If snow or ice shall remain on a sidewalk for more than 24 hours after
the cessation of snowfall or the formation of ice, the Village may provide
for the removal thereof at the expense of the owner or occupant of the abutting
premises. The charge to be collected for the removal or snow or ice or for
clearing the area around a fire hydrant or for covering the sidewalk with
salt, ashes, sand or other dissolving or disintegrating material shall be
$35 plus $0.50 per linear foot for the length of the sidewalk cleared or treated
by the Village on each such occasion. The Village Clerk shall send a statement,
by certified mail, return receipt, to the owner, lessee, tenant or occupant
of the premises abutting the sidewalk from which the snow or ice shall have
been removed. If the charge is not paid within 10 working days, it shall be
a lien upon the premises abutting the sidewalk and shall be collected by the
Village Treasurer as an assessment upon said premises on the real property
tax statements issued by the Village Treasurer on the tax collection date
next following as provided by law. The collection of this charge shall not
preclude the Village from pursuing any other civil or criminal remedies which
may be available to enforce the violation of this section.