§ 42-75.1. Sidewalk repair policies.

(a)

If a property owner or his agent or contractor shall damage a sidewalk by operating heavy machinery over it, or in any other fashion damage sidewalk in the course of construction, the property owner shall be responsible for the replacement of such damaged sidewalk forthwith upon demand from the city.

(b)

If variation in alignment, depression, or projection in sections of sidewalk shall be 1½ inches or greater from causes other than those specified in paragraph (a) above, it is required that sidewalk be repaired or replaced.

(c)

On any repair or replacement required by paragraph (b) above the city will pay 25 percent and the abutting property owner 75 percent of the cost of such repair or replacement; provided, that the city will bear 100 percent of the cost of replacement if sound walks not requiring repair are replaced for some reason, and further the city shall pay 100 percent of the repair when sidewalks are damaged by a city-owned tree.

(Res. of 3-18-74, §§ 1—3)