[Code 1974, § 99A-1]
The following words, terms, and phrases, when used in this article,
shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where
the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
PATHWAY
A particular sidewalk or off-road path as shown on the Township's
pedestrian/bicycle master plan.
SIDEWALK
The portion of the street outside the edge of the roadway,
designed and improved for nonmotorized use.
Cross reference: Definitions generally, § 1-2.
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[Code 1974, § 99A-2]
The Director of Public Works and Engineering shall have general
supervision and control of construction and maintenance of all sidewalks.
He shall have on file specifications and details describing specific
materials, manner of construction, and reason for construction and
maintenance of sidewalks.
[Code 1974, § 99A-4]
No person shall deface, damage, or otherwise harm a sidewalk.
[Code 1974, § 99A-8; Ord. No. 2011-12, 7-19-2011]
(a) It shall be the duty of the occupant and the owner of occupied property
or the owner of unoccupied property to keep the adjacent sidewalk
clear of snow and ice within 24 hours of the cessation of a snowfall.
(b) Snow shall not be piled in a manner that results in obstruction of
vision between a car and users of the sidewalks or another car. No
person shall place snow or ice upon a street right of way so as to
impair vehicular or pedestrian nonmotorized traffic.
(c) If more than two inches of snow, or any unsafe ice (as determined
by the Director of Public Works and Engineering or his agent), remains
on a public sidewalk more than 24 hours after the cessation of a snowfall,
the Director of Public Works and Engineering or his agent, may notify
the owner or occupant of the adjacent property of the applicable provisions
of this article. Such notice may be given personally or by posting
on the adjacent property. The owner or occupant shall have 24 hours
after receiving such notice to remove the snow and ice. If the owner
or occupant does not remove the snow and ice within 24 hours, the
Director of Public Works and Engineering or his agent is expressly
authorized to enter onto the sidewalk and property to remove the prohibited
snow and ice, with or without mechanical equipment. All expenses incurred
in such removal shall be billed to and paid by the owner or occupant
of the adjacent property within 30 days from the date of billing.
The Township Treasurer shall have the right and power to add all unpaid
amounts to the tax rolls of the adjacent property as a lien, and to
levy and collect such unpaid amounts in the same manner as provided
for the levy and collection of real property taxes against the adjacent
property.
[Ord. No. 2011-12, 7-19-2011]
(a) Permitted. Dogs may be brought upon a public sidewalk or pathway
or within a public street right-of-way outside the roadway unless
posted otherwise.
(b) Control. Any dog on or adjacent to a public sidewalk or pathway or
within a public street right-of-way shall be upon a leash of six feet
or less, and shall be under the immediate control of a competent person
at all times.
(c) Removal of feces. Any person having control of a dog on or adjacent
to a public sidewalk or pathway or within a public street right-of-way
shall immediately remove all feces deposited by such dog on or adjacent
to any public sidewalk or pathway, and shall dispose of same in a
sanitary manner.