[Ord. No. 445, 11-17-2025]
All sidewalks on public property shall be constructed, reconstructed, or repaired, at the expense of the owners of the lots or tracts of ground fronting or abutting thereon, and in conformity with the ordinances of the City regulating the same.
[Ord. No. 445, 11-17-2025]
Owners of real property lying along and adjacent to any sidewalk on public property shall keep said sidewalk in good repair at all times. In case said owners fail to keep said sidewalks in good repair, the sidewalks may be repaired by the City, as hereinafter provided by this Article, and the cost of the repairs shall be assessed as a special assessment against the property lying along and adjacent to said sidewalks, as hereinafter provided.
[Ord. No. 445, 11-17-2025]
Any sidewalk which the Board of Aldermen may deem to be in a dangerous or defective condition, or out of repair, or any sidewalk which is not located on the established grade and line for sidewalks on the street on which said sidewalk is located, or any sidewalk which does not conform to the specifications for sidewalks contained in the ordinances of the City regulating the same, may be condemned by the Board of Aldermen, by ordinance, and removed by the City. The cost of condemnation and removal of the sidewalk shall be paid by the City. This provision shall not apply to sidewalks located entirely on private property.