The maintaining or permitting to be maintained of defective
curbs and sidewalks in the City which in any manner affect the safety
of or interfere with or obstruct the free passage of pedestrians or
vehicles along or upon public streets, sidewalks, curbs or portions
thereof, shall permit the City to do the following:
A.
The
City shall notify the tenant, occupant or owner of the property of
the existence of the defects and require that the defect or defects
be remedied within 72 hours; notice may be given by certified mail,
ordinary mail or by publication at least once in a newspaper of general
circulation.
B.
In
the event the dangerous defect or condition is not corrected within
72 hours, the City shall give notice by posting the same in a conspicuous
place upon the premises, lots, lands, and/or a public street, highway,
path or alley, on the same side and in front of such premises, lots
or lands which are abutting thereon or thereto, upon which property
or premises the defect or dangerous condition exists.
(Prior code §§ 7621—7623; Ord. 168 § 1, 1960)
Such notice shall be given by posting and shall be headed "Notice
to Correct Dangerous Condition or Defect" in letters not less than
one inch in height. The notice shall be in small legible characters
and direct the correction of the dangerous condition or defect within
10 days of such posting, and shall refer to this chapter for further
particulars. Personal service of notice similar to that set forth
in this section and made upon the owner, tenant, occupant, agent,
person or persons in charge or control of such property, premises,
and/or abutting property or premises shall dispense with the posting
of notice provided for in this section.
(Prior code §§ 7624—7624.2; Ord. 168 § 1, 1960)
After the lapse of 10 days, if the owner, tenant, occupant,
agent, person or persons in charge of or in control of such property
fail or refuse to correct the defect or dangerous condition, the City
shall take such action as is deemed necessary to correct the dangerous
condition or defect. The City will thereupon have a lien for the cost
of all labor, materials and engineering used in the correction of
the dangerous condition or defect.
(Prior code §§ 7625, 7625.1; Ord. 168 § 1, 1960)
