[Adopted 2-9-1976 by Ord. No. 1028]
[Amended 12-12-1983 by Ord. No. 1117]
The owner, occupant or tenant of every property
fronting upon or alongside any street in the Borough of Ephrata is
hereby required to remove or cause to be removed from the sidewalks
in front of or alongside such property all snow and ice thereon formed
by clearing a path for pedestrian use at least two feet wide within
24 hours after the snow or ice shall have ceased to fall or to be
formed, provided that the owner of a property shall be responsible
for conforming to the requirements of this section where such property
shall be occupied by such owner, shall be vacant or unoccupied or
shall be a multiple-unit property, having more than one tenanted or
tenantable unit; the tenant or occupier of a property shall be so
responsible where such property is a single-unit property, occupied
by such tenant or occupier only; provided, further, that it shall
be unlawful for any person to dispose of any snow or ice removed from
the sidewalk, driveway or parking lot by placing it on the traffic
lane of any street.
In any case where the owner, occupant or tenant, as aforesaid, shall fail, neglect or refuse to comply with the provisions of § 277-12 of this article within the time limit prescribed therein, the Borough authorities may proceed immediately to clear all snow and/or ice from the sidewalk of such delinquent and to collect the expenses thereof, with an additional amount of 10% thereof, from such owner, occupant or tenant, as the case may be, which may be in addition to any fine or penalty imposed under § 277-14 of this article.
[Amended 12-12-1983 by Ord. No. 1117; 4-8-1996 by Ord. No. 1279]
Any owner, occupant or tenant who shall fail to remove any snow or ice from any sidewalk as required by § 277-12 of this article or who shall remove the same otherwise than as required by that section shall be guilty of a violation of this article and, upon conviction thereof, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $600 and costs of prosecution and, in default of payment of such fine and costs, to imprisonment for not more than 30 days, provided that such fine and costs of prosecution may be in addition to any expenses and additional amounts imposed as provided in § 277-13 of this article.
