The owner or owners, occupant or occupants of
any premises abutting or bordering upon any street, avenue or highway
in the Borough of Paulsboro shall remove all ice or snow from the
sidewalks of any such street, avenue or highway within 12 hours of
daylight after the same shall be formed or fall thereon, and all ice
and snow shall be thrown at least two feet from the curb.
The cost and expense paid and incurred by such
Overseer of the Highways or other officer aforesaid for removing such
ice or snow from such sidewalks shall be ascertained by the Council
of said Borough and certified to the Assessor of said Borough, and
such expense shall be added to the tax or taxes of the premises abutting
or bordering upon any such street, avenue or highway aforesaid, to
be collected according to law, and shall be a lien upon said premises
until paid.
[Amended 10-21-2003 by Ord. No. 11.03]
The owner(s) or occupant(s) of any premises
abutting or bordering upon any street, avenue or highway in the Borough
of Paulsboro who violate any of the provisions of this ordinance shall,
upon conviction, pay a fine of $25 for the first offense and $50 for
the second offense. For a third or subsequent offense, the fine shall
be not less than $50 nor more than $500 for each offense.
This ordinance shall take effect immediately.