[Adopted 8-18-1937 (Ch. 50, Art. IV, of the 1965 Code)]
[Amended 10-23-1978; 1-22-2013 by L.L. No.
1-2013; 10-17-2017 by L.L. No. 9-2017]
No owner of any real property in the Village of Sleepy Hollow
shall allow snow, ice, or other substance to accumulate or remain
upon any sidewalk improved for public pedestrian use which either
is in any portion of a street between the owner's property boundary
line and the curbline of a street or lateral line of uncurbed roadway
that abuts the owner's real property or is on the owner's real property
and runs substantially alongside a street or roadway that abuts the
owner's real property, so as to impede or render dangerous public
travel thereon for a longer period than 24 hours.
[Amended 11-15-1994 by L.L. No. 16-1994; 1-22-2013 by L.L. No. 1-2013]
Any person or persons or agent of any nonresident owner who
shall permit such snow or ice so to accumulate and remain for a longer
period than that above specified after notice to remove the same shall
be liable to a penalty of $250, 15 days' imprisonment, or both, for
each offense. In addition to such penalty, the Board of Trustees may
have said snow or ice or other substance removed and the cost and
expense of so removing the same shall be levied, assessed and collected
from such owner, occupant or agent in the manner prescribed by law.
Oral notice by any member of the Police Department shall be
deemed sufficient for the purpose of this article.
[Added 6-15-1998 by L.L. No. 3-1998; amended 10-17-2017 by L.L. No. 9-2017]
Notwithstanding anything contained in § 362-16 herein, any owner of any real property in the Village of Sleepy Hollow who permits snow or ice to accumulate and remain upon any sidewalk improved for public pedestrian use which either is in any portion of a street between the owner's property boundary line and the curbline of a street or lateral line of uncurbed roadway that abuts the owner's real property or is on the owner's real property and runs substantially alongside a street or roadway that abuts the owner's real property shall be liable to any party for injuries sustained as a result thereof.
