All owners, tenants and occupants of land on
which is located a sidewalk or sidewalks adjacent to a public highway,
and all owners of land which is vacant but which contains a sidewalk
or sidewalks adjacent to a public highway, shall hereafter keep said
sidewalks free and clear of snow and ice. All such persons shall clear
said sidewalks of snow and ice within 24 hours after the snow has
stopped falling.
[Amended 1-10-2001 by Ord. No. 845]
A. Any such person who shall fail to keep said sidewalk
or sidewalks free and clear of snow and ice or shall fail to cover
ice with salt, sand or other appropriate materials for the safety
of pedestrians shall be subject to a penalty in the amount of $15.
B. In the event of a violation of this article, any police
officer of the Township of Springfield may present to the owner, tenant
or occupant a notice indicating the nature of the offense and bearing
the statement that no prosecution shall be instituted for 48 hours
hereafter if, during said forty-eight-hour period, the offender shall
voluntarily appear at the office of the Police Department of the Township
of Springfield, 1510 Paper Mill Road, Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania, and
voluntarily enter a plea of guilty and pay a penalty of $15 to the
Township. In the event such person fails to comply with such notice,
the offense will thereafter be prosecuted and the penalty collected
in a manner prescribed by existing laws.