The person occupying the ground floor of a building
and the owner of a vacant building or lot must keep the sidewalk adjoining
such building or lot free and clear from snow and ice, and must not
suffer or permit snow or ice to remain on such sidewalks later than
11:00 a.m. When the snow is removed from sidewalks by the Village
using plows, it shall be the duty of the occupant or owner, as above
stated, to remove the snow and ice remaining after such plows have
gone through. The portion of the sidewalk required to be kept free
from snow and ice is the portion thereof which is paved, a space at
least four feet in width, which shall be kept free and clear as above
stated.
Whenever any owner, lessee, occupant or person
having charge of any parcel of real estate shall fail or neglect to
remove snow or ice from such sidewalks as herein provided, the Superintendent
of Public Works or the foreman in charge of highways shall cause the
same to be removed therefrom without notice, and the bill for the
same shall be mailed to the owner at his last known place of residence,
and in case he shall fail to pay the same within 10 days, a statement
thereof shall be filed with the Treasurer, stating the cost of the
work and location of property upon which the cleaning was done, and
the said Treasurer shall add the same to the tax roll, and it shall
be levied against such property and collected in the same manner as
other general Village taxes.
