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(First Published in the Ark Valley News
on the ~ day of ''"!,,It''ui,.1.i ,1992. )
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THE CITY OF BEL AIRE, KANSAS
ORD I NANCE NO. ;< 03
AN ORDINANCE PERTAINING TO SIDEWALK
CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR; PROVIDING FOR NOTICE
OF REPAIR; PROVIDING FOR INSPECTION; PROVIDING
ASSESSMENT OF REPAIR COSTS; AND AMENDING
SECTIONS 17 AND 18 OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 60.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF BEL AIRE,
KANSAS:
Section 1.
Amending Section 17 of Ordinance Number 60
Section 17 of Ordinance Number 60 of the City of Bel Aire,
Kansas is amended to read as follows:
"Section 17. INSPECTION OF WORK-NOTICE TO CITY CLERK;
ACCEPTANCE OR REFUSAL. Every contractor or other person
constructing public sidewalks, curbs or gutters or private
driveways shall notify the City Clerk or the Clerk's authorized
agent when the concrete is to be poured so as to give the Clerk
ample time to make the inspection before the concrete sets. If upon
investigation and inspection by the City Clerk, or his agent, he
finds that the public sidewalk, curb, gutter or driveway across the
parking of the street is not according to the specifications
provided for in the construction of such sidewalk, curb, gutter or
driveway, he may refuse to accept and approve the work and require
that any errors in the construction be corrected at once and before
the acceptance of the work.
For the purpose of making the inspection as provided for in
this Ordinance, the sidewalk inspector designated by the City Clerk
shall make the inspection of sidewalks, curbs, and gutters and
private driveways as provided for in this Ordinance, which
inspection shall be made according to the rules and specifications
furnished him by the City Engineer."
Section 2.
Amending Section 18 of Ordinance Number 60
Section 18 of Ordinance Number 60 of the City of Bel Aire,
Kansas is amended to read as follows:
"Section 18. SIDEWALK REPAIR. It shall be the duty of the
owner of the abutting property to keep the sidewalk in repair. When
it becomes known to the City Clerk or City Sidewalk Inspector, by
personal observation or citizen complaint, that a sidewalk or a
portion thereof, has been damaged or deteriorated to the extent it
is unsafe or creates a nuisance, said City Clerk or City Sidewalk
Inspector shall provide the abutting landowner written notice of
the sidewalk defect. Said written notice shall apprise the abutting
landowner of his duty to repair the sidewalk to the standards
provided herein, and provide a reasonable time based upon current
weather conditions, for said owner to make the necessary repairs
and have said repairs inspected by the city. Said notice shall
further inform the abutting landowner of the city's right to repair
said sidewalk defects if said landowner fails to make the necessary
repairs within the time provided.
If the abutting landowner fails to make the necessary sidewalk
repairs within the time provided in said notice, the city shall
make the necessary repairs with city staff or an outside contractor
and bill the abutting landowner for all costs incurred in said
repairs. Should said bill remain unpaid for thirty (30) days, the
city may exercise all options available under the law to collect
said bill including certifying said amount to the County Clerk to
be collected as a tax assessment pursuant to K.S.A. 12-1808."
All other sections of Ordinance Number 60, not previously
amended, shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 3.
Effective Date
This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and
after its publication in the official city newspaper.
Passed by the City Council this yfi day of 9~,
1992.
Approved by the Mayor this
~ day of ~;r , 1992.
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