[Adopted 5-2-1994 by Ord. No. 5/1/94 (Ch. XXI, Part 2C, of the 1976 Code of Ordinances)]
The owner, occupant or tenant of every property fronting upon or alongside of any streets in the Borough of Burgettstown is hereby required to remove or cause to be removed from all sidewalks in front or alongside of such property all snow and/or ice and/or grass, leaves, and/or weeds, and such other matter from sidewalks thereon fallen or formed, within 24 hours after the same shall have ceased to fall or form, provided that the owner of a property shall be responsible for conforming to the requirements of this article where such property is occupied by such owner or is unoccupied; the tenant or occupier thereof where such property is occupied by such tenant or occupier only; and the owner thereof where the property is a multiple-business or multiple-dwelling property occupied by more than one tenant or occupier.
In any case the owner, occupant or tenant shall fail, neglect or refuse to comply with any of the provisions of § 438-11 within the time limit prescribed therein, the Borough authorities may proceed immediately to clear all snow and/or ice and/or grass, leaves and/or weeds from the sidewalk of such delinquent and to collect the expenses thereof, plus an additional 10%, from such owner, occupant or tenant, as the case may be, which may be in addition to any fine or penalty imposed under § 438-13.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
Any person who violates or permits a violation of this article shall, upon conviction in a summary proceeding under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure, be guilty of a summary offense and shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000, plus court costs and reasonable attorneys' fees incurred by the Borough in the enforcement proceedings. Upon judgment against any person by summary conviction, or by proceedings by summons on default of the payment of the fine or penalty imposed and the costs, the defendant may be sentenced and committed to the county correctional facility for a period not exceeding 30 days. Each day that such violation exists shall constitute a separate offense, and each section of this article that is violated shall also constitute a separate offense. In addition to or in lieu of enforcement under this section, the Borough may enforce this article in equity in the Court of Common Pleas of Washington County.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).