A. Ice And Snow A Nuisance: All snow and ice remaining upon public sidewalks is hereby declared to constitute a public nuisance and shall be abated by the owner or tenant of the abutting private property within forty eight (48) hours after such snow or ice has ceased to be deposited.
B. City To Remove Snow And Ice: The City may cause to be removed from all public sidewalks, beginning forty eight (48) hours after snow or ice has ceased to fall, all snow or ice which may be discovered thereon, and it shall keep a record of the cost of such removal and the private property adjacent to which such accumulations were found and removed.
C. Cost Of Removal To Be Assessed: The City Clerk shall, upon direction of the Council, and on receipt of the information provided for in the preceding subsection, extend the cost of such removal of snow or ice as a special assessment against the lots or parcel of ground abutting on walks which were cleared, and such special assessments shall at the time of certifying taxes to the County Auditor be certified for collection as other special assessments are certified and collected.
D. Civil Suit For Cost Of Removal: The City Attorney shall, in the alternative, upon direction of the Council, bring suit in a court of competent jurisdiction to recover from the persons owning land adjacent to which sidewalks were cleared, as provided in subsection B of this section, the cost of such clearing and the cost and disbursement of a civil action therefor. (1988 Code § 7.05)