(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.)