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(a) No owner of any lot or land abutting upon any street shall refuse, fail or neglect to repair or keep in repair and free from nuisance and obstruction, the sidewalk in front of such lot or land after due notice of a Resolution of Council ordering the repair of such sidewalk; the removal of such obstruction; or the abatement of such nuisance. If the owner or person having charge of such land fails to comply with such notice, Council shall cause the sidewalks to be repaired. All expenses and labor cost incurred shall, when approved by Council, be paid out of the municipal funds not otherwise appropriated. Council shall make a written return to the County Auditor of their action, with a statement of the charges for their services, the amount paid for labor, the fees of the officers serving such notices and a proper description of the premises.
Such amounts, when allowed, shall be entered upon the tax duplicate and be a lien upon such lands from and after the date of the entry and be collected as other taxes and returned to the City with the General Fund. The Sidewalk Repair Criteria which are set forth in writing and on file with the City Engineer, City Administrator and Inspector are hereby confirmed and adopted.
(b) It shall be the duty of the owner of each and every parcel of real estate in the City abutting upon any sidewalk to keep such sidewalk abutting his premises free and clear of snow and ice and to remove thereform all snow and ice accumulated thereon within a reasonable time, which will not exceed twelve (12) hours after the abatement of any storm during which snow and ice may have accumulated. (Ord. 11-16. Passed 3-21-11.)
(a) No person, except the owner of the property, who is personally doing such work on the public right-of-way adjoining such property, shall construct or reconstruct any sidewalk without first being licensed through the Inspector.
(b) Any person who applies for a license hereunder shall, prior to any license being issued, furnish to the Inspector satisfactory evidence that such person has presently in force a contractor's liability policy protecting the owner of the property, the City and the general public, Worker's Compensation insurance and unemployment insurance, where either or both are applicable.
(c) Each person before a license is granted shall give a certificate of insurance to the City with underground exclusion removed in the amount of three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) for bodily injury and fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for property damage for each occurrence. Each license shall expire one (1) year from the issuing.
(Ord. 00-59. Passed 10-2-00.)
The Inspector may suspend or revoke a license issued hereunder for failure to strictly comply with any part or parts of this Chapter or amendments thereto, or any effective rules, regulations or specification relating to the use, construction, reconstruction or making of sidewalks. The holder of any such license may appeal from such suspension or revocation to the Director and the findings of the Director in all such appeals shall be final and conclusive.
(Ord. 00-59. Passed 10-2-00.)
Any owner, contractor or person requesting a deviation from the specifications of this Chapter shall do so in writing to the Director, stating the reasons therefor to the Director. The Director shall investigate the need and effect of any deviation requested. The findings and decision of the Director in all such requests shall be final and conclusive.
(Ord. 00-59. Passed 10-2-00.)