[Amended 9-13-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-21]
The owner or owners, tenant or tenants of lands
abutting the public highways, streets and avenues in the Township
of Montville shall remove all snow and ice from the abutting sidewalks
and fire hydrants of such highways, streets and avenues within 24
hours after the same shall fall or be formed or accumulate thereon.
This article shall be deemed to have been complied with when the sidewalk
has been cleared to bare pavement to a width of 30 inches for its
entire length. Any patches or minimum accumulation of snow which remains
after clearing and which will not inhibit pedestrian traffic shall
not be deemed to constitute a violation of this article. In the event
that additional snow shall fall after initial removal or is deposited
upon a clear sidewalk or hydrants by plowing, then an additional twenty-four-hour
period shall be granted within which to clear this additional accumulation.
In the event of ice which may be so frozen as to make removal impracticable,
the owner or tenant shall cause the same to be thoroughly covered
with sand, ashes, salt, sawdust or some other nonslippery or adhesive
substance so as to make the same safely passable.
No owner or operator of premises having parking
spaces reserved for handicapped drivers and no tenant, contractor
or other person may block access to such parking stalls reserved for
handicapped drivers by the plowing, piling or placement of snow or
ice in such spaces.
If the owner or owners or tenant or tenants of any lands abutting the public highways, streets and avenues of the Township of Montville shall violate the provisions of §
330-38 or
330-40 hereof, or both, the Superintendent of Public Works may remove all such snow or ice or such grass, weeds, hedges, bushes, low-hanging branches or other impediments as aforesaid, and after such removal the Superintendent of Streets shall certify the cost thereof to the Township Committee of the Township of Montville, which shall examine the certificate and, if found correct, shall cause the cost as shown thereon to be charged against said lands. The amount so charged shall forthwith become a lien upon such lands and shall be assessed and levied upon such lands, the same to bear interest at the same rate as taxes, and shall be collected and enforced by the same officers and in the same manner as taxes.
[Added 12-9-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-45]
A developer and/or owner of property which contains a road which is open for use but has not been accepted by the Township as a public road shall provide snow plowing and ice control on the road until such time as it has been accepted by the Township. It shall be a violation of this article for the developer/owner to fail to provide snow plowing and ice control within a reasonable time. The Township retains the right, but not the obligation, to provide snow plowing and ice control on unaccepted roads of subdivisions on which occupied residential properties exist when the developer fails to fulfill its obligation to provide these services. The Township will provide this service upon the default of the developer when the Township has available resources and deems it in the public interest. In the event the Township provides snow plowing and ice control services, the developer shall be charged a fee as provided for in Chapter
169, Fee Schedule.
[Added 1-27-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-02]
It is hereby prohibited and unlawful for any residential homeowner
or tenant, commercial property owner or commercial tenant or their
employees, agents, contractors or contractors' employees to dump,
plow, shovel or otherwise place snow onto streets or roadways.
[Amended 2-28-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-09]
Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this article shall be subject to such penalties as are provided for in Chapter
1, Article
III, General Penalty.