The city shall notify all owners or persons in possession of property abutting on sidewalks to keep the sidewalks free from snow and ice and to remove the same within 48 hours after every fall or accumulation of snow or ice. The notice need not be given personally but may be given generally through the official newspaper annually. The notice shall provide that each owner or person in possession is required to keep the sidewalk in front of the premises free and clear from snow and ice. It shall further provide that if the owner or person in possession fails to remove the snow or ice within 72 hours of the falling or accumulation hereof, that the city may cause the snow or ice to be removed and charge the cost to the abutting property.
(1992 Code, § 38-77) (Ord. 101-92, passed 11-16-1992)