(1) 
Before any sidewalk in a public right-of-way is started, a permit shall be obtained from the building official. At the time the permit is issued, the applicant shall pay a fee based on the average actual costs for permit administration and sidewalk inspection as set forth by resolution of the council for the sidewalk, for either new construction or repair. These requirements do not apply, however, when such work is done under contract with the city or covered by a subdivision agreement with the city. The rates and charges herein provided are incurred costs based upon the use or availability for use of the public right-of-way, the availability of which is necessary for the regulation of, and provision for, the public health, safety and welfare. The charge is controlled by the user’s (or potential user’s) request and choice of the kind, nature and quantity of use.
(2) 
The application for the permit shall include an agreement to deposit such security as the building official requires to comply with the provisions of sections 3.300 to 3.310, the Springfield Development Code, and with the city’s specifications pertaining to the conduct of the work, to carry public liability insurance sufficient in the judgment of the building official to save the city and its employees harmless against any injury or damage resulting from the acts of the applicant related to conduct of the work, and to file a report of the work within 48 hours of its completion.
All sidewalks hereafter constructed in the city shall be constructed according to the Springfield Development Code and the city of Springfield Standard Construction Specifications and on file in the offices of the city engineer.
The council, acting through the city manager, shall maintain in a state of good repair all sidewalks within the city, after the manager is notified of any repair needed upon an existing sidewalk in the city. The city manager shall not be deemed to have notice of a sidewalk needing repair until the needed repair has been made known to the manager in writing.
It shall be the duty of all property owners, including record owners and contract purchasers, or both, to keep all sidewalks in front of and abutting and adjoining their property clean and in good repair. All property owners shall be required to keep the sidewalks abutting upon their property free and clear of any defects, obstructions, and hazardous materials. Failing in such duty, they shall be liable to any person injured thereby.
Whenever the city manager has cognizance of any required sidewalk repair, he or she shall thereupon give notice in writing to the record owner of the real property adjacent and abutting upon the sidewalk that requires repair, and a copy of such notice shall be sent by regular mail to the occupant of the premises located upon such property, if there be any, advising that the sidewalk must be repaired to the satisfaction of the public works director within 10 days from the date of the notice or within such additional time as the public works director specifies, and that if the property owner fails to repair such property within ten days, immediately following the notice aforementioned, then the city manager shall cause the sidewalk to be repaired forthwith.
Each lot or part thereof or parcel of land shall be liable for the full cost of repair or reconstruction of any sidewalk in front of and abutting upon it. Upon the completion of any sidewalk repair or reconstruction by the city as provided herein the city manager shall present the billing therefor to the city council and the city council shall, by ordinance, assess upon each lot or parcel of land liable therefor its appropriate share of such cost and direct that such assessment be entered as a lien on the docket of city liens in the manner provided by law. If the assessment is not paid within 30 days after notice thereof, which notice shall be made by the city finance director by regular mail to the same person or persons who were originally notified for the defective sidewalk, the council may proceed to levy upon such lots or parts or parcel thereof liable for such assessment, and cause the lien thereof to be satisfied by execution and sale in the manner provided by the charter and ordinances of the city, or by statute of the state for the collection of delinquent assessments for the improvement of streets.