The owner, tenant or other person having control
of any premises abutting on any public sidewalk in the Borough shall
remove all snow and ice from the portion of the sidewalk abutting
his premises. Where the premises are occupied by more than one tenant,
it shall be the duty of the tenant occupying the first floor to remove
the snow and ice. The owners of premises used for business, commercial
or industrial purposes shall, in addition, remove all snow and ice
from parking lots, walkways and other areas used by their customers
or employees. Ice which is so frozen as to make removal impractical
shall either be treated with rock salt or other chemicals which will
thaw it sufficiently to permit removal or be thoroughly covered with
sand, ashes or cinders. Removal or covering shall be accomplished
within 12 hours of daylight after the snow or ice shall fall or be
formed.
No owner, tenant or occupant of any premises
abutting on any street shall throw, place or deposit any snow or ice
upon the street. The intent of this section is to prohibit all persons
from throwing, placing or depositing snow or ice accumulating on the
private property of that person upon the streets or sidewalks of the
Borough.
In the event that snow or ice is not removed
or is cast, deposited or placed upon sidewalks or streets in violation
of this article, the snow or ice shall be removed by the appropriate
department of the Borough, and the cost of removal shall be certified
to the Council. The Council shall examine the certificate and, if
found correct, shall cause the cost to be charged against the real
estate abutting the sidewalk or street from which the snow or ice
was removed. The amount so charged shall become a lien upon the real
estate abutting the sidewalk or street and shall be added to the taxes
next assessed upon that land and be collected and enforced in the
same manner as other taxes. The remedy provided by this section shall
be in addition to any penalty imposed for a violation of this article.
[Added 4-19-1990 by Ord. No. 90-16]
Any person who violates any provision of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to the penalties set forth in §
1-17 of this Code.