[Adopted 5-12-1931 by Ord. No. 663; amended in its entirety 2-2-1977 by Ord. No.
1191 (Ch. 117, Art. I, of the 1977 Code)]
Every tenant or occupant, and in case there shall be no tenant
or occupant, every owner, person, firm or corporation having the care
or charge of any land or building fronting on any street in the Borough
of West View where there is a sidewalk paved with concrete, brick,
stone or other material, or a board sidewalk, shall, within 24 hours
after the ceasing to fall of any snow or sleet or the accumulation
of ice caused by freezing, cause the same to be removed from such
sidewalk.
If within 24 hours after the cessation of any fall of snow or
the formation of any ice, the owner or occupant of any premises shall
fail to clear such sidewalk of snow and ice, he shall be in violation
of this article. In addition, the Borough may clear such sidewalks
of snow and ice if they are not cleared by the owner or occupant within
the said 24 hours and assess the cost thereof against the owner of
the adjacent property. Such cost, if not paid, shall be assessable
against the property as a tax thereon.
Any person or persons who shall fail, neglect or refuse to comply
with or who shall violate the provisions of this article shall, upon
conviction thereof in a summary proceeding before a Magisterial District
Judge, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $300, plus costs
of prosecution, and, in default of the payment of the fine and costs,
be imprisoned in the county jail for a period of not more than 30
days.
