(A) Pursuant to Public Act 80 of 1989, being M.C.L.A. §§ 41.271 et seq., the Township Board may, by resolution, require the owners of lots or parcels of land to construct sidewalks where the presence of sidewalks may be declared by the Township Board to be necessary to provide safe and convenient routes for pedestrian traffic. A resolution shall note the time period in which the owners must construct the required sidewalk.
(B) Prior to the adoption of a resolution requiring construction of sidewalks, notice shall be given to affected property owners and a hearing shall be conducted as provided Public Act 80 of 1989, being M.C.L.A. §§ 41.271 et seq.
(C) The resolution shall provide:
(1) A description of the sidewalk to be built;
(2) A finding of the necessity of the construction of the sidewalk for public safety reasons;
(3) A time period within which the property owner shall construct the sidewalk;
(4) An order directing the Clerk to give notice to the property owner(s) by United States mail;
(5) An order directing the township to construct the sidewalk upon the property owner’s failure or neglect to construct the sidewalk within the applicable time period;
(6) An order directing the Treasurer to assess the township’s costs for construction of the sidewalk against the property involved, payable over a five-year period; and
(7) An order that the time period within which the property owner has to construct the sidewalk shall be extended for inclement or unseasonable weather.
(D) All sidewalks shall be constructed according to the construction standards established in Section § 97.06.
(Prior Code, § XI-6.04)