Sec. 6-9. - Required when improvements valued at five thousand dollars or more made to…

premises.

It shall be unlawful for any person having charge or control of any lot or premises, either as owner, agent, lessee, tenant or otherwise, to make improvements valued at five thousand dollars or more to any existing structure without simultaneously constructing and installing curbs, gutters and sidewalks upon that portion of the premises abutting upon any public way except that this requirement may be satisfied by electing to participate in an assessment district or other method as provided in section 6-9.2 of this chapter.

(Ord. No. 286, § 1; Ord. No. 364, § 9; Ord. No. 386, § 1.)

unimproved lot or premises.

Any person having charge or control of any unimproved lot or premises either as owner, agent, lessee, tenant or otherwise, who places any improvements which exceed five thousand dollars in value upon subject premises, shall simultaneously install and construct curbs, gutters and sidewalks upon that portion of the premises abutting upon any public way except that this requirement may be satisfied by electing to participate in an assessment district or other method as provided in Section 6-9.2 of this chapter.

(Ord. No. 286, § 1; Ord. No. 364, § 9; Ord. 386, § 2.)

The requirements of sections 6-9 and 6-9.1 may be satisfied by owner(s) of said lot, unimproved lot or premises entering into an agreement with the city which provides that said owner will participate in an assessment district, or other method whenever formed, to facilitate the construction of curbs, gutters and sidewalks adjacent to or on the property.

(Ord. No. 386, § 3.)

The construction of any sidewalks, curbs and gutters as required by this article shall be done in conformance with standards and specifications adopted by the city council and on file in the office of the city clerk at the City Hall.

(Ord. No. 286, § 1; Ord. No. 364, § 9.)

The issuance of any building permit by the building inspector of the city shall be conditional upon the agreement of the person applying for such permit to construct curbs, gutters and sidewalks as herein required.

(Ord. No. 286, § 1; Ord. No. 364, § 9.)

Whenever any person having charge or control of any lot or premises, either as owner, agent, lessee, tenant or otherwise fails to do any of the things provided in this article, it shall be the duty of the building inspector of the city to give written notice of such failure to comply with this article by posting a notice on the lot and also by leaving a notice with any occupant of the lot. Written notice shall also be given to the owner of the lot by depositing the notice in the post office with the postage fully prepaid in the city and addressed to the last known address of the owner. If the owner is a nonresident, and his address is not known, the notice shall be addressed to him in the city. The notice shall briefly describe the work to be done and shall refer to this article. The notice shall contain a notification that unless the work is done within thirty days from the date of the posting of the notice on the lot, the building inspector shall notify the superintendent of streets of the city to do or cause to have done the work, and the costs and expenses will be charged and made a lien against the property.

(Ord. No. 286, § 1; Ord. No. 364, § 9.)

A wilful violation of this article shall be a misdemeanor. Any wilful or intentional misrepresentation of any fact made for the purpose of influencing the action of any officer or public body herein named pursuant hereto shall be a violation of this article. Whenever any permit has been issued thereunder, and the building inspector shall find and determine that there has been a wilful violation of this article in connection with the subject matter of such permit, the building inspector may revoke such permit.

(Ord. No. 286, § 1; Ord. No. 364, § 9.)