[Adopted 1-10-1972]
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Any day not a Sunday or a national holiday.
The hours between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on any business
day.
The Sanitation Inspector or, in his absence, his daily designated
and acting representative.
That portion of a street or highway improved, designed or
ordinarily used for vehicular travel, exclusive of the berm or shoulder.
That portion of a street between the curblines and the adjacent
property lines intended for the use of pedestrians.
A.
Every person, partnership, corporation, joint stock
company or syndicate in charge or control of any building or lot of
land within the Village fronting or abutting on a sidewalk, whether
as owner, tenant, occupant, lessee or otherwise, shall clear away
or cause to be removed and cleared away snow and ice from so much
of said sidewalk as is in front of or abuts on said building or lot
of land.
(1)
Except as provided in Subsection B hereof, snow and ice shall be removed from sidewalks in all business districts within 24 hours after the cessation of any fall of snow, sleet or freezing rain or by the beginning of the next business day following such fall, whichever is shorter.
(2)
Except as provided in Subsection B hereof, snow and ice shall be so removed from all other sidewalks within the Village on the same day of the cessation of any fall of snow, sleet or freezing rain or within the first 24 hours of daylight after the cessation of any such fall, whichever period is longer.
B.
In the event snow and ice on a sidewalk has become so hard that it cannot be removed without likelihood of damage to the sidewalk, the person or entity charged with its removal shall, within the time mentioned in Subsection A hereof, cause enough sand or other abrasive to be put on the sidewalk to make travel thereon reasonably safe and shall then, as soon thereafter as weather permits, cause a path in said sidewalk of at least 24 inches in width to be thoroughly cleaned. This twenty-four-inch limitation shall also apply to snowfalls in excess of six inches.
No person, partnership, corporation, joint stock
company or syndicate shall deposit or cause to be deposited any snow
and ice on or against a fire hydrant or on any sidewalk, roadway or
loading and unloading areas of a public transportation system, except
that snow and ice may be windrowed on public roadways incident to
the cleaning thereof or windrowed on curbs incident to the cleaning
of sidewalks in business districts. Where the property abuts a fire
hydrant, the owner, tenant, occupant, lessee or otherwise shall be
responsible for removal of snow from around the fire hydrant to make
it visible and available for fire apparatus.
A.
In the event of the failure of any person, partnership,
corporation, joint stock company or syndicate to clear away or treat
with abrasives and subsequently clear away any snow and ice from any
sidewalk as hereinbefore provided or cause this to be done, the Sanitation
Inspector shall, as soon as practicable after such failure, cause
such work to be done.
B.
The Sanitation Inspector shall ascertain and keep
a record of the exact cost of all work he causes to be done in accordance
with this section on account of each act or omission of each person,
partnership, corporation, joint stock company or syndicate, and he
shall identify these persons or entities with particularity.
C.
Each person, partnership, corporation, joint stock
company or syndicate whose act or omission makes it necessary that
the Sanitation Inspector cause work to be done in accordance with
this section shall be liable to the Village for the cost of such work.
Any person, partnership, corporation, joint stock company or syndicate who violates any provision of this article shall be subject to the penalties set forth in § 1-10 of this Code. Each day such violation is permitted to continue shall constitute a separate offense and shall be punishable as such hereunder.
