It shall be the duty of the owner and occupant, jointly, of every parcel of real estate adjoining a public sidewalk to keep such sidewalk adjoining such property free from snow and ice and for the full paved width of such sidewalk.
[Adopted 12-16-1968 as Ch. 30, Art. II, of the 1968 Code]
Snow and ice shall be removed within 24 hours after the end of snowfall. Sidewalks in front of commercial establishments and commercial parking lots shall be kept free of snow and ice at all times between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
In case snow and ice on any sidewalk shall be frozen so hard that it cannot be removed without injury to the sidewalk, it shall, within the time specified in § 137-34, be strewn and kept strewn with ashes, sand, sawdust or other suitable material so as to be no longer dangerous to life and limb. As soon as practicable thereafter, the sidewalk shall be completely cleared of snow, ice and other material strewn thereon as provided in this subsection.
[Amended 6-13-2016 by Ord. No. O-16-09; 4-1-2019 by Ord. No. O-19-10]
It shall be the duty of the NCC Inspector to ascertain whether the public sidewalks have been cleared of snow and ice as provided in this section. He/she shall promptly notify the Chief Operating Officer or Public Works Director of all parcels with respect to which the provisions of this section have not been complied with.
[Amended 6-13-2016 by Ord. No. O-16-09]
The Chief Operating Officer or Public Works Director shall direct the removal or treatment of snow and ice, as provided in this section, from the portions of the public sidewalk with respect to which this section has not been complied with and shall notify the Chief Financial Officer of the expense incurred, determined by the amount of labor and materials used.
[Amended 6-13-2016 by Ord. No. O-16-09; 4-1-2019 by Ord. No. O-19-10]
The NCC Inspector shall promptly present to the owner or occupant of each parcel a bill for the removal or treatment of snow and ice, as certified by the Chief Operating Officer. If not paid within 30 days, the costs thereof shall be assessed against the property and become a lien thereon, collectible in the same manner as delinquent City taxes.
Snow and ice shall in all cases be removed from public sidewalks in such a way as not to obstruct the free passageway of any street, avenue or roadway.
No person shall dump, pour or spill salt or salt water or other deleterious matter upon any tree or tree space in any public place or keep or maintain within 10 feet of any such tree or tree space any receptacle from which salt water leaks or drips or dump, pour or spill salt or salt water into any parking or unconcreted gutter so as to injure any tree or grass occupying public space.
[Amended 2-14-1994 by Ord. No. 94-01]
Any person, firm or corporation which shall violate any provision of this article or fail to comply with its requirements shall, upon conviction thereof, be guilty of a municipal infraction, punishable by a fine of $400 for each offense. Each day that a violation continues shall be considered a separate offense.