[R.O. 2016 § 515.320; CC 1994 § 16.405]
The Council may prohibit and prevent all encroachments into and upon the sidewalks, streets, avenues, alleys and other public places of the City, and may provide for the removal of all obstructions from the sidewalks, curbstones, gutters and crosswalks at the expense of the owners or occupants of the ground fronting thereon, or at the expense of the person causing the same; the Council may also regulate the planting of shade trees, erecting of awnings, hitching posts, lamp posts, awning posts, telephone, telegraph and electric light poles, and the making of excavations through and under the sidewalks or in any public street, avenue, alley or other public place within the City. The Council may prevent and punish for all horse racing or other racing, fast driving or training in the streets, highways, avenues, alleys, or over bridges or through tunnels in the City, and all games, practices or amusements therein likely to result in damage to any person or property, and to regulate, prevent and punish for the riding, driving, leading, standing, hitching or passing of horses, mules, oxen or other teams or stock or animals or any vehicle over or upon or across or along any sidewalk, street, avenue or alley of the City. Other provisions governing skating or bicycle riding on sidewalks, operating heavy equipment on curbings, and sports in streets can be found in Titles I and II of this Code.
[R.O. 2016 § 515.330; CC 1994 § 16.410]
A. 
The word, "owner" as used in this Section shall be construed to mean every person having an interest in real estate, other than a security interest, either individually, as a joint tenant, tenants by the entirety, or as a tenant in common.
B. 
Every owner of real estate within the City limits shall maintain the sidewalks lying along and adjacent to his/her said property in a reasonably safe and serviceable condition, free from holes, cracks, depressions, indentations, and rough or broken surfaces.
C. 
When any sidewalk within the City limits is found to be maintained in violation of this Section, the Chief of Police or such other City Official designated by the City Administrator, shall give the owner or owners of the property along and adjacent to such sidewalk, no less than ten (10) days notice that a hearing before said officer will be held to determine if such sidewalk constitutes a nuisance and is being maintained in violation of this Section and to show cause why such sidewalk should not be repaired.
D. 
If the Chief of Police or other designated City Official finds at said hearing that such sidewalk is being maintained in violation of this Section, he/she shall declare such sidewalk to be a nuisance and shall deliver a written order to the owner to abate same within ten (10) days by setting forth the repairs to be made. Said order may be served on owner by delivering a copy personally to the owner or by depositing same in the United States mail addressed to the owner at the address shown on the City tax records or by publication in a newspaper distributed within the City. The Hearing Officer shall, at the same time, order the sidewalk maintained in violation of this Section closed to the public until repairs are made and notify the public of such closing by signs on the sidewalk premises.
E. 
Any owner who, after being served with a notice to repair, fails to make the repairs ordered by the Hearing Officer within the time specified, shall be guilty of an ordinance violation and upon conviction thereof, shall be fined no less than five dollars ($5.00) and no more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) for each offense.
F. 
Should any owner fail to make the repairs called for by the notice in the time specified, the Chief of Police, or other City Official designated by the City Administrator, shall have the repairs made by an independent contractor or by City employees and shall certify the cost of such repairs to the City Clerk, who shall then cause a special tax bill to be issued against the property laying along and adjacent to such sidewalk. Said special tax bill shall then be delivered to the City Collector on or before the first day of June and shall be collected with other taxes against said property. Said tax bill, if not paid when due, shall bear interest at the rate of eight percent (8%) per annum. Said tax bill shall be a first lien on said property from the date of issuance.
G. 
Should any person suffer injury or death by reason of a sidewalk being maintained in violation of this Section after a notice to repair has been issued, then the owner of the land laying along and adjacent to said sidewalk shall be liable to the City for any damages or costs adjudged against the City by reason of such injury or death.
[R.O. 2016 § 515.340; CC 1994 § 16.420]
All awnings erected in the City shall be required to extend entirely over the sidewalk on which they are constructed; provided, movable awnings may be erected over doors, or windows, but they shall be at least seven (7) feet from the sidewalk at the lowest point.