[Adopted 10-17-2017 by L.L. No. 9-2017]
It shall be the duty of the owner of any real property in the
Village of Sleepy Hollow to maintain at all times free from litter,
debris, paper, dirt, garbage, or junk and in good repair and in safe
condition for public use any sidewalk improved for public pedestrian
use which either is in any portion of a street between the owner's
property boundary line and the curbline of a street or lateral line
of uncurbed roadway that abuts the owner's real property or is
on the owner's real property and runs substantially alongside
a street or roadway that abuts the owner's real property, and
any such owner shall be liable to any party for injuries sustained
as a result of the owner's failure to do so.
If any sidewalk described in § 362-28 shall at any time require repair or improvement in the judgment of the Village Architect or the Village Architect's designee, the Village Architect or designee may serve a written notice, either personally or by mail, upon the owner or owners of the real property obligated to maintain the sidewalk under § 362-28, requiring the owner or owners thereof to repair or improve such sidewalk so as to put the same in good repair and a safe condition within 10 days of the service of such notice, or such longer period as the Village Architect may determine is appropriate under the circumstances.
If any owner served with a notice under § 362-29 neglects or refuses to repair or improve such sidewalk within the time limited therefor, the Village Architect or the Village Architect's designee may forthwith have such repairs and improvements made in such manner as the Village Architect shall deem proper and suitable and shall file with the Village Treasurer a certificate of the expense thereof, together with a description of the real property on or beside which such repair or improvement is made.
The Village Treasurer shall bill the expense of any repair or improvement made pursuant to § 362-30 to the owner or owners of property who were obligated to make them under § 362-28; and if the owner or owners of such property refuse or neglect to pay the expense of said repairs or improvements, said expense shall be assessed against the property on the next completed assessment roll and collected in the same manner as other truces levied on the said roll.
