9-1-18: DEPOSITS ON SIDEWALKS:

It shall be unlawful to deposit on any public sidewalk any material which may be harmful to the pavement thereof, or any waste material, or any glass or other articles which might cause injury to persons, animals or property. (Ord. 416, 1-3-1994)

9-1-19: MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF SIDEWALKS:

It shall be the duty of the abutting property owner and tenant to maintain and repair the sidewalks in front of and adjoining their property to allow the safe travel on the sidewalk by pedestrians and passersby. The abutting property owner and tenant must also ensure the sidewalk is free from obstructions (e.g., boxes, rocks, firewood, tricycles, breaks in the sidewalks, cracks in the sidewalks or any other obstacle). If the sidewalk is icy, sanding and/or deicing treatment is required. Where the owner or occupant fails to maintain the sidewalk in good repair or fails to remove snow and ice or other obstructions, the city may make any necessary repair or remove such obstruction and assess the cost thereof to the abutting property. Notice is not required prior to an assessment. (Ord. 416, 1-3-1994; amd. Ord. 494, 3-1-2010)

9-1-20: LIABILITY OF ABUTTING PROPERTY OWNER AND TENANT:

The abutting property owner and tenant shall assume any legal liability incurred as a result of a pedestrian or passerby sustaining an accident or injury on the sidewalk in front of and adjoining such abutting property owner's property, caused in whole or in part by the failure of the abutting property owner or tenant to comply with the provisions of this chapter, which have been enacted for the safety of pedestrians and passersby. (Ord. 416, 1-3-1994)