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A.
Snow shall be removed from public sidewalks surrounding all properties, in the manner otherwise required by law.
B.
If the city determines that sidewalks adjacent to a property containing a vacant building are not having the snow removed as required by city ordinance the city shall send notice to the property owner and/or the property owner's agent, requiring snow from the present snowfall to be removed and notifying the property owner that if snow from a subsequent snowfall is not removed as required, the city will contract for the removal and charge the property owner.
C.
If the city determines that the property owner has failed to comply with the notice and order, the city may cause snow to be removed by a contractor employed by the city.
D.
If the city is required to cause the snow to be removed from a property, the city shall bill the property owner:
1.
An administrative fee of two hundred dollars ($200.00) per year, for administrative expenses in contracting and overseeing the snow removal; and
2.
The actual cost of snow removal billed to the city by the city's contractor.
E.
Once city-initiated removal has begun, the removal and billing to the property owner shall continue until the property owner demonstrates a snow removal plan independent of the city-initiated removal.
(Ord. No. 2020-06, § VI, 6-3-2020)