[Adopted 12-13-1971 by Ord. No. 763 as
Ch. VI, Sec. 6-5, of the 1971 Revised General Ordinances; amended
in its entirety 9-28-1997 by Ord.
No. 1291]
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 or her 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 24 hours of daylight after the snow or
ice shall fall or be formed.
[Amended 12-8-2021 by Ord. No. 1860]
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 article is to prohibit all persons
from throwing, placing or depositing snow or ice accumulating on the
private property of that person upon municipal streets or sidewalks
of the Borough. Unless contracted by the Borough for the clearing
of Borough streets or property, no private or commercial enterprise
shall throw, place, or deposit snow or ice on Borough property.
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.
Any person who violates any provision of this
article shall, upon conviction thereof, be punishable by any combination
of the following: a fine not exceeding $1,000, imprisonment for a
term not exceeding 90 days or a period of community service not exceeding
90 days.
