HomeMy WebLinkAbout5405-6/26/2017Prepared by LeAnn M. Even, Deputy City Clerk, City of Waterloo, 715 Mulberry Street,
Waterloo, IA 50703, (319) 291-4323.
ORDINANCE NO. 5405
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE 2007 CITY OF WATERLOO
CODE OF ORDINANCES BY AMENDING CODE SECTION 7-1-6;
PROPERTY OWNERS TO MAINTAIN RIGHT OF WAY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WATERLOO,
IOWA AS FOLLOWS:
That the 2007 City of Waterloo Code of Ordinances, Section 7-1-6 currently states the
following:
PROPERTY OWNERS TO MAINTAIN RIGHTS OF WAY:
The abutting property owner shall be required to maintain all public rights of way
between the property line and the edge of roadway or curb line upon the public streets. This shall
include, but not be limited to, sidewalk maintenance and repair, keeping the ground at a level
grade with the street, keeping the area free of holes, fences, litter, debris, all loose materials and
all other obstructions, except the abutting property owner is not required to remove diseased trees
or dead wood.
That the 2007 City of Waterloo Code of Ordinances, Section 7-1-6, be amended to read
as follows:
The abutting property owner shall be required to maintain all public rights of way
between the property line and the edge of roadway or curb line upon the public streets.
This shall include, but not be limited to, sidewalk maintenance and repair, keeping the
ground at a level grade with the street, keeping the area free of holes, fences, litter, debris,
all loose materials and all other obstructions, except the abutting property owner is not
required to remove diseased trees or dead wood. The abutting property owner may be
liable for damages caused by failure to maintain the sidewalk and right of way.
INTRODUCED: June 26, 2017
PASSED 1St CONSIDERATION: June 26, 2017
PASSED 2nd CONSIDERATION: June 26, 2017
PASSED 3m CONSIDERATION: June 26, 2017
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 26th day of June 2017.
Quentin Hart, Mayor
— ATTEST:
Kelley elchle
City Cl rk