CC RES 1977-054 RESOLUTION NO. 77-54
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES ESTABLISHING
A SIDEWALK AND DRIVEWAY APRON MAINTENANCE
COST SHARING POLICY
WHEREAS, Streets and Highways Code Section 5610 requires property
owners to maintain sidewalks and parkway areas in such a condition that the
sidewalk will not endanger persons or property and maintain it in a condition
that will not interfer with the public convenience; and
WHEREAS, Streets and Highways Code Sections 5610 et seq. contain
procedures for assessing the cost of such repairs against property owners in
the event they fail to maintain adjacent sidewalks in proper condition, and
WHEREAS, the City desires to encourage property owners to maintain
sidewalks and driveway aprons in proper condition,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES
DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1.
In order to encourage property owners to maintain their sidewalks
and driveway apron in proper condition, the City will pay one-half the cost
of repairing the sidewalk and/or driveway apron with the property owner's max-
imun liability to be Three Hundred Dollars in the following circumstances:
(a) Where the property owner gives the City notice of his
desires to make the repair and the City approves the cost estimate submitted
by a licensed contractor or is given the opportunity to do the work with its
own crew and collect from the property owner one-half of the cost of repair
up to a maximum of Three Hundred Dollars.
(b) Where the property owner is given notice pursuant to the
Improvement Act of 1911 of the requirement to repair a sidewalk and/or drive-
way apron undertakes such work in a timely fashion and prior to commencing of
such repair the City approves the cost estimate or is given the opportunity to
do the work with its own crew and collects from the property owner one-half of
work cost of repair up to a maximum of Three Hundred Dollars.
II/ Section 2.
In the event the property owner fails to undertake such repair in
a timely fashion, the City shall require that the entire cost of repair be
borne by the property owner.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 19th day of July, 1977.
MAYOR
ATTEST:
LEONARD G. WOOD, CITY CLERK &
EX OFFICIO CLERK OF THE COUNCIL
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of Resolution
No. 77-752/ approved and adopted by the City Council of the City of Rancho
Palos Verdes at a meeting thereof held on the 19th day of July, 1977.
LEONARD G. WOOD, CITY CLERK &
EX OFFICIO CLERK OF THE COUNCIL
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