[Adopted 11-9-1877 by Ord. No. 8; amended
in its entirety 1-14-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-4 (Ch. 21, Part 2B of
the 1990 Code)]
The property owner of the land abutting the
sidewalk or other paved pedestrian walkway is responsible for the
removal of snow and/or ice from said sidewalk or pedestrian walkway
within 24 hours after the end of said precipitation. The prescribed
areas must be substantially free of snow and/or ice so as to allow
safe and convenient pedestrian passage.
[Added 2-15-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-02]
It shall be unlawful for any person, association, firm, partnership, corporation or any other entity owning, possessing or occupying any property along any street within the Borough, in removing said snow or ice as set forth in § 233-1 hereof, to deposit same on any street within the Borough so as to obstruct or impede safe vehicular travel or to otherwise create a safety hazard.
[Added 2-15-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-02]
It shall be unlawful for any person, association, firm, partnership, corporation or any other entity owning, possessing or occupying any property along any street within the Borough, in removing said snow or ice as set forth in § 233-1 hereof, to deposit same in such a manner as to obscure visibility of any fire hydrant or to obstruct or impede access to any fire hydrant.
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person, association,
firm, partnership, corporation or any other entity owning, possessing
or occupying any property along any street within the Borough to violate
any provision of this article, and any such person, association, firm,
partnership, corporation or any other entity owning, possessing or
occupying any property along any street within the Borough so violating
any provision herein, shall, upon conviction in a summary proceeding
before a Magisterial District Judge, be subject to a fine of not more
than $300 for each offense, except that the maximum fine for the first
offense shall not be more than $50 and the fine for the second offense
shall not be more than $100. For the purpose of this article, each
day's violation of the provisions hereof shall be deemed to be a separate
offense.
[Amended 2-15-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-02]
B.
The number of offenses for any property owner shall
be reset to zero on November 1 of each year.
C.
In any case where the responsible party does not clear
the sidewalk of snow and/or ice within the time prescribed in this
article or deposits snow and/or ice in a manner declared unlawful
in this article, New Hope Borough may remove such snow and/or ice,
using its best efforts based upon Borough snow removal priorities.
New Hope Borough may collect all expenses and costs of such removal
from any responsible party, in addition to any fine imposed under
this article.
[Amended 2-15-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-02]
D.
Any person failing to pay the fine and/or costs specified
in this section shall, upon conviction by a District Justice, by subject
to a fine of not less than $300 or more than $600.
[Added 2-15-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-02]
Any matters referred to and declared in this article as being
unlawful shall be and hereby are declared to be nuisances and removable
as such. If the Borough's costs and expenses of such snow and/or ice
removal are not paid within 30 days after delivery of a bill for such
costs and expenses, a municipal lien may be filed therefor and collected
as authorized by law.
[Added 2-15-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-02]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Means and includes any paved area or passageway lying adjacent
to a street that is used for traversing by the general public, typically
on foot or by nonmotorized vehicle, whether or not such area or passageway
is owned by a private party or in the public right-of-way.
Any right-of-way, excluding waterways, publicly or privately
owned, serving as a means of vehicular travel, furnishing access to
abutting properties. "Street" shall include, but not be limited to,
alleyways.
