§ 21-144. City participation in cost of sidewalk improvements.

The purpose of this program is to encourage property owners to replace or install residential and/or commercial sidewalks within the City of Carthage.

(1)

The city shall reimburse, subject to the availability of funds in the fiscal year construction is completed, a portion of the costs, to the owner of any lot or tract, who shall construct, rebuild, or reconstruct in compliance with this article, a sidewalk lying along and adjacent to his said property. Reimbursement to said owners shall be made as follows: Three dollars ($3.00) per square foot of new sidewalk constructed in accordance with city specifications as defined in section 21-125(a), (b), (c), (d), and (e) provided that all work has been accepted and reimbursement approved by the public works director. Any one (1) owner or owners shall not receive more than three thousand dollars ($3,000.00) reimbursement per fiscal year, except where said owners meet all requirements for reimbursement for additional tracts of land and providing that reimbursement for said additional tracts of land shall not be made until reimbursement has been made during the current fiscal year to all owners entitled to reimbursement under this section as to one (1) tract of land.

(2)

All construction, reconstruction, rebuilding, or repair of sidewalks less than full width as required in section 21-125, shall not be eligible for reimbursement of funds.

(3)

All sidewalks constructed by order of the city council as provided in section 21-132, shall not be eligible for reimbursements, unless specifically authorized by a council bill.

(4)

All sidewalks constructed, repaired, or reconstructed by order of the city engineer in compliance with this article, where a special tax bill has been issued, shall not be eligible for reimbursements, unless said special tax bill has been paid in full within thirty (30) days after date of issuance.

(5)

The program is not available to property owners where sidewalks are required as a part of the city's sub-division or development standards, i.e., existing or new undeveloped lots.

(6)

The owner may choose to hire a contractor with a valid city business license or may choose to conduct the work himself or herself.

(Ord. No. 99-52, § II, 6-22-99; Ord. No. 02-31, § I, 6-4-2002; Ord. No. 16-41, § I, 9-27-2016)