Whenever any street, lane, square, place or alley in the city has been improved by the construction of a sidewalk or sidewalks along either or both sides thereof, the duty, burden and expense of maintenance, repair and renewal of such sidewalk or sidewalks shall devolve upon the property directly abutting upon that side of such street along which such sidewalk has been constructed as hereinafter provided. (Ord. 384 (part), 1947).

Whenever in the judgment of that officer or department which is or shall be charged with the inspection and care of the sidewalks along the public streets, lanes, squares, places and alleys, the condition of any sidewalk is such as to render the same unfit or unsafe for purposes of public travel, the officer or department shall thereupon serve a notice on the owner of the property immediately abutting upon said portion of said sidewalk of the condition thereof, instructing the said owner to clear, repair or renew the portion of the sidewalk. The notice provided for shall be deemed sufficiently served if delivered in person to the owner of the property or his authorized agent, or by leaving a copy of such notice at the home of the owner or authorized agent, or if the owner is a nonresident, by mailing a copy to his last known address, or if the owner of the property is unknown or if his address is unknown then such notice shall be addressed to General Delivery, Kalama. Such notice shall specify a reasonable time within which such cleaning, repairs or renewals shall be executed by the owner, and shall state that in case the owner fails to do such cleaning or to make such repairs or renewal within the time thereon specified, then the officer or department will proceed to clean said walk or to make such repairs or renewal forthwith, and will report to the city council at its next regular meeting, or as soon thereafter as possible, the date to be definitely stated, an assessment roll showing the lot or parcel of land immediately abutting on that portion of the sidewalk so improved, the cost of such improvement and repair and the name of the owner, if known, and the council will hear any or all protests against the proposed assessment. (Ord. 384 (part), 1947).

The council shall at the time, in such notice designated or at an adjourned time or times assess the cost of such work against said property in accordance with the benefits derived therefrom, which said charge shall become a lien upon said property and shall be collected by due process of law. (Ord. 384 (part), 1947).

For the purposes of this chapter all property having a frontage upon the sides or margin of any street shall be deemed to be abutting property and such property shall be chargeable, as provided by this chapter for all cost of maintenance, repairs or renewals of any form of sidewalk improvement between the street margin and the roadway lying in front of and adjacent to said property, and the term “sidewalk, as extended” for the purpose of this chapter, shall be taken to include any and all structures or forms of street improvement included in the space between the street margin and roadway. (Ord. 384 (part), 1947).