Minneapolis Ordinance 247.09

I looked up Minneapolis Ordinance 247.09 everywhere on Google and on the City Of Minneapolis Website and there isnt one what it does say is that it is Reserved

• 247.10—247.240. - Reserved. 246.10—246.60. - Reserved.

  However what I did find was Chapter 8 Sectrions 12, 13, and 14

  • Section 12. - Owners to Build and Repair Sidewalks.

     

    It is hereby made the duty of all owners of land adjoining any street, lane or alley in said city, to construct, reconstruct and maintain in good repair such sidewalks along the side of the street, lane or alley next to the lands of such owner respectively as may have been heretofore constructed, or as shall hereafter be constructed, or directed by the City Council to be built, and of such material and width, and upon such place and grade as the City Council may by ordinance or otherwise prescribe. Whenever the City Council shall deem it necessary that any sidewalk in the City of Minneapolis shall be constructed or reconstructed, it shall by resolution direct such construction or reconstruction, specifying the width thereof and the material of which the same is to be constructed. The publication of such resolution once in the official paper of the city shall be sufficient notice to the owners of the land along which such sidewalk is to be built to construct the same, and unless such owners shall each along the owner's respective land construct and fully complete such sidewalk within two weeks after the publication of such resolution as aforesaid, the City Council shall forthwith proceed to ascertain the expense of constructing the same and assess and levy such expense upon and against each lot and parcel of land upon which such sidewalk shall front. Such assessment shall be collected in the same way and in all things, as is provided for the collection of special assessments under the provisions of Chapter ten of this Charter. And the City Council may either before or after making such assessment cause such portion of such sidewalks as have not been built by the owners of such lands fronting on the same, and all street crossings, to be built by the city. (As amended 83-Or-234, § 8, 9-30-83; 90-Or-083, § 8, 3-30-90)

     

    Amendment note—Section 8 of 90-Or-083, adopted March 30, 1990, amended § 12 by removing reference to the "street commissioner" and by deleting obsolete provisions.

     

  • Section 13. - Sidewalk Repairs.

     

     

    If the owner of any lot or parcel of land shall suffer any sidewalk along the same to become broken, rotten, or out of repair, it shall be the duty of the Director of Public Works to ensure the repair of the same within a reasonable time in a good, substantial and thorough manner, and to report to the City Council the cost of such repairs in each case, and a description of the lot or parcel of land abutting which such repairs are made, and such report shall be carefully filed and preserved by the City Clerk; and the City Council shall once in each year, at or as near as conveniently may be, the time of levying the yearly city taxes, assess and levy upon each of the lots and parcels of land fronting or abutting upon sidewalks which have been so repaired the cost of making such repairs. In each case such assessments for all such repairs within the year may be combined in one assessment roll and be collected as provided for in Chapter ten of this Charter. In case any such sidewalk shall become so out of repair as to become dangerous, and cannot be made safe without being rebuilt, and there are no funds to defray the expense of such rebuilding, it shall be the duty of the Director of Public Works to ensure the removal of the same entirely, and the expense of such removal shall be added to the cost of rebuilding when the same shall be reconstructed and collected with the assessment for such reconstruction. (As amended 90-Or-083, § 9, 3-30-90; 99-Or-162, § 1, 2-17-00; 2006-Or-125, § 5, 10-20-06)

     

    Amendment note—Section 9 of 90-Or-083, adopted March 30, 1990, amended § 13 by changing the term "street commissioner" to read "city engineer". The amendment of October 20, 2006, amended the way profiles and grades are maintained and the staff who will provide advice to the Commissioners, repealed Section 6, City Engineer to Superintend All Grading and Construction of Public Ways, amended to provide that the Director of Public Works shall have no interest in contracts; amended who is prohibited from accepting bribed; amended by providing duties of the director of public works regarding the repair of sidewalks, amended by providing the Department of Public Works is responsible for sidewalk repairs and amended the location of copies of plats.

     

  • Section 14. - Funds for Sidewalks.

    Monies to build or repair sidewalks, when the same shall be done by the Department of Public Works or a city contractor under this Chapter may be advanced from the Permanent Improvement fund, to be reimbursed by the special assessment when collected. (As amended 90-Or-083, § 10, 3-30-90; 2006-Or-125, § 6, 10-20-06)

    Amendment note—90-Or-083, § 10, adopted March 30, 1990, amended § 14 by removing obsolete provisions. The amendment of October 20, 2006, amended the way profiles and grades are maintained and the staff who will provide advice to the Commissioners, repealed Section 6, City Engineer to Superintend All Grading and Construction of Public Ways, amended to provide that the Director of Public Works shall have no interest in contracts; amended who is prohibited from accepting bribed; amended by providing duties of the director of public works regarding the repair of sidewalks, amended by providing the Department of Public Works is responsible for sidewalk repairs and amended the location of copies of plats.

     

    No where does it state how the Land Owners of the Sidewalks that are Damaged by the City Owned and Planted Trees are supposed to pay for this; out of pocket, property taxes. In  fact what it does state in Section 14 of the same Chapter   is that there Sidewalk Funding.  So why are they not using those funds instead of dumping it on the Land Owners.