[Adopted 7-27-1982 as Sec. 3-13 of the 1981 Revised General Ordinances]
[Amended 10-28-2014 by Ord. No. 2323-2014]
A. 
The owner or tenant of lands abutting or bordering upon the sidewalks and gutters of the public streets within the borough limits shall remove all ice and snow from the same within 12 hours of daylight after the same shall fall or be formed thereon; and all grass, weeds or growth of any kind or other impediments within three days after notice to remove same.
B. 
However, in the event that snow or ice on a sidewalk has become so hard that it cannot be removed without the 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 said sidewalk to be thoroughly cleaned.
[Added 11-26-1996 by Ord. No. 1652-96]
A. 
No person, firm or corporation, owner, tenant or occupant of any premises abutting on any street shall throw, place or deposit any snow or ice into or upon any street in the Borough of Fair Lawn, it being the intent and purpose of this provision to prohibit all persons from throwing, casting, placing or depositing snow and ice, which has accumulated within the private property belonging to said person, upon the sidewalks or streets of the Borough of Fair Lawn.
B. 
Violations and penalties. Any person convicted of a violation of this section shall be subject to the penalties stated in Chapter 1, General Provisions, Article III.
In case of the removal of such ice and snow, grass, weeds and other impediments by the borough, the cost and expense incurred shall be charged against the lands abutting or bordering upon the sidewalks and gutters from which removal is made, and with interest thereon shall forthwith become a lien upon the lands and shall be added to and form a part of the taxes next to be assessed and levied, and shall be certified to the Collector, and shall be collected in the same manner and at the same time as other taxes.