(A) No person shall permit any sidewalk which adjoins property owned by him or her to fall into a state of disrepair or to be unsafe.
(B) Whenever the City Council or its appointed representative shall determine that a sidewalk is unsafe for use, he, she, or it shall give notice thereof to the owner of the abutting premises.
(C) In the event the owner fails to repair the sidewalk within the limit set in the notice, the appointed representative shall report the fact to the Council with the request that he or she be authorized to repair the sidewalk. The appointed representative may dispense with the notice, time limit, the report, and the request to the Council if, in his or her opinion, the unsafe sidewalk condition requires immediate repair to assure public safety and to prevent possibility of city liability for personal injury or property damage because of the condition of such sidewalk.
(D) Upon receipt of any report of the failure of an owner to repair the sidewalk within the time limited in the notice, the Council may determine to repair such sidewalk and order the appointed representative to do all work required to accomplish such end.
(E) The cost of repairs hereunder, if made by the city, shall be charged against the premises abutting the sidewalk and the owner thereof in accordance with the other provisions of this chapter.
(1990 Code, § 87.001) (Ord. 15b, passed 4-2-1973) Penalty, see § 10.99