15.70.030 - Notification to construct or reconstruct when work to be done by Seattle Department of Transportation
A. Whenever the City Council has adopted a resolution requiring an owner to construct or reconstruct a sidewalk, a notice shall be served on the owner of the property directly abutting that portion of the public place that instructs the owner to construct or reconstruct the portion of the sidewalk in accordance with plans and specifications that shall be attached to the notice.
B. The notice shall be served by delivering it in person to the owner or leaving it at the owner's home with a person of suitable age and discretion that is a resident in the home, or with an agent of such owner, authorized to collect rentals on such property, or, if the owner is a nonresident of the state, by mailing a copy to the owner's last known address, or, if the owner is unknown or if the owner's address is unknown, then by posting a copy in a conspicuous place on the portion of the public place where such improvement is to be made.
C. The notice shall specify:
1. A reasonable date by which construction or reconstruction shall be made;
2. If the owner fails to comply by the date provided in the notice, the City will proceed to make the improvement through the Seattle Department of Transportation; and
3. A subsequent date to the date in subsection 15.70.030.C.1 on which the Department of Transportation shall report to the City Council an assessment roll showing the lot or parcel of land directly abutting the improved public place, the cost of the improvement, the name of the abutting property owner if known, and that the City Council, on that subsequent date or on the date or dates to which the City Council may adjourn the matter, will hear any and all protests against the proposed assessment.
D. Upon the expiration of the time fixed within which the owner is required to construct or reconstruct the sidewalk, if the owner has failed to perform the work, the City may perform the work and shall, within the time fixed in said notice, report to the City Council an assessment roll showing the lot or parcel of land directly abutting the improved public place, the cost of the improvement and, if known, the name of the owner.
E. The City Council shall, at the time in the notice, or on the adjourned date or dates, assess the cost of such improvement against the property and shall fix the date and manner for payment thereof. The assessment shall become a lien upon the property and be collected in the manner provided by law for collection of local improvements assessments under Title 35 RCW.
F. If the property owner fails to complete the permanent restoration or improvement within the time period and in a manner approved by the Director of Transportation as described in this Section 15.70.030, the Director of Transportation, or as to park drives and boulevards the Superintendent of Parks and Recreation, may restore or improve the street, alley, or other public place and bill the property owner for the restoration or improvement as provided in Section 15.26.020. The property owner may, when the notice is issued, and if the Director of Transportation agrees, contract with the Director of Transportation to complete permanent restoration or improvement.
(Ord. 124951, § 16, 2015; Ord. 121420, § 6, 2004 [department name change]; Ord. 118409, § 117, 1996 [department name change]; Ord. 108992, § 2, 1980; Ord. 65482, § 2, 1935.)
