[Adopted 10-18-2011 by L.L. No. 15-2011]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
A Snow Removal District as shown on the town's Snow
Removal District Map.
The Snow Removal District Map, identified and entitled "Snow
Removal District Map," showing Town of Yorktown Snow Removal Districts,
dated October 18, 2011, together with all of the explanatory matter
thereon, is hereby adopted for the Town of Yorktown.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The Snow Removal District Map is on file
in the Town offices.
A.
In a Snow Removal District, within 12 hours after a precipitation
event has concluded, the owner and/or occupant of premises abutting
or bordering on paved sidewalks along a Town street shall remove all
snow and ice from such sidewalks, or in the cases where the snow and
ice on the sidewalks cannot be removed without injury to the sidewalks,
shall thoroughly cover the sidewalk with sand, salt or other suitable
material so as to make the sidewalk safe for public use. The requirements
of this subsection shall not apply to commercial establishments or
parking lots, regardless of location.
B.
The owner and/or occupant of a commercial establishment or parking
lot, regardless of location in or outside of a Snow Removal District,
shall remove all snow and ice from the sidewalks abutting such commercial
establishment or parking lot, or in the cases where the snow and ice
on the sidewalks cannot be removed without injury to the sidewalks,
shall thoroughly cover the sidewalk with sand, salt or other suitable
material so as to make the sidewalk safe for public use between the
hours of 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
C.
Notwithstanding any other provision in the Town Code to the contrary,
an owner or occupant of residential premises abutting or bordering
on paved sidewalks along a Town street is not required to remove snow
and ice from such sidewalks, or cover such sidewalk with sand, salt
or other suitable material, if such residential premises is not situated
within any Snow Removal District.
Any person committing an offense against any provision of this
article shall be guilty of a violation punishable by imprisonment
for a term not exceeding 15 days or by a fine not exceeding $250,
or by both such fine and imprisonment. The continuation of an offense
against the provisions of this article shall constitute, for each
day the offense is continued, a separate and distinct offense hereunder.
This article may be enforced by the Building Department Code
Enforcement Officer, the Yorktown Fire Marshal and/or the Yorktown
Police Department.
