[Added 12-19-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-10]
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
A private roadway providing access for vehicles to a parking
space, garage, dwelling or other structure. A shared driveway is a
single driveway serving two or more adjoining lots.
An upright pipe exposed above ground with a closed nozzle
or spout structure used by fire emergency personnel for drawing water
from a public or private water main to use in fighting a fire.
A paved area, typically paralleling and usually located in
the public right-of-way and separated from the street, used as a walkway
for pedestrians.
A.
It shall be the responsibility of every property owner,
occupant, lessee of any dwelling, tenement, store, shop, place of
business, church, school or any other building or premises, be it
public or private and fronting on any public sidewalk located upon
any street, private street, highway or driveway, to remove or cause
to be removed all snow, ice or sleet from said sidewalks. The accumulated
snow and ice shall be cleaned or removed from the sidewalk and walking
surfaces where a public sidewalk crosses any driveway a minimum path
the width of two feet six inches to the front or along the property
where the sidewalk is located. All snow, ice, hail or sleet thereon
fallen or formed shall be removed within 24 hours after the storm
event and accumulation of snow, ice or sleet shall have ceased to
fall or to be formed.
B.
It shall be the duty of every nonresidential property
owner, lessee, or occupant to remove or cause to be removed all snow,
ice or sleet from parking lot and said sidewalks and walkways leading
to and from parking areas and public streets to the entrance of any
structure. All snow, ice, hail or sleet thereon fallen or formed shall
be removed within 24 hours after the storm event and accumulation
of snow, ice or sleet shall have ceased to fall or to be formed.
C.
All ice shall be removed from roof ridges, gutters
or roof overhangs if such formation is an obstruction or renders any
public sidewalk path the width of two feet six inches dangerous to
public travel.
A.
No property owner, occupant of any dwelling, tenement,
store, shop, place of business, church, school or any other building
or premises, be it public or private, shall deposit or dump or cause
to be dumped within the lines of any cartway, street, Township road,
or highway any snow, ice, sleet, slush, or hail or combination thereof.
B.
No property owner, occupant of any dwelling, tenement,
store, shop, place of business, church, school or any other building
or premises, be it public or private, shall pile snow, ice, sleet,
slush, or hail in such a manner to obstruct the line of safe sight
from any driveway, street, private road, Township road or highway.
C.
No property owner, occupant of any dwelling, tenement,
store, shop, place of business, church, school or any other building
or premises, be it public or private and fronting on any sidewalk
located upon any public street or private street, shall allow snow,
sleet or ice to be dumped and remain on or accumulate in any stormwater
drain located on or near any sidewalk so as to impede the flow of
water therein in case of thaw or rain.
D.
Fire hydrants. No property owner, occupant of any
dwelling, tenement, store, shop, place of business, church, school
or any other building or premises, be it public or private and located
adjacent to a fire hydrant located upon any public street or private
street, shall allow snow, ice, sleet, slush, or hail or combination
thereof to be pushed or dumped on or accumulate on any fire hydrant
as to impede access by fire emergency personnel to, from, and/or around
a fire hydrant. In cases involving heavy snowfall and accumulation,
fire hydrants shall be cleared of all snow, ice, sleet, slush, or
hail or combination thereof within 24 hours following the storm; in
any event any accumulated snow, ice, sleet, slush, or hail shall be
removed not less than once every twenty-four-hour period. Removal
of accumulated snow, ice, sleet, slush, or hail or combination thereof
is necessary to allow for fire hose connections to be made to access
water in the event of a fire.
All designated public or private trails, walkways
and ped-paths designed for recreational use and/or not constructed
with macadam or concrete are exempt from snow, ice, sleet, slush,
or hail removal.
[Amended 9-15-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-13]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate
any provision of this chapter shall commit a summary offense and shall,
upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than
$25 or more than $1,000. Each day that a violation of this chapter
continues shall be considered a separate violation. It is further
provided that, upon judgment against any person by summary conviction,
or by proceedings by summons on default of the payment of the fine
or penalty imposed and the costs, the defendant may be sentenced and
committed to the county prison for a period not exceeding 30 days.
Nothing in this article or in the code hereby
adopted shall be construed to affect any suit or proceeding impending
in any court, or any rights acquired, or liability incurred, or any
cause of action acquired or existing, nor shall any just or legal
right or remedy or any character be lost, impaired or affected by
this article.
