Title 13 - Streets and Sidewalks

13.10.080 Responsibility for Sidewalk Maintenance and Repair.

All persons or entities owning land adjacent to public Right-of-Way or Easement upon which there is located a sidewalk, are deemed and held responsible for the maintenance and repair of the sidewalk.

1. A.
   Notice to Repair

   Whenever the City Engineer finds that such public sidewalks are in need of repair or otherwise a safety hazard, the City Engineer may issue a Notice to Repair to the Owner of the property adjacent to the sidewalk. The Notice to Repair shall inform the Owner of the required repair or maintenance of the sidewalk and the maximum time period of which the Owner will be allowed to make such repairs, not to exceed 60 days.

2. B.
   Failure to Comply with Notice - Repairs by City

   If the Owner fails to comply with the requirements of the Notice to Repair within the time specified in the Notice, the City Engineer may proceed to have such repairs made by City staff or by a contractor employed by the City. The City Engineer shall report the actual construction cost of repairs to the City Clerk for purposes of assessment in accordance with Section 13.10.080 C, below.

3. C.
   Assessment of Costs to Abutting Landowner

   The City Clerk, at the time of certifying other City taxes to the County Clerk, shall certify unpaid construction costs for sidewalk repairs plus an administrative cost of 5% of the unpaid repair costs. The City Clerk shall submit the costs, including 5% administrative fee to the County Clerk who shall extend the total of such certified and assessed cost on the tax roll of the County and the same shall constitute a special assessment against the lot or parcel of land abutting the sidewalk. The sidewalk repair costs shall be paid from the general fund or other proper fund of the City; and such fund shall be reimbursed when payments therefore are received or when such assessments are collected and received by the City.

(History: Ord. STR-2849 §8, 2010)

Effective on: 1/1/1901