[Adopted as Secs. 12-3 through 12-5 of the 1967 Code of Ordinances]
No person shall transport, carry or haul over and across any public area in the Village any materials of any kind whatsoever which may leak, spill, emit odors or gases or be scattered upon any public area in the Village.
[Amended 4-4-2011 by L.L. No. 4-2011]
A. 
The owner or lessee of any premises in the Village shall maintain and keep all abutting sidewalks, including sidewalks to the curb at corners, free and clear of snow and ice from a time not later than two hours after precipitation has ceased during the hours between 9:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., and where precipitation ceased after 9:00 p.m., then within two hours after the ensuing 9:00 a.m.
B. 
The owner or lessee shall be guilty of a violation where a snow accumulation of two inches or more have not been removed on any such sidewalk as required under the provisions of Subsection A.
C. 
Where an owner or lessee is in violation of Subsections A and B with a failure of the required removal of snow and/or ice, a notice may be served by delivery to said owner or lessee or by posting the notice on the front door of the premises by the Superintendent of Department of Buildings or designee stating that:
(1) 
Such snow must be removed within five hours of the date and time of service of said notice;
(2) 
In the event of a failure of compliance with such notice, the Village or its designated contractor will perform such removal of accumulated snow and/or ice;
(3) 
The costs associated with such snow removal will be assessed against the abutting property as an emergency public safety charge; and
(4) 
Said charges will be collected as a real property tax.
D. 
In the event of a failure by said abutting premises owner or lessee to comply with said notice, the Village or its contractor will remove said snow and/or ice from said sidewalk, and the costs thereof together with an administrative fee set by the Village Board will be assessed against the property as a real property tax.
E. 
Penalties for offenses.
(1) 
A violation of this section shall be punishable by a fine of $250.
(2) 
A subsequent violation within one month of a prior violation shall be punished by a fine up to $500.
No person shall expose or place or cause to be exposed or placed any food or drink upon the sidewalks or streets within the Village without permission therefor having first been obtained from the Board of Trustees so to do.