§ 26-119. Space between curblines and sidewalks.

(a)

All abutting property owners within the corporate limits of the city shall keep the space between the curblines built in the street abutting to their property and the sidewalk built on the street and adjacent to their property, lots or blocks filled with rich soil or earth to a level with such sidewalk and shall sow the same to lawn grass and may plant flowering shrubbery thereon and shall at all times keep such parking in a neat and attractive condition by keeping such grass mown and shrubbery trimmed so as to make the same an ornament to such parking and, during the dry summer and fall months of each year, shall keep such parking well sprinkled with water so as to keep such grass green, all of which shall be done at the expense of such property owner.

(b)

In case any such property owner shall neglect to comply with the provisions of subsection (a) of this section or any part thereof, the City Marshal shall give such delinquent property owner five days' notice to proceed to comply with the provisions of subsection (a) of this section and, if such property owner has not so complied therewith at the expiration of such time, then the City Marshal shall proceed to carry out the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, keeping a strict account of all expenses incurred by reason thereof, and report the same to the City Council at its next regular meeting thereafter; and such expenses shall become a lien upon such abutting property, lots or blocks, or parts thereof liable therefor and shall be collected in the same manner street improvement assessments are collected.

(Prior Code, § 30.210; Code 2006, § 12.6.2)