall constitute a lien on such property from the date the amount thereof is reported to the owner and, if not paid to the Municipal Clerk within ten days thereafter, the Clerk shall certify it, with a forfeiture of five percent thereon, to the Wood County Auditor, who shall place it upon the tax duplicate and collect the same as provided by law.
(Ord. 83-74. Passed 2-11-75.)