[Adopted 7-7-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-5; amended in its entirety 5-16-2011 by Ord. No.
2011-2]
The Township may require owners of the property abutting on
any street, including state highways, to repair the sidewalk along
such property, at such grades and under such regulations as may be
prescribed by the Township.
The Township may require owners of property abutting state highways
and owners of any nonresidential property to repair the curbs along
such property, at such grades and under such regulations as may be
prescribed by the Township.
Notice to repair sidewalks and/or curbs shall be given by registered
or certified mail to abutting property owners, at the address to which
tax bills are sent, and the owners shall have 30 days to comply with
the notice in conformity with any specifications prescribed by the
Township Engineer.
At any time during the performance of the required work, the
Township Engineer may inspect the work to determine whether construction
specifications are being observed.
Upon the failure of any property owner to maintain any sidewalk
or curb in compliance with notice to do so, the Township may do the
same or cause the same to be done and may levy the cost of its work
on such owner as a property lien, to be collected in the manner provided
by the Municipal Claims and Tax Liens Act, Act of May 16, 1923, as
amended.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 7101 et seq.
Every owner of property which abuts sidewalks shall at all times
keep in good repair all sidewalks abutting said property. Every owner
of property, the principal use of which is not residential, and every
owner of property along state highways shall at all times keep in
good repair the curbs abutting said property.
[Amended 2-18-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-2]
Every person in charge or control of any building or any land
fronting or abutting on a paved sidewalk, whether as owner, tenant,
occupant, lessee, or otherwise, shall remove and clear away, or cause
to be removed and cleared away, snow and/or ice from the sidewalk
in front of or abutting said building or lot of land. Snow and ice
shall be removed from sidewalks within 36 hours after the cessation
of any fall of snow, sleet, or freezing rain.
No person shall deposit or cause to be deposited any snow or
ice on or immediately next to a fire hydrant or on any sidewalk or
road or street within the Township.
[Amended 2-18-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-2]
Any person, firm, corporation, or utility which shall violate §§ 159-24.3, 159-24.4 and 159-24.5 shall be issued a citation by Warwick Township. The citation shall provide that the responsible party may pay the fine by paying the sum of $50 at the Township Building within 48 hours of receiving the fine. If the fine is not paid, a summons shall be issued, and upon conviction of the violation before a District Justice, the responsible party shall be assessed a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $300, plus the costs of prosecution. Each thirty-six-hour period within which snow or ice is not removed from the sidewalk shall constitute a new and separate violation, punishable as described above.
