[Adopted 2-9-1987 by Ord. No. 623]
A. 
It shall be the responsibility of property owners, property holders, occupants, tenants or persons in charge of property within the Borough to clear or have cleared any accumulation of snow and ice from sidewalks and foot walks including the area where a detectable warning surface is installed by the Borough along their property or property occupied by them to the adjoining property. All snow, ice, and sleet shall be cleared not later than 24 hours after each accumulation occurs. The twenty-four-hour time period shall begin after the period of precipitation ends.
[Amended 1-23-2014 by Ord. No. 906; 12-21-2016 by Ord. No. 930]
B. 
A person or persons shall not take the snow or ice removed from the sidewalk or parking areas and dump, shovel, pile, or discharge on any public street or alley to the extent that it interferes with wheeled traffic.
[Amended 10-21-1991 by Ord. No. 686; 1-23-2014 by Ord. No. 906]
C. 
A person or persons shall not use natural drainage features, such as streams or waterways, for the disposition of snow and/or ice accumulations.
D. 
A person or persons shall not pile accumulations of snow or ice in the vicinity of a fire hydrant.
E. 
The following exceptions to obstruction-free sidewalks shall apply to all the owners of property located in commercially zoned areas and nonconforming commercial properties:
[Added 12-18-1991 by Ord. No. 688]
(1) 
They shall be allowed to display and sell merchandise in front of their places of business in such space as to take up no more than 1/3 of the available sidewalk space beginning at the storefront.
(2) 
This exception shall only apply to merchandise and such signs that are necessary to provide pricing information to be placed on display. In no event shall any other signs be permitted on the sidewalks.
(3) 
There shall be no calendar restrictions applying to this exception and the merchants shall display such wares at any time during the calendar year.
(4) 
Each business person shall be responsible for maintaining the public's safety and security in their sales area and such display areas shall be subject to review by the Chief of Police to determine if they are in compliance with the subsection.
(5) 
Sayre Borough shall accept no liability or responsibility for any display racks that will cause any injury to any pedestrians on said sidewalks, and the merchants that display said wares shall do so at their own risk and accept full responsibility for any injuries caused by their display that may occur to pedestrians using the sidewalk in front of their commercial establishment.
[Amended 12-21-2016 by Ord. No. 930]
If any property owners, including commercial and public establishments, fail to comply with this Part 4, the Borough may use its employees and equipment to clear the accumulations and levy a charge based on the prevailing wage scale and prevailing rate per hour charged by local individuals using their own equipment for snow removal purposes. Computation of charges shall be based on portal-to-portal time. Should any bill or bills for clearing of snow and/or ice accumulations remain unpaid on or before the first day of June of each year, a penalty of 10% shall be added to such bills, and a lien may be filed against the premises in the same manner as other municipal claims are filed or other appropriate legal action may be taken against the property owner.
[Amended 10-21-1991 by Ord. No. 686; 6-26-2006 by Ord. No. 844; 1-23-2014 by Ord. No. 906; 12-21-2016 by Ord. No. 930]
A. 
Any person, firm or corporation who or which shall violate or fail to comply with any of the provisions of this Part 4 shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $600 and costs of prosecution. This shall be in addition to any costs that may be levied pursuant to § 141-35 of this Part 4.
B. 
The Sayre Borough Office of Code Enforcement or designee shall enforce this Part 4. This Part 4 shall be enforced in accordance with the Property Maintenance Ordinance, § 134A-11, the service of violation shall be in accordance with § 134A-12. Separate offense, shall be in accordance with § 134A-13 and the abatement of violation shall be in accordance with § 134A-14.
C. 
The Sayre Borough Code Enforcement Officer or designee shall enforce violations of this Part 4 subject to the fines and penalties found under the Property Maintenance Ordinance, § 134A-15, Violations and penalties. After the property owner receives notice of the violation, the fine for the first violation shall be $50. The second offense that occurs within a twelve-month period from the first offense shall be a minimum fine of $75, and each subsequent offense in less than twelve-month period shall be $100 for each subsequent violation.
[Added 11-21-2017 by Ord. No. 944]
In the event that any individual section or provision within this article shall be found invalid, the invalidity shall pertain only to the specific section, and all other aspects of this article shall remain in full force and effect.