(A) No person shall construct or repair any sidewalk, or drive approach, in the public right-of-way except in accordance with the line, grade, slope, and specifications established by the City Engineer, nor without first obtaining a written permit from the City Engineer. Said person shall at all times comply with the requirements of § 96.004(C). The fee for such permit shall be established by City Council and available in the Engineering Office.
(B) Failure to obtain the permit shall result in the permit fee being doubled.
(C) Failure to obtain the required inspection for approval of the work shall result in a fine, approved by City Council and available in the Engineering Office.
(D) All construction shall be in accordance with specifications provided by the City Engineer.
(E) No person shall permit any sidewalk which adjoins property owned by him or her to fall into a state of disrepair or be unsafe. A property owner shall immediately notify the Call Center of any such condition.
(F) Whenever the City Engineer shall determine that a sidewalk is unsafe for use, defective, or in disrepair or is in a condition determined by the City Engineer to be likely to become unsafe for use, defective, or in disrepair before the time of the next periodic inspection by the City Engineer, notice may be given in accordance with the provisions of § 36.02. Thereafter it shall be the duty of the owner to place said sidewalk in a permanently safe state of repair. Such notice shall specify a reasonable time, not less than seven days, within which such work shall be commenced and shall further provide that the same shall be completed with due diligence. In the event the owner fails to comply with said notice, the City Engineer may have said sidewalk repaired. If the City Engineer determines that the condition of said sidewalk is such that immediate repair is necessary to protect the public, he or she may dispense with said notice. The cost of repairs hereunder shall be charged against the premises and the owner thereof, and shall be collected as provided in § 33.21.
(G) The Council may by resolution require the owners of lots and premises to build sidewalks in the public streets adjacent to and abutting upon such lots and premises, the expense of said sidewalks to be paid for by such owner. Notice to such owner shall be given in the manner provided by § 36.02.
(H) If the owner of any lot or premises shall fail to build any particular sidewalk as mentioned and described in this section within such time and in such manner as the Council shall require, the Council may cause such sidewalk to be built and the expense thereof shall be charged to such premises and the owner thereof, and collected as provided in § 33.21.
(Prior Code, § 96.01) (Ord. D-1357, passed 11-17-1980, effective 11-28-1980; Ord. O-112, passed 4-18-2011, effective 4-28-2011) Penalty, see § 30.99