It shall be the duty of all persons, whether they be owners
or occupants, in control of any lot of ground, church, public building,
house, residence, store, shop, stable, garage, showroom, manufacturing
establishment or tenement of any kind, fronting upon or adjoining
any of the streets of the Borough of Darby, to remove or cause to
be removed all snow, sleet, slush or ice from the sidewalks fronting
upon or adjoining said property as aforesaid within 12 hours after
said snow shall have fallen or said sleet, slush or ice accumulated,
and to keep the same clear of such snow, sleet, slush or ice.
To suffer or permit snow, sleet, slush or ice to remain on the sidewalks in violation of §
122-1 hereof is hereby declared to be a nuisance.
[Amended 3-5-1975 by Ord.
No. 557, approved 3-5-1975]
Any person who shall violate any provisions of this chapter
shall, upon conviction thereof, be punishable by a fine of not more
than $300 and costs of such proceedings or, upon default of payment
of such fines and costs, by imprisonment in the county jail for a
term of not more than 30 days. The continuation of such violation
for each successive day shall constitute a separate offense, and the
person or persons allowing or permitting the continuation of the violation
may be punished as provided above for each separate offense.