14.16.020 Notice of defective sidewalks.
(1) If the owner of any lot or part thereof or parcel of land allows any sidewalk along the same to become out of repair, it shall be the duty of the City Engineer, his/her deputy or any persons appointed by the Council for that purpose, to give notice to the owner of the property adjacent to the defective sidewalk to repair it. The notice shall direct the owner, agent or occupant of the property to immediately repair the same in a good and substantial manner to comply with specifications for Millersburg’s sidewalks.
(2) The notice to repair defective sidewalks shall be mailed by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, to the record owner or owners of said property or their agent at the address designated on the Linn County real property tax assessment rolls. The notice to repair defective sidewalks shall contain:
(a) A description of the real property, by street address or otherwise, adjacent to the defective sidewalk.
(b) A direction to repair the defective sidewalk within 60 calendar days from date of receipt of notice.
(c) A description of the work to be done.
(d) A statement that unless the deficiency is corrected within the time specified, the City may correct the deficiency, and the cost of the work shall be assessed against the real property adjacent to the repaired sidewalk.
(3) Upon completion of the mailing of notice to repair defective sidewalks, the persons doing said mailing shall keep an accurate record of the address and date of mailing said notice.
(4) An error in the name or address of the property owner/owners/agent shall not make the notice void, and in such case the notice shall still be sufficient. (Ord. 177, passed 9-8-2020)