§ 20-116. Repair or replacement of defective sidewalks.

Pursuant to Wis. Stats. § 66.0907, the village board may order at any time property owners to repair or remove and replace any sidewalk which is unsafe, defective or insufficient. If the property owner shall fail to so repair or remove and replace such sidewalk within 60 days after service of the notice provided in Wis. Stats. § 66.0907, the village board shall repair or construct such sidewalk and the village clerk/treasurer shall enter the total cost thereof upon the tax roll as a special assessment against said lot or parcel of land. If a life-threatening situation exists which is caused by a sidewalk in need of repair, the village board or its designee shall direct the property owner to make repairs within seven days. If the property owner shall fail to repair such sidewalk within the required period, the village board shall make the necessary repairs and the village clerk/treasurer shall enter the total cost thereof on the tax roll as a special tax against said parcel.

(Code 1989, § 6-2-2(e))