2010-12-22 Set Agenda & Handouts

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(B) Removal by city; assessment of costs. (1) Any snow, ice, dirt, debris, branches and litter remaining on the public sidewalks of the city is in violation of this section and may be removed by the Director of Public Works or his or her designee. The Director of Public Works shall determine the cost of the removal and the owner of the property abutting the sidewalk from which the city has made the removal shall be charged for the cost. (2) Periodically, the Administrator shall list the total unpaid charges for removal from a public sidewalk of snow, ice, debris, branches and litter against each separate lot or parcel to which they are attributable under this section. The Council may then spread the assessment charges against the property benefitted as a special assessment under M. S. § 429. 10 1, as amended, and other pertinent statutes for certification to the County Auditor and collection along with the current taxes the following year. (C) Sidewalk Maintenance and Repair. (1) Primary Responsibility. It is the primary responsibility of the owner of property upon which there is abutting any sidewalk to keep and maintain such sidewalk in safe and serviceable condition, (2) Construction, Reconstruction and Repair Specifications. All construction, reconstruction or repair of sidewalks shall be done in strict accordance with specifications on file in the office of the Public Works Director, (3) Notice - No Emergency, Where, in the opinion of the Public Works Director, no emergency exists, notice of the required repair or reconstruction shall be given to the owner of the abutting property. Such notice shall require completion of the work within ninety days, and shall be mailed to the owner or owners shown to be such on the records of the County Officer who mails tax statements. (4) Notice - Emergency. Where, in the opinion of the Public Works Director, an emergency exists, notice of the required repair or reconstruction shall be given to the owner of the abutting property. Such notice shall require completion of the work within ten days, and shall be mailed to the owner or owners shown to be such on the records of the County Officer who mails tax statements, (5) Failure of Owner to Reconstruct or Make Repairs, If the owner of the abutting property fails to make repairs or accomplish reconstruction as herein required, the Clerk-Treasurer shall report such failure to the Council and the Council may order such work to be done under its direction and the cost thereof assessed to the abutting property owner as any other special assessment.