[Adopted 7-5-1973 by Ord. No. 308 (Ch. 19, Part 5, of the
1973 Code of Ordinances)]
The owner, occupant or tenant of any real estate fronting upon
or alongside of any of the streets of the Borough of Kenhorst is hereby
required to remove, or cause to be removed, from any paved or unpaved
sidewalk or pedestrian walkway in front of or alongside of said real
estate all snow, ice or sleet thereon fallen or formed within 12 hours
after the same shall have ceased to fall or to form. Provided: that
snow or ice that has ceased to fall or to be formed after 6:00 of
any evening may be removed at any time before 6:00 p.m. of the following
day.
The owner of such real estate shall be responsible for conforming
to the requirements of this article where such real estate is occupied
by such owner or is unoccupied; the tenant or occupier thereof where
such real estate is occupied by such tenant or occupier only; and
the owner thereof where the real estate is a multiple-business or
multiple dwelling property, occupied by more than one tenant or occupier.
In any case where the owner, occupant or tenant as aforesaid, shall fail, neglect or refuse to comply with any of the provisions of this article within the time limit prescribed in § 404-12, the Borough may proceed immediately to clear all snow and/or ice from the sidewalk of such delinquent, and to collect the expenses of such removal, with an additional amount of 10% from such owner, occupant or tenant, as the case may be, which may be in addition to any fine or penalty imposed under § 404-15 of this article.
It shall be unlawful for any person, whether owner, occupant,
tenant, or agent thereof, in removing snow or ice from property fronting
upon or alongside of any of the streets of the Borough of Kenhorst,
to cast, plow or deposit snow or ice from said property, its sidewalks,
driveways or other areas, onto the streets, cartways or public roads
of the Borough of Kenhorst at any time after said streets, cartways
or public roads of the Borough have been cleared of snow and ice by
plowing, shoveling and salting or cindering thereof by the Borough.
It is the property owner's responsibility to inform any snow removal
contractors of the requirements presented herein.
[Added 1-5-1995 by Ord. No. 436]
It shall be unlawful for any person to relocate any accumulation
of snow in the Borough streets or public pedestrian walkway other
than to private property which will cause or tend to cause an obstruction
to vehicular traffic or hamper snow removal efforts by the Borough.
