[Amended 12-13-1994 by Ord. No. 94-16]
The owner or tenant in possession of any land
abutting or bordering upon the sidewalks and gutters of any public
street of the Borough shall remove or cause to be removed from the
abutting sidewalks and gutters:
A. All snow or ice therefrom within 24 hours after the
same shall fall or be formed thereon, or such longer period as may
be fixed by the Mayor or Superintendent of Public Works in case of
emergency.
B. In the event of ice which may be so frozen as to make
removal impracticable, the owner or owners, tenant or tenants of lands
abutting or bordering upon public streets, avenues or highways shall
cause the some to be thoroughly covered with sand, ashes or rock salt
within 24 hours after the same shall cease to fall or be formed thereon.
C. Said snow or ice, whether from the sidewalk, gutter
or any other portion of the property, shall not be deposited on the
street or sidewalk, or on the property of someone else without the
express consent of the owner of the property on which the snow or
ice is to be deposited. It being the intent and purpose of this provision
to prohibit all persons from throwing, casting, placing or depositing
snow and ice, which accumulated within the private property of said
person, upon the sidewalks or streets of the Borough of Hillsdale.
D. It being the responsibility of the Borough of Hillsdale,
County of Bergen, and the State of New Jersey to ensure the public
safety, nothing in this article shall be construed to apply to the
plowing of snow from the public streets by the Borough of Hillsdale,
County of Bergen, the State of New Jersey or their duly authorized
agents.
E. All grass, weeds, brush and other impediments therefrom
within three days after notice to remove the same.
The owner or tenant in possession of any lands
abutting or bordering upon the sidewalks and gutters of any public
streets of the Borough shall cut or cause to be cut, below a height
of four inches from the ground, all grass or growth of any kind which
may grow between the curbline and the sidewalk of the street, within
three days after notice to cut such grass or growth or cause it to
be cut.
[Amended 11-25-1986 by Ord. No. 86-17; 12-13-1994 by Ord. No. 94-16]
A. In the instance of owner or tenant failing to comply with provision of §
260-28, the Borough Administrator shall designate the Borough employees who shall give or cause notice to be given.
B. The said notices may be served upon the owner or tenant
by personal service or by certified mail and addressed to the last
known address.
In cases where the owner or tenant shall have failed or refused to remove said snow, ice, grass, weeds, brush or other impediments or to cut the grass or growth within the time provided in §§
260-27 and
260-28, the Superintendent of Public Works shall remove, or cause to be removed, the same. The Superintendent of Public Works shall certify the cost thereof to the Council. Upon receipt of the certificates, the Council shall examine the same and, if found correct, shall cause such cost to be charged against the lands abutting as aforesaid. The amount so charged shall thereupon become a lien and tax upon such lands and shall be added to and become part of the taxes next to be levied and assessed upon such lands. Said amount shall bear interest at the same rate and shall be collected and enforced by the same officers and in the same manner as taxes.
Any person who violates the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to the provisions Chapter
226, Penalties.