(A) Whenever any sidewalk in the city is found to be out of repair, the Mayor or his or her duly appointed designee is empowered to notify the owner, agent, or tenant of the property, the sidewalk of which is out of repair, that the same must be repaired within such time as the Mayor may in the notice specify.
(B) If the sidewalk is not repaired within the time specified in the notice, the Mayor may thereupon order the sidewalks to be repaired by the city.
(1) The cost of such repair by the city shall be levied and assessed against the owner or owners of the lots, or parts of lots, the sidewalks of which have been repaired in accordance with the provisions of this section. The City Clerk shall thereafter make out a bill for the cost of the repair against the owner or owners, and shall present same for payment. If the bill is not paid, the city may file suit for same.
(2) The bill shall bear interest at the rate of 12% per annum, from the date the bill becomes delinquent until the same is paid.
(C) In the same manner as provided in divisions (A) and (B) above, the Mayor may provide for the removal of trees that are dangerous by reason of decay or otherwise, stumps, or other obstructions upon any sidewalks at the expense of the property owner.
(D) If the owner of any lot is a nonresident of the city and has no known agent upon whom the Mayor may serve the notice herein provided for, then the repairs may be made as herein provided without giving notice, at the cost and expense of the owner of the property.
(2005 Code, § 91.06) (Ord. 16, passed 12-7-1951; Ord. 11-0303, passed 4-5-2011)