The business or resident owner of the property.

Opening

It is the responsibility of each business to maintaining the cleanliness of the sidewalk in front of their business.

For some reason my comments are being moderated - though i have not posted any inappropriate content - so I am unable to communicate with the City or the other users to fully answer my questions. I don't know who's role it is to push those through, but clearly this has not happened.

For the third time, I need information as to whose business this is. The service door is not clearly marked. If the business fails to keep their sidewalk clean, what is the next step? This is a health hazard.

Reopening for city's response.

Please see our response below. Property owners are responsible for cleaning sidewalks in front of their property. The only involvement of the City would come if the sidewalk were blocked by vegetation or in some other way. City ordinances would in that case allow us to intervene, but not if the sidewalk were simply not cleaned. We will refer the issue to the Downtown Raleigh Alliance, who may wish to contact the property owner to ask them to clean up the sidewalk.

If the City could let me know the rules that would be great. It is not clear who this doorway belongs to, if what Guest has stated is correct.

Right. As I stated, I'd like the City to respond to the validity of that statement and to offer some insight as to who's property it is, if they are the responsible party. I prefer the City to close my issue.

Reopening for City comment

You can easily find a propert owner by using the Wake County GIS map. It is a fabulous resource!

If you are talking about the white service door to the right of Morning Times, I believe it goes to the facility facing Fayetteville, just around the corner. There were many workers going in and out recently with the renovation upstairs. The Christian Science library might be able to tell you the property manager or perhaps a business up above. Either way, yes, the GIS map should make it easy to identify any registered owner of an address.

The city has closed this and it is clear that the property is responsible for the mess.
Thank you.

Moderated comments finally coming through