[Adopted 4-23-1987 by Ord. No. 0-6-87 (Ch.
71, Art. II, of the 1967 Code)]
This article shall be known and may be cited
as "Snow Removal Ordinance of the Township of River Vale."
A.
The owners, tenants and occupants of improved or unimproved
premises abutting upon public streets and roads within the Township
of River Vale shall remove all snow and ice from the full width of
sidewalks and/or walkways abutting their respective premises within
12 hours of daylight after any snowfall or accumulation of ice occurs.
In the event that ice may be so frozen as to make removal impracticable,
the owners, tenants or occupants of the abutting premises shall cause
the sidewalk and/or walkway to be thoroughly covered with sand, ashes,
sawdust or rock salt within 12 hours of daylight after the accumulation
of such ice.
B.
The owner of any garden apartment development, nursing
home, office building and shopping center and the owner of any property
within the Township to which the public is invited for business purposes
shall remove all snow and ice from the driveways, parking areas, sidewalks,
walkways, steps and fire hydrants located upon such property within
six hours of daylight after any snowfall or accumulation of ice occurs.
In the event that ice may be so frozen as to make removal impracticable,
the owner shall cause the sidewalks and/or walkways and steps to be
thoroughly covered with sand, ashes, sawdust or rock salt within six
hours of daylight after the accumulation of such ice.
A.
In the event of a violation of the provisions of § 214-35, the Township may undertake the removal of all snow and ice from any sidewalk abutting a public street or road, and the Township may undertake the removal of all snow and ice from driveways, parking areas, sidewalks, walkways, steps and fire hydrants located upon any garden apartment development, nursing home, office building, shopping center or any other property within the Township to which the public is invited for business purposes. In such event, the cost of such removal shall be certified to the Township Council by the Superintendent of the Township Department of Public Works. The Township Council shall examine such certificate and, if found to be correct, shall cause such cost to be billed to the owner of such abutting premises or to the owner of any other premises mentioned in § 214-35 as to which snow or ice removal work has been performed by the Township, as such owner appears from the latest Township tax records. Unless promptly paid, such cost shall be charged against such premises and be added to and be part of the taxes next to be levied and assessed thereon and enforced and collected with interest by the same officers and in the same manner as other taxes.
[Amended 2-8-1996 by Ord. No. 0-5-96]
A.
PERSON
STREET
Definitions. As used in this section, the following
terms shall have the meanings indicated:
Any individual, company, partnership, corporation or any
other entity not including the Township of River Vale or its agencies.
The paved area of the public right-of-way, including the
sidewalks, curbs, gutters, catch basins and manholes.
B.
No person shall throw, place or deposit snow or ice
into or on any public street, sidewalk or private property belonging
to another.
All members of the Township Police Department
and members of the Township Department of Public Works are authorized
to file complaints for violations of this article.
Any owner, tenant or occupant who fails to comply with any requirement of this article or who violates any provision of this article shall, upon conviction, be subject to the penalties in Chapter 1, General Provisions, Article I, § 1-14, and every day that a violation of this article continues shall be considered a separate offense.
