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ORDINANCE NO. 2249
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 31 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY
OF AMES, IOWA, REPEALING SECTION 31-5017 THEREOF, AND ENACTING A
NEW SECTION TO BE NUMBERED SECTION 31-5017, PROVIDING FOR THE
REPAIR, REPLACEMENT, OR RECONSTRUCTION OF SIDEWALKS BY THE
ABUTTING PROPERTY OWNER; THE MODE OF NOTICE THEREOF TO SUCH
PROPERTY OWNER; PERFORMANCE OF SUCH WORK BY THE CITY MANAGER IN
THE EVENT OF FAILURE TO DO SO BY SAID PROPERTY OWNER; REPORT OF
THE COSTS THERETO TO THE CITY COUNCIL; AND CERTIFICATION OF SUCH
COSTS TO BE COLLECTED AS OTHER TAXES ; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES
IN CONFLICT HEREWITH AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
IT IS ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AMES,
IOWA:
Section 1., Section 31-5017 of the Municipal Code of the
City of Ames , Iowa, as hitherto existing is hereby repealed.
Section 2 . A new section to be numbered Section 31-5017
is hereby added to the Municipal Code of the City of Ames , Iowa,
as follows :
Sec. 31-5017 . It shall be the duty of the City Manager
to require the abutting property owner to repair, replace:
or reconstruct sidewalks , but in the event that such work
is not completed witYinthirty (30) days of date of deposit
in the mails of notice to the property owner as shown in
the records of the County Auditor, by Certified Mail, it
shall be the duty of the City Manager to cause such work
to be done, and to assess the expense thereof on the proper y
in front of which work is done. He shall return to the
City Council on or before November first of each year an
itemized statement of the cost of repairs to be charged
against the property abutting upon the sidewalk repaired
with a legal description of the property, and, subject
to approval by the Council, the same shall be certified
and collected as other taxes
Section 3 . All ordinances and parts of ordinances in
conflict herewith, are hereby repealed.
Section 4. This ordinance is in full force from and after
its date of publication, as provided by law.
Passed this 7th day of May 1968 .
Loilise Whitcome, City Clerk Stuart N. Smith, Mayor
4/16/68 Moved by Judge-Fellinger the ordinance pass on lst reading
Aye : Thurston, Judge, Fellinger, Newell, Fisher
Nay: None Absent: LeBaron
Ordinance declared passed on lst reading.
4/23/68 Moved by Newell-Judge the ordinance pass on 2nd reading
Aye : Thurston, Judge, Fellinger, Newell, LeBaron, Fisher
Nay: None
Ordinance declared passed on 2nd reading.
5/7/68 Moved by Newell-Fisher the ordinance beadopted.
Aye: Judge, Fellinger, Newell, Fisher
Nay: None Absent: Thurston, LeBaron
Ordinance declared adopted.