[Amended 3-22-2016 by Ord. No. 374]
It shall be unlawful for any tenant, occupant and/or owner of
any land on any street in the Township where there is a sidewalk abutting
said land to permit snow or sleet to remain upon said sidewalk for
a period longer than 24 hours after said snow or sleet ceases to fall
thereon.
It shall be unlawful for any person to shovel,
plow or cause snow to be placed upon any sidewalk or any street within
the township.
[Amended 8-25-1998 by Ord. No. 274]
If the tenant, occupant or owner of any land on any street in the township where there is a sidewalk abutting said land permits or causes said snow or sleet to remain upon or to be put upon said sidewalk in violation of §§
185-1 and
185-2, the township may cause such snow or sleet to be removed, and shall charge said tenant, occupant or owner with the cost thereof, together with a penalty as set from time to time by resolution of the Board of Supervisors, which cost and penalty shall be collected from the tenant or occupant or from the owner in the manner provided by law for the collection of municipal claims, or by action of assumpsit, provided that the recovery of said costs and penalty may be in addition to the penalty imposed as provided in §
185-8.
Every person engaged in any excavating or moving
of earth, mud or stones in the township shall, at the end of each
working day, remove all earth, mud and stones carried, spilled or
tracked upon any improved street of the township.
[Amended 3-22-2016 by Ord. No. 374]
No person shall place, cause to be placed, or knowingly allow
to be placed any ashes, garbage, rubbish, grass, leaves or other offal
in or upon any public street cartway or right of way.
[Added 3-22-2016 by Ord.
No. 374]
No person shall place, cause to be placed or knowingly allow
to be placed any obstruction in or upon any public Township street
cartway. A legally and properly parked registered licensed and inspected
motor vehicle shall not be considered an obstruction under this section.
The term "footwalk" as used in §
185-7 shall mean that portion of the highways of the township between the property line and the curbline where curbs are set, and where no curb is set, between the property line and the point of location of the curb when the said location is set.
[Added 3-22-2016 by Ord.
No. 374]
The term "street cartway" as used in this article shall mean
the area of a public street, road or alley used for vehicle traffic.
No person shall place, cause to be placed or
knowingly allow to be placed, or remain or maintain upon the footwalks
of any of the highways of the township any vehicle or obstruction.
[Added 10-8-1996 by Ord. No. 266; amended 8-25-1998 by Ord. No.
274]
This article shall be enforced by action brought
before a District Justice in the same manner provided for the enforcement
of summary offenses under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure.
Any person who violates or permits the violation of this article shall,
upon conviction in a summary proceeding, be punishable by a fine of
not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 or by imprisonment for a term
not exceeding 90 days. Each day or portion thereof that such violation
continues or is permitted to continue shall constitute a separate
offense. Each section of this article that is violated shall also
constitute a separate offense.