§ 94-6. Responsibility for maintenance of area between sidewalk and curb.

(a)

No person shall place, and no owner or occupant of property shall maintain, keep or allow to be placed, maintained or kept, in the space between the outer edge of the sidewalk and the curb or the pavement, any sign, material or thing, unless expressly permitted by this Code.

(b)

It shall be the responsibility of the abutting property owner to maintain the area between the sidewalk and the curb and the area between the rear or side lot line and the paved or improved portion of any alley abutting such lands, including the cutting of grass, with the exception that the city shall repair and restore such area after any construction work performed thereon.

(c)

It shall be a violation of this chapter for any owner or occupant to refuse or neglect to comply with a written order served on him by first-class mail or personal service, directing the owner or occupant to maintain the area between the sidewalk and the curb or the area between the rear or side lot line and the paved or improved portion of any alley abutting such lands. If the owner or occupant shall fail or refuse to carry out any order served upon him, after the expiration of the time set forth therein, city personnel may enter upon such area and cause the maintenance work to be performed. The amount of such expense incurred shall constitute a debt to the city by the person so failing to comply, and the city may maintain an action in a court of law for the collection thereof. The performance of the maintenance work by employees or agents of the city shall not constitute a defense to a prosecution for a violation of this section.

(Code 1970, § 38-6; Ord. No. 1998-15, 9-28-98; Ord. No. 2018-9 , § 1, 8-6-2018)