[Ord. 2014-07, 9/8/2014, § 1]
For the purposes of this Part, the following terms shall have meanings ascribed thereto as follows:
BOARD
The Board of Supervisors of Penn Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
RESPONSIBLE PARTY
For unoccupied or multiple-unit properties, the person or person who is/are the owner(s) of such property. For occupied single-unit properties, all owners and occupants of the property.
TOWNSHIP
The Township of Penn, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
[Ord. 2014-07, 9/8/2014, § 1]
The responsible party for a property fronting upon or along any street within the Township is hereby required to remove or cause to be removed from all of the sidewalks in front of or along such property all snow and ice which has fallen or formed thereon within 24 hours after such snow and ice has ceased to fall or to be formed so that there shall be a clear walk along the entire length thereof at least three feet in width. In the event that snow and/or ice on a sidewalk has become so hard that it cannot be removed without the likelihood of damage to the sidewalk, the responsible party shall, within 24 hours after the snow or ice has ceased to fall or form, cause enough sand or other abrasive to be placed upon the sidewalk to make travel reasonably safe and shall, as soon thereafter as weather permits, cause to be cleared a path in said sidewalk of at least three feet in width.
[Ord. 2014-07, 9/8/2014, § 1]
Every responsible party shall remove and clear away, or cause to be removed and cleared away, any accumulation of snow or ice surrounding a fire hydrant located along the frontage of the property of the responsible party. Such work shall be completed within a reasonable time, but not later than 24 hours after the cessation of any fall of snow, sleet or freezing rain. The minimum clear zone shall be no less than three feet around the entirety of the fire hydrant.
[Ord. 2014-07, 9/8/2014, § 1]
No person shall deposit or cause to be deposited any snow or ice on or immediately next to a fire hydrant or on any sidewalk, street or loading or unloading area. While it is expected that care will be exercised during the removal of snow and ice from public roadways, such restriction shall not apply to any governmental entity having responsible to clear and maintain public right-of-way.
[Ord. 2014-07, 9/8/2014, § 1]
In any case where the responsible party shall fail, neglect or refuse to comply with any of the provisions of this Part within the time limit prescribed herein, the Township may proceed immediately to clear all snow and/or ice from the sidewalk or around the fire hydrant on the property for which such person is a responsible party and to collect the expenses of such removal, with an additional penalty of 10% of such costs, from the responsible party or to file a municipal lien against such property.
[Ord. 2014-07, 9/8/2014, § 1]
Any person who violates or permits a violation of this Part shall, upon being found liable therefor in a civil enforcement proceeding commenced by the Township before a magisterial district judge, pay a fine of not more than $600, plus all court costs, including reasonable attorney's fees, incurred by the Township in the enforcement of this Part. No judgment shall be imposed until the date of the determination of the violation by the magisterial district judge. If the defendant neither pays nor timely appeals the judgment, the Township may enforce the judgment pursuant to the applicable Rules of Civil Procedure. Each day a violation exists shall constitute a separate offense. Further, the appropriate officers or agents of the Township are hereby authorized to seek equitable relief, including injunction, to enforce compliance herewith.