[Adopted 4-29-1932 by Ord. No. 3; amended 6-26-1979 by L.L. No. 10-1979]
All persons owning, occupying, managing or controlling
any house or other building or owning, managing or controlling any
vacant lot in the Village of Russell Gardens shall, during the winter
season and during the time snow shall continue on the ground, keep
the sidewalks in front of, adjoining or in anywise contiguous to any
house, building or lot free from obstruction by snow and ice and shall,
within 24 hours after said snow and ice have fallen to the ground,
remove same, and such persons shall also, at all times, keep such
sidewalks in good and safe repair and clean and free from dirt, filth,
weeds, litter or other obstructions and encumbrances.[1]
A.
Any owner or occupant of premises who has been notified
by the Village Clerk or Commissioner of Public Works that the contiguous
sidewalks are in violation of this article, except in regard to snow
and ice, and who shall fail to correct the condition within five days
of the sending of such notice to his last known address by mail, shall
be subject to the penalties otherwise enforceable for a general violation
of this article, and, in addition thereto, the village may thereafter
correct the prohibited condition and assess the cost thereof against
the owner of the adjacent property. Such cost, if not paid, shall
be assessable against the property as a tax thereon and/or shall be
collectible by civil action or otherwise as permitted by law.
B.
In the case of snow and ice, no such notice is required
and if, within 24 hours after the cessation of the fall of snow or
the formation of ice, the owner or occupant of any premises shall
fail to clear such sidewalk of snow and ice, he shall be in violation
of this article. In addition, the village may clear such sidewalks
of snow and ice if they are not cleared by the owner or occupant within
the said 24 hours and assess the cost thereof against the owner of
the adjacent property. Such cost, if not paid, shall be assessable
against the property as a tax thereon and/or shall be collectible
by civil action or otherwise as is permitted by law.
The owner or occupant of any premises, and each
of them, shall be liable for any injury or damage by reason of omission,
failure or negligence to maintain or repair such sidewalk or to remove
snow, ice or any other obstruction therefrom.
