[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Council of the Township of Washington 9-5-1978 by Ord. No. 78-22 (Ch. 196 of the 1985 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
The following definitions shall apply as to the interpretation and enforcement of this chapter:
PERSON
Any individual, firm, partnership, corporation or association of persons, and the single number shall include the plural.
ROADWAY
That portion of a street or highway improved, designed or ordinarily used for vehicular travel.
SHOPPING CENTER
Any commercial establishment that provides off-street parking for patrons.
SIDEWALK
That portion of a street other than the roadway normally between the curb and the property line of the street.
STREET or HIGHWAY
The entire width between the boundary lines of every way publicly maintained when any part thereof is open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular travel.
A. 
Every person in charge or control of any building, structure or lot within the Township, whether as owner, tenant, occupant, lessee or otherwise, shall remove and clear away or cause to be removed and cleared away snow and ice from so much of the sidewalk as is in front of or abuts said building or lot of land.
(1) 
Except as provided in Subsection B hereof, snow and ice shall be so removed from sidewalks from all business and commercial premises within the Township of Washington within 12 hours after the cessation of any fall of snow, sleet or freezing rain.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
(2) 
Except as provided in Subsection B hereof, snow and ice shall be so removed from all other sidewalks within the Township within 12 hours after the cessation of any fall of snow, sleet or freezing rain.
B. 
However, in the event snow and ice on a sidewalk has become so hard that it cannot be removed without likelihood of damage to the sidewalk, the person or entity charged with its removal shall, within the time mentioned in Subsection A hereof, cause enough sand or other abrasive to be put on the sidewalk to make travel thereon reasonably safe, and shall then, as soon thereafter as weather permits, cause said sidewalk to be thoroughly cleaned.
[Added 3-14-2011 by Ord. No. 11-05; amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
Every person in charge or control of any building, structure or lot within the Township, whether as owner, tenant, occupant, lessee or otherwise, on which there is located a fire hydrant, shall remove all snow and ice from around such fire hydrant sufficient to allow proper and immediate access to such fire hydrant for fire protection purposes, and in no event shall such person permit snow and/or ice to obstruct access to such fire hydrant after 24 hours after the cessation of the fall of snow, sleet or freezing rain.
A. 
The owner or owners, occupant or occupants, tenant or tenants of all shopping centers in the Township shall be individually and jointly responsible for the removal of and shall remove all snow and ice from said parking areas, sidewalks and public ways in accordance with the above and other provisions of this chapter set forth in this section.
B. 
In the event the snow cannot be removed from the parking lot, it shall be deposited in an area of the parking lot where it will not block or obstruct the view in any public way.
C. 
In the event said snow and ice (or either) is so frozen as to make removal impracticable, covering the same thoroughly with sand or ashes or the use of other chemicals to remove same shall be deemed compliance with the removal provisions of this chapter.
D. 
Removal of ice and snow as aforesaid shall be accomplished within six hours after snowfall has stopped and/or when snow has reached a depth of four inches.
E. 
Accumulations of snow and ice resulting from the lawful removal of snow and ice hereunder shall not be loaded or removed by dumper, loader, truck or any vehicles or motorized apparatus between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m.
[Added 1-16-2006 by Ord. No. 06-1]
No person shall deposit or cause to be deposited any snow or ice:
A. 
On or against a fire hydrant.
B. 
On a traveled portion of roadway in a manner that impedes or interferes with flow of traffic.
No person shall cause the accumulation of snow and ice on any street or roadway in such a manner as to endanger pedestrians or obstruct the vision of motorists. In no event shall snow or ice be or be caused to be piled on any corner by any person within 10 feet of any intersection in excess of four feet in height which would tend to obstruct a motorist's vision.
A. 
Any person, firm, corporation or association who shall violate any of the provisions of this chapter or fail to comply with any notice given as provided herein shall, upon conviction thereof, be punishable as provided in § 1-1 of Chapter 1, General Provisions. Every day that such violation continues shall be deemed and considered to be a separate and distinct offense.
[Amended 6-3-1985 by Ord. No. 85-5]
B. 
Removal by Township.
[Added 2-5-1979 by Ord. No. 79-2]
(1) 
In the event summons for a violation of this chapter cannot be served because premises are unimproved or vacant or there is no person within the jurisdiction of the municipality to receive the same or for any other reason cognizable at law, the Department of Public Works, upon being made aware of said inability of such service, may cause such work to be done.
[Amended 4-6-2020 by Ord. No. 20-03]
(2) 
The Director of the Department of Public Works shall ascertain and keep a record of exact cost of all work caused to be done on account of such act or omission of each person aforesaid, and shall identify those persons with particularity.
[Amended 4-6-2020 by Ord. No. 20-03]
(3) 
Each person whose act or omission makes it necessary that the Department of Public Works cause work to be done as aforesaid shall be liable to the Township for the cost of such work.
[Amended 4-6-2020 by Ord. No. 20-03]
(4) 
It shall be the duty of the Director of the Department of Law to sue for these costs or to collect the same in accordance with other legal process.