[Adopted at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions,
Art. I)]
The responsible party for a property fronting upon or along any street
within the Township is hereby required to remove or cause to be removed from
all of the sidewalks in front of or along side such property all snow and
ice which has fallen or formed thereon within 24 hours after such snow and
ice has ceased to fall or to be formed so that there shall be a clear walk
along the entire length thereof at least three feet in width. In the event
that snow and/or ice on a sidewalk has become so hard that it cannot be removed
without the likelihood of damage to the sidewalk, the responsible party shall,
within 24 hours after the snow or ice has ceased to fall or form, cause enough
sand or other abrasive to be placed upon the sidewalk to make travel reasonably
safe and shall, as soon thereafter as weather permits, cause to be cleared
a path in said sidewalk of at least three feet in width.
Every responsible party shall remove and clear away, or cause to be
removed and cleared away, any accumulation of snow or ice surrounding a fire
hydrant located along the frontage of the property of the responsible party.
Such work shall be completed within a reasonable time, but not later than
24 hours after the cessation of any fall of snow, sleet or freezing rain.
No person shall deposit or cause to be deposited any snow or ice on
or immediately next to a fire hydrant or on any sidewalk, travel lanes of
a street or loading or unloading area of a public transportation system, except
that the Township may mound snow and ice on public cartways incident to the
clearing thereof or on curbs and persons may mount snow and ice on curbs incident
to the clearing of sidewalks.
In any case where the responsible party shall fail, neglect or refuse
to comply with any of the provisions of this article within the time limit
prescribed herein, the Township may proceed immediately to clear all snow
and/or ice from the sidewalk, roof or around the fire hydrant on the property
for which such person is a responsible party and to collect the expenses of
such removal, with an additional penalty of 10% of such costs, from the responsible
party or to file a municipal lien against such property.
Any person who violates or permits a violation of this article shall,
upon being found liable therefor in a civil enforcement proceeding commenced
by the Township before a District Justice, pay a fine of not more than $600,
plus all court costs, including reasonable attorney's fees, incurred by the
Township in the enforcement of this article. No judgment shall be imposed
until the date of the determination of the violation by the District Justice.
If the defendant neither pays nor timely appeals the judgment, the Township
may enforce the judgment pursuant to the applicable Rules of Civil Procedure.
Each day a violation exists shall constitute a separate offense. Further,
the appropriate officers or agents of the Township are hereby authorized to
seek equitable relief, including injunction, to enforce compliance herewith.
