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Part 87
87.000 SIDEWALK MAINTENANCE* Ord. No. 15b Adopted: April 2, 1973
---------- *Cross reference(s)--Snow and ice removal from sidewalks, Pt. 88. ----------
An ordinance to establish the duty of property owners to
maintain abutting sidewalks.
THE CITY OF READING ORDAINS THAT:
87.001 Duty of property owners to maintain abutting sidewalks;
action by the City upon failure of the owner to act.
Sec. 1.
(A) No person shall permit any sidewalk which adjoins
property owned by him to fall into a state of disrepair
or to be unsafe.
(B) Whenever the City Council or their appointed
representative shall determine that a sidewalk is
unsafe for use, he shall give notice thereof to the
owner of the abutting premises.
(C) In the event the owner fails to repair the sidewalk
within the limit set in the notice, the appointed
representative shall report the fact to the Council
with the request that he be authorized to repair the
sidewalk. The appointed representative may dispense
with the notice and time limit and the report and
request to the Council if, in his opinion, the unsafe
sidewalk condition requires immediate repair to assure
public safety and to prevent possibility of City
liability for personal injury or property damage
because of the condition of such sidewalk.
(D) Upon receipt of any report of the failure of an owner
to repair the sidewalk within the time limited in the
notice, the Council may determine to repair such
sidewalk and order the appointed representative to do
all work required to accomplish such end.
(E) The cost of repairs hereunder, if made by the City,
shall be charged against the premises abutting the
sidewalk and the owner thereof in accordance with the
other provisions of this Ordinance.
Effective date. This Ordinance to take effect 10 days after adoption by the City Council.
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