[Adopted 10-18-1999 by Ord. No. 668]
It shall be unlawful for any person, association, firm, partnership, corporation or any other entity owning, possessing or occupying any property along any dedicated or undedicated public street or alleyway within the Borough of Girard to:
A. 
Deposit snow, ice, hail or sleet on the traveled cartway of any dedicated or undedicated public street or alleyway within the Borough of Girard.
B. 
Fail to remove snow, ice, hail or sleet which may obstruct or impede any fire hydrant, obscure visibility of any fire hydrant or obstruct or impede access to any fire hydrant. Any responsible person physically unable to remove snow, ice, hail or sleet which may obstruct or impede any fire hydrant must notify the Borough office to make arrangements to have the fire hydrant cleared.
Any person who violates or permits a violation of this article shall, upon being found liable therefor in a civil enforcement proceeding commenced by the Borough before a Magisterial District Judge, pay a fine of not more than $600, plus all court costs, including reasonable attorneys' fees, incurred by the Borough in the enforcement of this article. No judgment shall be imposed until the date of the determination of the violation by the Magisterial District Judge. If the defendant neither pays nor timely appeals the judgment, the Borough may enforce the judgment pursuant to the applicable Rules of Civil Procedure. Each day a violation exists shall constitute a separate offense. Further, the appropriate officers or agents of the Borough are hereby authorized to seek equitable relief, including injunction, to enforce compliance herewith.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
Any matters referred to herein as being unlawful shall be declared to be nuisances and removable as such. If the cost of such removal is not promptly paid, a municipal lien shall be filed therefor or such cost otherwise collected as authorized by law.