In the case of neglect or refusal of any such owner, after due notice,
to so maintain or repair the sidewalk or curb in front of or adjoining
his/her lot or lots or land, such sidewalk shall be maintained and/or
repaired so as to conform as to the requirements of the prevailing
ordinance, under the direction and supervision of the Director of
Public Works or his designee. In such case of a sidewalk or a curb
in an unsafe or hazardous condition, the Director of Public Works
or his designee shall issue a notice in writing to be served upon
the owner of said abutting lands requiring the necessary specified
work to said sidewalk or curb to be completed by said owner within
the period of not less than 30 days from the date of the service of
said notice, which shall be either by personal service or by certified
mail. Whenever any lands are unoccupied and the owner cannot be found
within the Township, said notice may be mailed, postage prepaid, to
his/her post office address as the same appears in the latest tax
rolls of the Township of Buena Vista. In a case where an owner is
a nonresident of Buena Vista Township or his/her post office address
cannot be ascertained, then the notice may be inserted for four weeks,
once per week, in any of the official newspapers of the Township of
Buena Vista. Said notice shall not be required in the case of an emergency
or in the event that it is determined by the Director of Public Works
or his designee that ice and snow have created a hazardous condition,
in which case the same may be removed by Township designees within
24 hours of the occurrence when the owner cannot be properly notified
within that time period, at owner's expense as hereinafter provided.
