No owner, tenant or occupant of premises abutting
on a street shall deposit snow or ice on any street, it being the
intent and purpose of this provision to prohibit all persons from
depositing snow and ice which accumulates within the private property
belonging to that person on the sidewalks or streets of the Township.
In case the snow or ice is not removed from
the sidewalks within the time prescribed or is deposited upon the
sidewalks or the street by the owner, tenant or occupant of any premises,
it shall be lawful for the Public Works Manager or the officer having
charge of the streets of the Township to remove entirely such snow
or ice from off the paved portion of the sidewalk or street in front
of said lot or lots of land.
The cost and expense paid and incurred by the Public Works Manager or other officer for removing such snow or ice from any sidewalk or street and for forming the pathway, where required, shall be ascertained by the Township Committee and certified to the Collector of the Township, and such expense shall be added to and form a part of the tax or taxes next to be levied and assessed on the lot or lots of land in front of which such sidewalk is located, from which snow or ice has been removed or the pathway formed, to be collected according to law and shall be a lien upon said lands until paid; and this liability of the owner or owners of said land shall be in addition to his or her liability to the fine imposed by §
106-19 of this article.
Any person who violates any of the provision
of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be punishable by a
fine and/or imprisonment as follows:
A. First offense: not more than $200.
B. Second offense: not more than $350.
C. Third offense: not more than $500 or by imprisonment
in the county jail for a period of not more than 90 days, or by both
such fine and imprisonment.