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As used in this Chapter:
(a) “Curb ramp” means a sloping surface constructed by the City of Worthington to assist persons at intersections where walkways cross a curb.
(b) “Curb ramp structure” means any of the following complex curb ramps built throughout the City of Worthington:
(1) NE corner of Oxford Street and Short Street.
(2) NE corner of Oxford Street and New England Avenue.
(3) SE corner of Oxford Street and New England Avenue.
(4) NE corner of Oxford Street and West Dublin-Granville Road.
(5) NW corner of Oxford Street and West Dublin-Granville Road.
(6) SE corner of Oxford Street and West Dublin-Granville Road.
(7) SW corner of Oxford Street and West Dublin-Granville Road.
(8) NE corner of High Street and North Village Green Drive.
(9) East side of High Street at Short Street.
(Ord. 15-2005. Passed 5-2-05.)
(a) No person shall store or display or cause to be stored or displayed upon any sidewalk any goods, wares or merchandise or cause or permit any goods, wares or merchandise to be deposited upon any sidewalks or other public property, except for such time as may be necessary for loading or unloading the same or where permit has been issued pursuant to Section 903.01.
(b) No person shall store or display or cause to be stored or displayed upon any curb ramp or curb ramp structure, any goods, wares or merchandise or cause or permit any goods, wares or merchandise to be deposited upon any curb ramp or curb ramp structure.
(Ord. 15-2005. Passed 5-2-05.)
(a) It shall be the duty of the owner or occupant of any parcel of land in the City abutting on a public street where a sidewalk has been constructed to keep such sidewalk, including curb ramps free of accumulations of rubbish, mud, ice or snow. The owner or occupant shall remove snow and ice from sidewalks and curb ramps abutting their respective premises within twelve (12) hours of daylight after any snowfall or accumulation of ice occurs in order to give safe passage to all persons.
(b) The Director of Service shall issue snow and ice removal notices to owners or occupants of real estate whose sidewalks are in violation of the provisions of this section. Such notice to clean sidewalks and curb ramps shall require such work to be accomplished within twenty-four (24) hours from the date of such notice.
(c) In the event an owner or occupant fails to properly remove ice and snow from the sidewalks and curb ramps abutting his property after receiving a subsection (b) notice from the Director of Service, the City may undertake the removal of the snow and ice. In such event, the cost to the City of such removal shall be billed to the owner of the premises. Unless paid within thirty (30) days of receipt, such cost shall be charged against the real estate upon which the sidewalk is located and shall be a lien upon such real estate.
(d) It shall be the duty of the City of Worthington to keep curb ramp structures free of accumulations of rubbish, mud, ice or snow.
(Ord. 15-2005. Passed 5-2-05.)
(a) It shall be the duty of the owner or occupant of any parcel of land in the City abutting on a public street where a sidewalk has been constructed to keep such sidewalk in good repair.
(b) The owner or occupant shall also cause such sidewalk to be kept level and safe for all persons using it. Trees, bushes and hedges located on private property shall be kept trimmed by the property owner or occupant so that they do not interfere with the use of the sidewalks. Retaining walls, ditches, and fences shall be kept in repair and adequately safeguarded to prevent injury to users of the sidewalk.
(c) Any owner, occupant or other person who shall take up, or cause to be taken up, the whole or part of any paved sidewalk, curb or gutter for the purpose of improvement or otherwise shall cause such sidewalk, curb or gutter to be repaired in a proper manner (see Chapter 905) within fourteen (14) days after taking such sidewalk, curb or gutter up, except that the Director of Service may, upon request, by written permit, extend the time for such repairing for any period up to but not exceeding twenty-eight (28) days.
(d) In furtherance of the obligation of the owner or occupant of land within the City to repair, pave or repave sidewalks, curbs, or gutters, as stated in subsection (c) hereof, such owner or occupant shall cause such sidewalks, curbs, or gutters to be placed in good and safe condition through repairing, paving or repaving within twenty-one (21) days after the Director of Service has directed the same to be done.
(e) The Director of Service shall issue repair notices to owners or occupants of real estate whose sidewalks are in violation of the provisions of this section. Such notice to repair, pave or repave sidewalks shall require such work to be accomplished within thirty (30) days from the date of such notice.
(f) The Director of Service shall cause the repair, paving or repaving of all sidewalks of those properties found to be in violation of the provisions of subsection (e) hereof and shall present to the owners of such properties for payment such administrative, construction and other charges as may be incurred in making such repairs, paving or repaving.
(g) If any such invoice delivered to the owners of such properties as set forth in subsection (f) hereof is not paid within thirty (30) days of receipt, and if such owner has not contacted the Director of Service to discuss and decide upon optional methods of payment within such thirty-day period, then the cost of such repair, paving or repaving shall be charged against the real estate upon which the sidewalk is located and shall be a lien upon such real estate.
(h) It shall be the duty of the City of Worthington to keep all curb ramps, curb ramp structures and associated retaining walls in good repair.
(Ord. 15-2005. Passed 5-2-05.)
(a) No person shall cause any portion of a sidewalk to be blocked or removed for any purpose without providing a safe and adequate temporary pathway for pedestrian traffic. Such temporary pathway shall be kept free of debris, mud, ice or snow. Should pedestrian traffic be routed into streets or alleys, such temporary pathway shall be protected by the construction of such barricades, railings, warning lights or other safety devices as may be specified by the Director of Service.
(b) No person shall cause any portion of a curb ramp, or curb ramp structure to be blocked or removed for any purpose.
(Ord. 15-2005. Passed 5-2-05.)
(b) Whoever neglects or refuses to fulfill the obligations imposed by Section 907.03 or 907.04 within the time prescribed is guilty of a minor misdemeanor for each offense. For Section 907.03, a separate offense shall be construed to mean every two-day period such violation continues after the initial offense. For Section 907.04, a separate offense shall be construed to mean every seven-day period such violation continues after the initial offense.