[Ord. 485, 4/9/1962, § 1; as amended by Ord. 641, 10/9/1978; by Ord. 768, 1/10/1994, § 1; and by Ord. 974, 5/9/2016]
The owner, occupant, or tenant of every property fronting upon or alongside any of the streets in the Town of Bloomsburg is hereby required to remove, or cause to be removed, from all the sidewalks in front of or alongside of such property all snow or ice thereon fallen or formed, within 12 hours after the same shall have ceased to fall or to be formed, provided that snow or ice that has ceased to fall or to be formed after 6:00 p.m. may be removed at any time before 12:00 noon the next day. In the event that snow and/or ice on a sidewalk has become so hard that it cannot be removed without damage to a sidewalk, the person charged with its removal shall, within the time specified above, place enough sand or other abrasive ice remover on the sidewalk to make travel reasonably safe and shall, as soon thereafter as weather permits, clear the sidewalk as specified herein. Snow or ice which is removed shall not be deposited in the roadway of any street, alley, or other public sidewalk of the Town of Bloomsburg and shall not be placed adjacent to any fire hydrant; provided, further, that the owner of a property shall be responsible for conforming to the requirements of this section.
[Ord. 485, 4/9/1962, § 2; as amended by Ord. 768, 1/10/1994, § 2]
In any case where the owner, occupant or tenant, as aforesaid, shall fail, neglect or refuse to comply with any of the provisions of § 21-301 within the time limit prescribed therein, the Town authorities may, but shall not be required to, proceed immediately to clear all snow and/or ice from the sidewalk of such delinquent premises and to collect the expenses thereof, together with an additional amount equal to 25% of such expense, from the owner of the property, which amounts may be in addition to any fine or penalty imposed under § 21-303 hereof.
[Ord. 485, 4/9/1962, § 3; as amended by Ord. 768, 1/10/1994, § 3; by Ord. 841, 12/19/2001; and by Ord. 974, 5/9/2016]
Any person violating any part of this Part shall, upon conviction thereof in a summary proceeding, be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding $1,000, to be paid to the use of the Town of Bloomsburg, together with costs of prosecution, or be imprisoned for not more than 10 days, or both; provided, further, that each day that a violation of this Part continues shall constitute a separate offense.