[Adopted 6-5-1899 (Ch.
71, Art. I, of the 1971 Code)]
[Amended 1-11-1960]
No person shall place, plow, move, or suffer to be placed, plowed
or moved, snow, ice, dirt or any other obstruction upon the public
streets, alleys and/or sidewalks within the limits of the Village
of Boonville, New York.
[Amended 7-5-1950]
The owners of buildings adjacent to public streets, alleys and
sidewalks shall prevent the accumulation of snow, ice or water thereon,
and shall prevent the falling of snow, ice or water from such buildings
upon such streets and sidewalks.
A.
Every person
owning or occupying a lot fronting on a public street in the Village
of Boonville, in front of which shall be laid a plank, stone or other
sidewalk, shall in summertime keep the sidewalk swept clean and free
from dirt and filth, and in wintertime keep the snow and ice shoveled
and cleared from the walk, so that the public may travel without obstruction
or injury.
B.
The owner
or occupant shall have 24 hours to remove snow from the sidewalk.
The time frame shall be measured from when three inches of snow have
accumulated due to snowfall and/or wind gusts.
[Added at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions,
Art. I)]
No person shall coast or slide downhill upon the public streets
or on the sidewalks within the Village of Boonville, or play ball
thereon or on any public square or park within said Village, except
on Erwin Park, when permitted by the keeper thereof or by a member
of the Board of Trustees.
[Amended 5-18-2011]
All awnings overhanging the streets, sidewalks and public places
of this Village shall be so constructed that at their lowest possible
adjustment they shall clear the ground by at least six feet six inches.
[Amended 7-5-1950; 12-29-1971; at time of adoption of Code
(see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
Any person violating any of the provisions of this article shall
be punished, upon conviction, by a fine not exceeding $300 for each
violation. In addition, each violation of this article shall constitute
disorderly conduct, and each person violating the same shall be a
disorderly person. Each day that a violation or failure to comply
with any provision of this article or any regulation promulgated hereunder
by the Board of Trustees occurs shall constitute a separate and distinct
violation.
[Added at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions,
Art. I)]
If any person fails to abide by the terms of § 330-3, then the Village shall have the authority to cause the sidewalk to be cleared of ice and/or snow and assess the cost for doing so to the owner's Village taxes.
