CHAPTER 12.08
Sidewalk Construction

12.08.010     Chapter compliance required when.
Sidewalks shall be constructed, reconstructed or repaired by the owners of property abutting upon the same, and at their expense as provided in this Chapter, throughout the Town whenever ordered by the Board of Selectmen.  (Ord. 18 Art. I §2; Ord. 29 §1(part), 1891)

12.08.020     Code compliance and inspection required.
Sidewalks shall be constructed, reconstructed or repaired pursuant to the provisions of the currently applicable codes of the Town and subject to any required inspection by the Building Official.  (Ord. 18 Art. I §3; Ord. 29 §1(part), 1891; Ord. 299 §1, 1980)

12.08.030     Repair resolution form.
The resolution ordering the sidewalk to be constructed, reconstructed or repaired may be in the following form:
Ordered that a sidewalk be ____________ of _____________ on the _________ side of _______ Street abutting on Lot No. ____, Block _______, on said _________ Street in conformity to the ordinance relative to sidewalks.
(Ord. 18 Art. I §4; Ord. 29 §1(part), 1891)

12.08.040     Notice; publication required; time limit.
After the passage of any such resolution ordering the construction, reconstruction or repairing of any sidewalk by the Board of Selectmen, the Town Clerk shall cause a notice of the same to appear in a newspaper published in the Town for not less than ten (10) consecutive days or two (2) successive weeks notifying the owners of property adjacent or abutting upon the sidewalk so ordered to be constructed, reconstructed or repaired to construct, reconstruct or repair the same according to the requirements and within the time provided by this Chapter; except that where no newspaper is published in the Town, then the Town Clerk shall cause notice to be mailed by certified mail to each property owner and published not less than one (1) time in a newspaper of general circulation in the Town.  The owners of such property shall have not less than thirty (30) days to construct and no less than ten (10) days in which to reconstruct or repair any such sidewalks after the publication and/or mailing of the notice is complete.  (Ord. 18 Art. I §5; Ord. 29 §1(part), 1891; Ord. 2 §1, 2003)

12.08.050     Form of notice.
Notice may be in the following form:
Sidewalk Notice
Town Clerk's Office, Georgetown, Colorado
______________, 20___.  Notice is hereby given that the Board of Selectmen of Georgetown have ordered a sidewalk to be _______________ of _________________ as follows on the _________ side of _________ Street abutting on Lot No. ____ in Block _________ on said street.  Now unless the same shall be ___________ in the manner required by ordinance concerning sidewalks on or before the ____ day of _____________, 20___, it will be _______________ by the Town and the expense thereof assessed against the respective parties and premises to be chargeable therewith.
___________________________
Clerk of Georgetown
To __________________
(Ord. 18 Art. I §6; Ord. 29 §1(part), 1891; Ord. 2 §1, 2003)

12.08.060     Construction by Town.
Sidewalks shall be built within the time mentioned in Sections 12.08.040 and 12.08.050 by the owner of the adjacent property, and if any sidewalk is not constructed, reconstructed or repaired within the time required by said notice, the Board of Selectmen may direct the Town Administrator or other appropriate officer to proceed as soon as practicable to construct, reconstruct or repair the same along the property where the same has not been constructed, reconstructed or repaired by the owner of said lot.  (Ord. 18 Art. I §7; Ord. 29 §1(part), 1891; Ord. 2 §1, 2003)

12.08.070     Report to Board of Selectmen.
An accurate account shall be kept by the Town Administrator or other appropriate officer of the construction, reconstruction or repair of all sidewalks according to the provisions of Sections 12.08.010 through 12.08.060; and a full report of the same shall be made by him or her, as soon as the work is completed, to the Board of Selectmen, setting out each lot, piece or parcel of land in front of which the sidewalk has been constructed, reconstructed or repaired, together with the cost of the same and the name of the owner.  (Ord. 18 Art. I §8; Ord. 29 §1(part), 1891; Ord. 2 §1, 2003)

12.08.080     Notice of lien; publication; form.
If the cost of construction, reconstruction or repairing is not paid within thirty (30) days after the report of the Town Administrator to the Board of Selectmen, the Town Clerk shall cause a notice to be mailed by certified mail to every property owner who has not paid such cost and published in a newspaper of general circulation with the Town not less than one (1) time, which notice may be in substance as follows:
Town Clerk's office
_____________, 20__
To:
You are hereby notified that pursuant to an order of the Board of Selectmen of Georgetown, due notice of which was given to you by a mailed and published newspaper notice, the Town has ____________ a sidewalk upon and in front of Lot No. ____. Block No. ________ in Georgetown, at an expense of $_______.
You are further notified and requested to be and appear before the Board of Selectmen of Georgetown at their place of meeting on the _____ day of ______________, 20___, at the hour of ________ o'clock p.m. then and there to show cause, if any you have, why the cost and expense of said sidewalk should not be assessed against and become, if not paid, a lien upon the above described premises.
If you fail to appear as herein notified, said Board of Selectmen will assess against you the cost of _____________ such sidewalk, to be a lien upon said premises, and will cause the amount thereof to be certified to the County Treasurer of Clear Creek County to be placed by him or her upon the tax list for the current year as a lien against said lot to be collected in the same manner as other taxes are collected, plus any applicable penalty.
__________________________
Town Clerk of Georgetown
(Ord. 18 Art. I §9; Ord. 29 §1(part), 1891; Ord. 2 §1, 2003)

12.08.090     Hearing; assessment.
The Board of Selectmen shall, at the time named in the notice for its meeting, hear and determine any and all questions raised by the Town Administrator's report or said notice by any person interested therein touching the construction, reconstruction or repairing of any such walk; shall determine the liability and the amount due for the same; and shall charge or assess the amount due to the respective lot or property owners properly chargeable therewith and shall so order.  From and after the passage of said order, the same shall become a lien upon said lots, parcels or pieces of land in front of which such sidewalk was constructed, reconstructed or repaired as provided in this Chapter, and the sum so found to be due by the Board of Selectmen shall be certified by the Town Clerk to the County Treasurer and by him or her be placed upon the tax list as a lien against each of said lots for the current year, and shall be collected together with any authorized statutory penalties, in the same manner as other taxes are collected.  (Ord. 18 Art. I §10; Ord. 29 §1(part), 1891)

12.08.100     Report of grade; supervision of construction.
The grade upon which all sidewalks shall be constructed shall be given by the Building Official and shall conform to the grade of the street upon which the same is to be constructed.   The Building Official shall supervise the construction, reconstruction and repairing of all sidewalks so far as may be necessary to compel their construction of the material and in the manner described in said order.  (Ord. 18 Art. I §11; Ord. 29 §1(part), 1891; Ord. 2 §1, 2003)

12.08.110     Notice; filing.
On all notices published in a newspaper as required in this Chapter, the Town Clerk shall cause the published notice, together with the affidavit of the publisher, to be filed with the other papers in the cause in his or her office.  (Ord. 18 Art. I §12; Ord. 29 §1(part), 1891)