(A) Snow and or ice remaining on a public sidewalk more than 24 hours after its deposit thereon is a public nuisance.
(B) The owner and the occupant of any property abutting upon any street or alley within the corporate limits of the city shall clean or cause to be cleaned the sidewalks so they will be free of snow and ice within 24 hours after the matter has been deposited thereon or after the snow has ceased falling.
(C) The Mayor may order the removal from public sidewalks of snow, ice remaining 24 hours after it has been deposited thereon and he or she shall direct the City Clerk/Administrator to keep a record of the cost of the removal adjacent to each lot or parcel of land, and on or before September 1 of each year, the City Clerk/Administrator shall list the total unpaid charges for work performed on sidewalks attributable under this chapter.
(D) The Council may then spread the charges against the property benefitted as a special assessment under M.S. § 429.101, as it may be amended from time to time, and other applicable statutes, for certification to the County Auditor and collection the following year along with current taxes.
(Prior Code, § 12.102) Penalty, see § 10.99