[Adopted 10-11-1971 by Ord. No. 863]
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
The Director of Streets and Public Improvements of the City
of Sunbury or, in his absence, his duly designated and acting representative.
That portion of a street or highway improved, designed or
ordinarily used for vehicular travel, exclusive of the berm shoulder.
That area, paved or unpaved, between the curblines, or the
lateral lines of a street, highway or roadway and the adjacent properties
intended for the use of pedestrians.
The entire width between the boundary lines of every way
publicly maintained, when any part thereof is open to the use of the
public for purposes of vehicular travel.
Every person, partnership, corporation or other
entity in charge or control of any building or lot of land within
the City fronting or abutting on a sidewalk, whether as owner, tenant,
occupant, lessee or otherwise, shall remove and clear away, or cause
to be removed and cleared away, snow and ice from so much of said
sidewalk as is in front of or abuts on said building or lot of land
within 24 hours after the cessation of any fall of snow, sleet or
freezing rain, except as provided below:
A.
In the event that the snow from any one snowfall shall
exceed 12 inches, then the person or entity charged with its removal
shall, within the twenty-four-hour period above mentioned, remove
or clear away, or cause to be removed or cleared away, a path of at
least 24 inches in width from said sidewalk; and shall then, within
48 hours after the cessation of said fall of snow, cause said sidewalk
to be completely cleared of snow.
B.
In the event snow and ice on a sidewalk has become
so hard that it cannot be removed without likelihood of damage to
the sidewalk, the person or entity charged with its removal shall,
within the twenty-four-hour period above mentioned, cause enough sand,
salt or other suitable substance to be put on the sidewalk to make
travel thereon reasonably safe; and shall then, as soon thereafter
as weather permits, cause said sidewalk to be thoroughly cleaned.
[Amended 2-27-1989 by Ord. No. 1112]
No person, partnership, corporation or other
entity shall deposit or cause to be deposited any snow and ice on
or against a fire hydrant or parking meter or in the City streets.
[Amended 2-14-1977 by Ord. No. 963; at time of adoption of
Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
A.
In the event of the failure of any person, partnership,
corporation or other entity to clear away or treat with abrasives
and subsequently clear away any snow and ice from any sidewalk as
hereinbefore provided, or cause this to be done, the Director of Public
Safety or Code Enforcement Officer shall, as soon as practicable after
such failure, cause such work to be done.
B.
Each person, partnership, corporation or other entity
whose act or omission makes it necessary that the Director of Public
Safety or Code Enforcement Officer cause work to be done in accordance
with this section shall be liable to the City for the cost of such
work, plus a penalty of 10% of such cost.
C.
The Director of Public Safety or Code Enforcement
Officer shall ascertain and keep a record of the exact cost of all
work he causes to be done in accordance with this section on account
of each act or omission of such person, partnership, corporation or
other entity; and he shall identify these persons or entities with
particularity and bill them for the cost of the work and the penalty
upon completion of said work.
[Amended 2-14-1977 by Ord. No. 963; 3-22-2004; at time of
adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
Any person who shall violate any provisions
of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be punishable by a
fine of not more than $1,000, plus costs of prosecution, or 90 days'
imprisonment, or both. The continuation of such violation for each
successive day shall constitute a separate offense, and the person
or persons allowing or permitting the continuation of the violation
may be punished as provided above for each separate offense.
