[Amended 9-10-2002 by Ord. No. 02-06, approved 9-10-2002; 4-13-2010 by Ord. No.
2010-05, approved 4-13-2010]
A. Unlawful
acts.
(1) It shall be unlawful for any owner or lessee of any property to allow
or permit snow or ice to lie upon, remain upon or be piled or accumulated
upon a sidewalk within the Borough, upon which such property abuts,
for more than 24 hours.
(2) It shall further be unlawful for any owner of an apartment to allow
or permit snow or ice to lie upon, remain upon or be piled or accumulated
upon any walkway used by residents of the apartment or upon any paved
surface used for ingress, egress or parking of motor vehicles for
more than 24 hours.
B. Clearing
of pathways.
(1) It shall be the duty of the property owner or the lessee of the same,
not later than 24 hours after snow has ceased to fall, to clear or
cause to be cleared a pathway in the sidewalk upon which said property
abuts. Such pathway shall not be less than 30 inches in width and
shall be thoroughly cleaned of snow and ice or other obstruction to
that extent.
(2) It shall be the duty of the owner of any apartment within the Borough,
not later than 24 hours after snow has ceased to fall, to clear or
cause to be cleared a pathway in any walkway within the apartment
complex. Such pathway shall be not less than 30 inches in width and
shall be thoroughly cleaned of snow and ice or other obstruction to
that extent.
(3) It shall be the duty of the owner of any apartment within the Borough,
not later than 24 hours after snow has ceased to fall, to clear or
cause to be cleared any paved surface used for ingress, egress or
parking of motor vehicles. Such paved surface shall be thoroughly
cleaned of snow and ice or other obstruction.
C. Placement
of snow; fire hydrants.
(1) Snow or ice removed from sidewalk areas shall be placed on the property
of the owner, adjacent to the removal area. Excessive amounts of snow
or ice may be placed in the area between the sidewalk and the curbline
but not in the street. If the snow and ice is frozen so hard that
it cannot be removed without injury to the pavement or damaging the
base of the footpath, the owner of the property shall cause the sidewalk
abutting or adjacent to such property to be strewn with ashes, sand,
sawdust or any suitable abrasive material and shall, as soon thereafter
as the weather shall permit, thoroughly clean such sidewalks.
(2) Fire hydrants shall not be covered with snow or ice.
(3) It shall be unlawful to throw, shovel or plow snow into or upon any
roads and streets within the Borough with the intent of allowing such
snow to remain on such roads and streets.
D. Removal
by Borough; costs. In any case where the owner, occupant or tenant,
as aforesaid, shall fail, neglect or refuse to comply with any of
the provisions of this section within the time limit prescribed therein,
the Borough may proceed immediately to clear all snow and/or ice from
the sidewalk of such delinquent party and to collect the expenses
thereof, with any additional amount allowed by law, from said owner,
occupant or tenant, as the case may be, which may be in addition to
any fine or penalty imposed by this section.
E. Parking
during and after snowfall and snow emergencies.
(1) Whenever there shall be any snowfall, or if the state or Borough
shall declare a snow emergency upon snow emergency routes, no on-street
parking of vehicles shall be permitted.
(2) Any time a snow emergency shall be deemed to be in effect by virtue
of the foregoing provisions, such emergency shall continue to exist
until such time as the state or Borough shall declare that the snow
emergency has been terminated.
(3) During any snowfall or any snow emergency which has been declared
throughout the Borough, it shall be unlawful to park any vehicle on
any street within the Borough until the snow has been completely plowed
for the full width of the cartway, except on those streets within
the Borough where only on-street parking is available.
F. Unattended
motor vehicles. It shall be unlawful for any motor vehicle to be left
parked, stalled, incapable of moving under its own power or left unattended
on any street or road within this Borough in violation of the provisions
of this section, and in addition to the penalties hereinafter provided
for such violation, any such motor vehicle may be removed and/or impounded
by the Borough.
G. Violations
and penalties. In addition to those violations and remedies detailed
herein, any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision
of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to pay
a fine of not more than $1,000 per day of violation. Each day that
a violation of this section continues shall constitute a separate
offense.
It shall also be the duty of any such occupier or owner to keep
such sidewalk at all times free and clear of grass, weeds and dirt.
[Revised 7-8-1975 by Ord.
No. 305; amended 10-12-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-14, approved 10-12-2010]
Any person violating the provisions of this article shall be subject to the provisions detailed in Chapter
53A of the Code of the Borough of West Conshohocken.