[Adopted 2-17-1987 by Ord. No. 87-520 (Ch. 12.16 of the 1992 Code)]
As used in this article:
Any walkway along a street, avenue or highway, which walkway
is commonly used and intended for the use of pedestrians, whether
such walkway is paved with concrete or asphalt or marked by flagstone
or gravel or merely marked by continuous use.
[Added 12-17-1996 by Ord. No. 96-667; amended 3-16-1999 by Ord. No. 99-699; 4-17-2001 by Ord. No. 2001-728; 4-15-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-952]
A.
Properties within the Borough that are presently identified
as having walkways which must be cleared of snow and ice are as follows:
|
Street Name
|
Properties
| |
|---|---|---|
|
Forest Way
|
All those located on the northerly side from
Roseland Avenue to Hathaway Lane
| |
|
Oak Lane
|
All those located on the northerly side from
Roseland Avenue to Wootton Road
| |
|
Park Lane/Hilltop Way
|
All those located on the southerly side from
Roseland Avenue to Essex Road
| |
|
Roseland Avenue
|
On the westerly side from address number 185
through number 341
| |
|
On the easterly side from address number 186
through number 304
| ||
|
Runnymede Road
|
All those located on the northerly side from
Roseland Avenue to Wootton Road and number 307 on the southerly side
|
B.
The Borough Administrator may, after consultation
with and at the direction of the Mayor and Borough Council, add or
delete properties from this list on an emergency temporary basis.
The owner or owners, tenant or tenants of any
land abutting upon the public streets, avenues and highways of the
Borough shall remove all snow and ice from the abutting sidewalks
of such public streets, avenues and highways within 12 hours of daylight
after the same shall fall or be formed thereon, or such longer period
as shall be fixed by the Mayor or Borough Administrator in the event
of emergency.
[Amended 4-15-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-949]
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 same to be thoroughly covered with sand, ashes or
rock salt within 24 hours after the same shall cease to fall or be
formed thereon. The penalty for a violation of this section shall
be:
[Amended 3-17-1998 by Ord. No. 98-685]
Any person, firm or corporation violating any
of the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction thereof,
be subject to a fine of $50 for the first offense and $100 for the
second and subsequent offenses. Each and every twenty-four-hour period
that such violation continues shall be considered a separate and distinct
offense.
