(A) Responsibility. The construction, repair and maintenance of sidewalks, curbs and gutters located within the city limits is the responsibility of the abutting property owner. All fees and costs associated with such construction, maintenance and repair of sidewalks will be borne by the abutting property owner. The power of the city to regulate repairs and maintenance is set forth in Idaho Code 50-317.
(B) Notification. The Public Works Superintendent, upon determining that a sidewalk is dangerous and unsafe, shall notify the abutting property owner of the defects, the repairs required and a time period within which the repairs must be completed. The notice shall require the repairs to be completed within 30 days of receipt of the notice by the property owner. If weather conditions do not allow the repairs to be completed in a workmanlike manner, the time period for completing the repairs may be extended upon a written extension agreed to by the Public Works Superintendent. This notice shall be sent through the U.S. Postal Service certified mail. In the event the certified mail is refused or undeliverable, the city shall mail notice through first class mail to the property owner. If the notice is mailed as first class mail, the property owner will then have 35 days from the date of the notice to effect the repairs or obtain an extension because of weather-related construction problems.
(C) Assessment of costs. In the event the property owner does not complete the repairs within the allotted time period, the city may repair, or cause to be repaired, the sidewalk. In this instance, the city shall assess the costs of such repairs to the property, as provided for in Idaho Code 50-1008.
(D) Specifications. The construction, repair and maintenance of sidewalks shall conform to the standards set forth in the state’s Standards for Public Works Construction.
(Prior Code, § 7-1-1) (Ord. 94-577, passed 11-2-1994; Ord. 15-810, passed 10-7-2015)