[Adopted 6-26-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-02]
A.
Following the effective date of this article, it shall be unlawful
for owners, occupants or tenants of property to dump, throw, shovel,
pile or push any snow or ice removed from driveways or walkways into
any public highway or street.
B.
No snow, ice, slush, or a combination thereof, shall be pushed or
deposited into any drainage area, stream, river, culvert or catch
basin.
C.
No snow, ice, slush, or a combination thereof, shall be deposited,
pushed or maintained within a commercial, manufacturing, light industrial
or multiple-family zoning district parking facility or at or near
an intersection in any zoning district, in a manner or at a location
which creates a traffic hazard by impairing visibility from or of
a public highway.
D.
No person shall damage any Township property, including, but not
limited to, traffic signs, culverts, etc. while removing snow, ice,
slush, or a combination thereof. Any damage to Township property shall
be repaired or replaced in accordance with the requirements of the
Township at the expense of the property owner and/or snow removal
agency.
A.
Fire hydrants shall not be covered. The owner is hereby required
to remove or cause to be removed all snow, ice, slush, or any combination
thereof or any accumulation and/or impediment which would limit access
to, from, and/or around all of the fire hydrants which are located
on said property, so as to provide immediate access by fire rescue
personnel in cases of emergency. In cases involving a storm, fire
hydrants shall be cleared of all snow, ice, slush, or any combination
thereof within 24 hours following the storm; in any event, any accumulant
shall be removed not less than once in every twenty-four-hour period.
B.
In all other cases involving the accumulation of natural and/or man-made
items around fire hydrants, the owner is responsible for the immediate
removal of said items. In either case, fire hydrants shall be cleared
sufficiently so emergency personnel have total access to hydrants.
This is necessary to allow for fire hose connections to be made to
access water in the event of a fire. The owner of a property shall
be responsible for conforming to the requirements of this section
where such property is occupied by said owner or is unoccupied or
vacant.
C.
In cases where the owner, occupant, or tenant as aforesaid, shall fail, neglect, or refuse to comply with any of the provisions of this section of this article, or within the time period required therein, the Township of Washington, Berks County, Pennsylvania, may in its discretion, proceed immediately to clear the snow, ice, slush, or any combination thereof or accumulation and/or impediment which would limit access to, from, and/or around fire hydrants and to collect the expenses, with any additional amount allowed by law, from fine or penalty imposed under § 101-36 of this article. In no case is the Township of Washington liable if it does not exercise the Township option for removal of snow, ice, slush, any combination thereof or accumulation and/or impediment which would limit access to, from, and/or around fire hydrants as defined within § 101-35.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this article shall,
upon summary conviction before a District Magistrate, be sentenced
to pay a fine of not less than $50 and not more than $100 and the
cost of prosecution, such fines to be collected as like fines are
now collected by law, and in default shall undergo imprisonment not
exceeding 30 days.