Any person who shall damage any city sidewalk, or who shall cause or allow the same to be damaged, and any person who is liable for the maintenance, repair and renewal of city sidewalks pursuant to Chapter 12.12 MMC and who fails to comply with said obligation, shall be guilty of committing or maintaining a public nuisance and shall be punished pursuant to MMC § 6.24.040.
(Ord. 65 § 7, 1894; Ord. 1245 § 1, 1982)
Any person who shall obstruct a city sidewalk or in any manner render the same impassable or dangerous or inconvenient for public use shall be guilty of committing or maintaining a public nuisance and shall be punished pursuant to MMC § 6.24.040; provided, that this section shall not apply to the reasonable use of generally untraveled portions of city sidewalks for the temporary display of retail merchandise by businesses located on immediately abutting properties. Any person using a sidewalk for such purposes shall be liable for and shall indemnify and hold the city harmless from any and all actions or causes of action, claims, demands, liabilities, loss, damage or expense of whatsoever kind or nature which may arise by reason or in consequence of said use of public property.
(Ord. 65 § 8, 1894; Ord. 1245 § 2, 1982)
The owner of property abutting any sidewalk in the city as defined by Chapters 35.69 and 35.70 RCW and by Chapter 12.12 MMC, shall be liable for and shall indemnify and hold the city harmless from any and all actions or causes of action, claims, demands, liabilities, loss, damage or expense of whatsoever kind or nature which may arise by reason or in consequence of any nuisance, as defined in this chapter, existing on the subject sidewalk, or by reason or in consequence of said owner's failure to maintain, repair and renew the subject sidewalk as required by law.
(Ord. 905, 1976)