Explanation
Proper maintenance of sidewalks and driveway approaches within the City's right-of-way has traditionally and by City Code been the responsibility of the property owner. Upon notification by the City of deficient conditions, most property owners effect renovations of their own accord in order to keep these areas devoid of safety hazards and to make them cleaner and more attractive. However, some property owners are unable or unwilling to do so. Chapter 905 of the City Code gives the Public Service Director the authority to make the necessary renovations and collect its costs related thereto through assessment on the property owner's tax duplicate.
The Transportation Division has notified property owners of sidewalks and/or driveway approaches with code violations within the public rights-of-way of these deficiencies. Some property owners are effecting sidewalk/approach restorations to conform to City Code Chapter 905 criteria of their own volition. Others have neglected to perform the restorations or have requested that the Transportation Division complete the restorations on their behalf via the assessment procedure.
This resolution declares the necessity of replacing sidewalks under the assessment procedure.
FISCAL IMPACT: Property owners will assume all costs of restoration under this procedure.
Emergency action is requested to effect the timely implementation of construction services to restore safe pedestrian passage ways as soon as possible.
Title
To authorize the Public Service Director, on behalf of the Transportation Division, to declare the necessity of replacing sidewalks and/or driveway approaches under the assessment procedure; and to declare an emergency. ($-0-)
Body
WHEREAS, property owners, as named by the attachment to this resolution, have been served a notice to repair, replace, or maintain their sidewalk and driveway approach within the public rights-of-way; and
WHEREAS, it is prudent ...
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