[Adopted 1-3-1966 as Ch. XX of the Revised General Ordinances, as amended through 8-4-1975]
It shall be the duty of the owner of every lot or piece of land in the Village of Larchmont to keep the sidewalks in front of the premises owned by him/her, them or it at all times in good repair and in a safe condition for public use and free from all obstructions or encumbrances so as to permit the public use thereof in any easy and commodious manner.
In case any sidewalk in said Village shall at any time, in the judgment of the Village Engineer, require repairing or improving, said Village Engineer shall serve a notice upon the owner of the lot or piece of land in front of which such sidewalk is out of repair or in an unsafe condition, requiring the owner or owners thereof, within five days from the service of such notice, to repair or improve such sidewalk so as to make the same in good repair and in a safe condition. Such notice shall be served on such owner personally or by leaving the same at the residence of such owner or owners with a person of suitable age and discretion or by posting the same conspicuously on such premises or by mailing the same addressed to such owner or owners at their residence address. Where there are two or more owners of any such property, service upon one of them shall be sufficient.
[Amended 9-7-1993 by L.L. No. 3-1993]
If any owner or owners shall neglect or refuse to repair or improve such sidewalk within the time limited therefor by said notice, the Village of Larchmont shall have the right to forthwith make such repairs or improvements in such manner as it shall deem proper and suitable and shall file a certificate of the expense thereof, together with a description of the property in front of which such improvement or repairs were made, with the Village Clerk, who shall certify the same to the Board of Trustees at the next regular meeting thereafter. The expense of making such improvement or repairs shall be paid by the owner of the property abutting on the sidewalk so improved or repaired and may be collected in an action at law or assessed upon the adjoining land. Such assessments shall be made and taxes levied as provided by the Village Law. The Village Board may, by resolution and without further public hearing, assume such percentage of the cost of any sidewalk repair under such program as the Board, in its sole judgment, should decide; and, further, although the Village may determine the amount which the taxpayer will pay and the amount the Village will pay, in no event will there be assessed to the taxpayer an amount in excess of what he would pay under a voluntary program on a 60/40 basis, whereby the Village would pay 60% and the owner would pay 40% of the cost of such sidewalk repairs.
[Added 3-21-1966]
Said 60/40 program or any other sharing of the percentage of cost of repair or improvement shall apply only to sidewalks which adjoin or abut one-family residential properties within the Village.