[Adopted 1-26-2005 by Ord. No. 1003]
A.
This article is adopted and implemented to achieve
the following general purposes and objectives:
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Includes, but not be limited to, the following: signs, equipment,
debris, trash, ice, snow, racks, vehicles, displays, fixtures, products,
furniture, trees, plants, shrubbery, fences, and other similar objects.
A person, partnership, corporation or other entity.
A permanent walkway that parallels a street or highway located
within the public road rights-of-way.
[Amended 1-24-2018 by Ord. No.
1079]
White Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania.
[Amended 1-24-2018 by Ord. No.
1079]
It shall be unlawful for any person to fail
to keep all public sidewalks that abut property or properties that
the person owns, rents, or leases free and clear of any and all obstructions.
Duly authorized representatives of White Township
shall have the authority, but shall not be obligated, to inspect such
public sidewalks for the purposes of determining whether a safe walkway
has been maintained.
A.
White Township shall have the power, through the Township
Manager, Township Code Enforcement Officer, and/or any other duly
authorized personnel, to cite the abutting person should their public
sidewalk not be in compliance with this article.
B.
Any person violating any provision of this article
shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a summary offense and shall,
upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $15.
Each day of violation shall be considered a separate and distinct
offense.
