The repair and/or replacement of sidewalk including the repair and/or replacement of artificial turf, as defined by this chapter, shall be the responsibility of the abutting property owner unless determined otherwise by the city engineer. If a property owner believes the damaged sidewalk and/or sidewalk needing replacement is/are the city’s or someone else’s responsibility, the property owner must notify the city engineer in writing with sufficient documentation of the cause of the damage and justification of why the repair and/or replacement should not be considered the responsibility of the abutting property owner.

Damage caused to the sidewalk by vegetation located on private property, lack of regular maintenance by the abutting property owner, or damage that is in any way caused by the abutting property owner shall be the responsibility of the private property owner to repair subject to Chapter 12.66 ACC.

Unless an emergency situation exists as determined by the city, the city or other permitted entity will seek to provide notice to the abutting property owner prior to conducting work that may impact the artificial turf a minimum of three business days in advance of the work and request that the property owner remove, at their own expense, the artificial turf prior to the commencement of the work. If the property owner does not remove the artificial turf within the time frame requested, the city or other permitted entity may remove the artificial turf and place it on the abutting property. The city or other permitted entity conducting the work is not responsible for damage to the artificial turf and is not responsible for resetting the turf. The abutting property owner shall reset the removed artificial turf or restore the impacted sidewalk area per city engineering design standards within three business days of receiving notice of the completion of any work performed in the landscape strip. (Ord. 6904 § 1 (Exh. A), 2023; Ord. 6672 § 1, 2018.)