When any sidewalk is out of repair, the owner or owners thereof shall repair the same. In case of neglect, refusal or failure to properly repair after due notice, the same shall be repaired at the cost and expense of the abutting property owner or owners and the cost and expense thereof shall be recovered in the same way and manner as is hereinabove and by law provided for the collection of the cost and expense of laying or constructing sidewalks. •When the condition of the sidewalk is such that its immediate repair is required, the notice shall require the property owner to repair without delay. In case the property owner is a nonresident, not known or cannot be immediately notified, then no notice shall be required, but the person or persons hereinafter authorized shall immediately cause the necessary repairs to be made by the City. When the repairs required are such as will not render the City liable in case they are not immediately made, the property owner must repair the same within fifteen days from the time of notice. When the repairs require the repairing and reconstruction of a sidewalk, the owner shall perform the work within thirty days from the time of notice. However, in case such sidewalk is in such condition that its repair is necessary before the thirty days, then the owner shall be required to repair the same immediately or within fifteen days, according to the condition of the sidewalk, as aforesaid. The notice in all cases shall state what is to be done and the time within which it must be completed and shall be conclusive that the work is such as is required to be done within the time fixed in the notice.
(Ord. 37. Passed 6-1-20; Ord. 23-79. Passed 10-24-79. )