8.10.300 Sidewalks.
A. A person in charge of a premises must maintain all sidewalks adjacent to that premises in good repair and safe condition.
B. A person in charge of a premises must not permit, allow or cause to exist on a public sidewalk adjoining the premises any defective or dangerous condition that impedes the public use of the sidewalk, including but not limited to the following:
1. Any accumulations of snow and/or ice on sidewalks on commercial property.
2. Sand or cinders (except when temporarily used to cover ice), rocks, leaves, or other debris.
3. Cracks, holes, unevenness that impairs pedestrian traffic per the Americans with Disability Act (ADA) standards.
4. Drainage, drainpipes or a drainage system that permits, allows or causes water accumulating on the premises to flow or be carried across the sidewalk.
5. Property, debris, or any other accumulation or activity.
C. A person in charge of a premises must not permit, allow or cause to exist on a public sidewalk adjoining the premises any substance, condition or act that the city manager or designee deems injurious or detrimental to the public health, welfare or safety.
D. A person in charge of a premises must not permit, allow or cause to exist any dumping or storage of dirt, sand, rocks, gravel, bark dust, or other similar material on any sidewalk adjacent to the premises.
E. A person in charge of a premises must not permit, allow or cause to exist any ice or snow to fall onto any public way adjacent to the premises from any building or structure located on the premises.
F. The city is not liable to any person for loss or injury to a person or property suffered or sustained by reason of any accident on sidewalks caused by ice, snow, encumbrances, obstructions, cracks, chipping, weeds, settling, holes covered by dirt or other similar conditions.
G. All sidewalk repairs made by any person must be performed in accordance with all requirements of the city.
H. In addition to any corrective action ordered by the city, a person found to have violated the provisions of this section may be assessed a civil penalty. The amount of the civil penalty assessed for each day of continuing violation will not exceed the amount established for a Class 5 code violation. (Ord. 5079 §1 (Exh. 1 (part)), 2019).