[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village
of South Floral Park 2-16-1971 by Ord. No. 33 (Ch. 109 of the 1987 Code).
Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Blocking fire hydrants with ice — See Oh. 122,
Art. II.
Property maintenance — See Oh. 143.
Streets and sidewalks — See Oh. 178.
No owner, lessee or occupant of any house, building or structure
nor the owner or lessee of any vacant lot, plot or parcel of ground
within the Village shall permit any ice or snow to accumulate upon
sidewalks, paths or public thoroughfares, set apart for pedestrians,
in front of or abutting upon their premises, and every such owner,
lessee or occupant shall cause any such sidewalks, paths and public
thoroughfares to be cleared of ice and snow within 24 hours after
such snow shall have ceased to fall or such ice shall have formed.
[Amended 10-1-2015 by L.L. No. 4-2015]
A.
Any person
committing an offense against the provision of this chapter, upon
conviction thereof, shall be guilty of a violation punishable by a
fine of $75. The continuation of an offense against the provisions
of this chapter shall constitute, for each day after the cessation
of the snowfall the offense is continued, a separate and distinct
offense hereunder.
B.
Upon failure
of any such owner, lessee or occupant to remove such snow or ice within
such period, the Village may cause such sidewalks to be cleared and
assess the expense thereof upon the adjoining land.
