[Adopted 4-10-1984 by Ord. No. 233]
[Amended 4-8-2014 by Ord. No. 549]
The owner of any premises abutting on any public sidewalk in the Borough shall remove all snow and ice from the portion of the sidewalk abutting his or her premises. The owners of premises used for business, commercial or industrial purposes shall, in addition, remove all snow and ice from parking lots, walkways and other areas used by their customers or employees. Ice which is so frozen as to make removal impractical shall either be treated with rock salt or other chemicals which will thaw it sufficiently to permit removal or be thoroughly covered with sand, ashes or cinders. Removal or covering shall be accomplished within 24 hours of daylight after the snow or ice shall fall or be formed.
[Amended 4-8-2014 by Ord. No. 549]
It shall be unlawful for any person to deposit snow or ice, whether removed from any driveway, parking area, sidewalk area or any property privately owned, upon any street or road within the Borough. The intent of this section is to prohibit all persons from throwing, placing or depositing snow or ice accumulating on the private property of that person upon municipal streets or sidewalks of the Borough.
[Added 4-8-2014 by Ord. No. 549]
In the event that snow or ice is not removed or is cast, deposited or placed upon sidewalks or streets in violation of this article, the Borough may serve written notice on the owner, occupant or tenant and take action to remove such snow or ice. For the purpose of this section, a written notice to either owner, occupant or tenant of the affected lot or land concerning the action to be taken shall be considered binding. The snow or ice shall be removed by the appropriate department of the Borough, and the cost of the removal shall be certified to the Council. The Council shall examine the certificate and, if found correct, shall cause the cost to be charged against the real estate abutting the sidewalk or street from which the snow or ice was removed. The amount so charged shall become a lien upon the real estate abutting the sidewalk or street and shall be added to the taxes next assessed upon that land and shall be collected and enforced in the same manner as other taxes, including interest. The remedy provided by this section shall be in addition to any penalty imposed for a violation of this article.
[Amended 7-13-1999 by Ord. No. 408]
For each and every violation of any provision of this article, the property owner or tenant or any other person who commits or assists in any violation of this article shall be subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000, a term of imprisonment not exceeding 90 days or a period of community service not exceeding 90 days, or any combination thereof. The maximum penalty stated herein is not intended to indicate an appropriate penalty for each and every violation, and a lesser penalty, including a nominal penalty or no penalty at all, may be appropriate for a particular case or a particular violation and is within the discretion of the Judge of the Municipal Court.