Agenda - Parks and Recreation Commission - 05/11/2000 - Joint with Planning Comm

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:tion 610:15 (Rev. I992) (c) Natural preserves, which shall be any publicly owned lands designated as park or open space or private properties approved by the City which are set aside to pr~erve their · natural characteristics and qualities. (d) Public right-.of-way property physically separated from adjacent private property by any improvement placed by public authority. (e) Public right-of-way property otherwise posted by public authority so as to indicate that mowing should not occur or only should be done by public authority. (f) Native American burial sites identified in Mound Management Plans approved by the ¢~ty pursuant to Section 451:35. (Added, Ord. No. 92~26, Sec 3) Ord. No. 86-25, Sec. 1) 610:15. Constructior~and~eD ah'_pf l:'ublic Sidewalks. Subd. 1. P_ermils~equired. No sidewalk shall be constructed or repaired on any street, avenue or olher public property in th/s municipality without first having obtained a permit from the Council and having paid the required permit fee in the mount set b'y the Council from time to time in Chapter V of this Code~ Application for such permit shall be made on forms to be approved by the Council and shall sufficiently describe the contemplated improvement, the contemplated date of beginning work and the Iength of time for completion ofsame~ NO permit shall be required for any such impro~,ement ordered to be installed or made by the mun/cipality. ' Subd. 2. SDecifications_and_~egulations fo_r_Constru~on or Repair. All sidewalks constructed or repaired upon any street, avenue or other public property in this municipality, shall be constructed according to plans and specifications prepared by the municipality and set forth in the permit issued for such improvement or repair order. Expenses incurred by the municipality in establishing grades, assisting in deterrrfin/ng location, and preparing basic engineering plans and specifications, if any, may be paid in full or in part by the municipality or charged against the applicant in which event said expe .n..ses shall be payable by him in full as a condition precedent to issuance of the permit. Subd. 3. D_u _ty' of_Owner. The owner of any property w/thh the mm'ficipality abutting a public sidewalk shall keep the sidewalk in proper repair and safe for pedestrians. Repairs shall be made in accordance with the specifications set forth by the Council in the permit or repair order. SubcL 4. D_.RSLq~.~. It shall be the duty of'the Clerk or other designated official '~o make such inspections as are necessary to determ/ne that public sidewalks within this mmaicipality"are kept in repair and safe for pedestrians. If the Clerk finds that an7 sidewalk abutting on private property, is unsafe and in need ofrepai:rs, the Clerk shall cause a notice to be served by registered or certified mail or by personal service, upon the record owner ofthe properly and the occupant, if the owner does not reside within the municipality or cannot be found therein, ordering such owner to have the sidewalk repaired and made safe within thirty (30) days and stating that if the owner fails to do so, t,he Clerk or other official w/ll do so on behalf of this municipality, that the ~pense thereof must belpaid by the owner, and that if unpaid it will be made a special assessment against the property concehaed.