[Ord. 462, 6/8/1970]
The owner, occupant or tenant of property fronting upon or alongside
of any of the streets in the Borough of Oxford is hereby required
to remove or cause to be removed from all of the sidewalks in front
of or alongside of such property all leaves, vegetation and every
other substance which could create danger, hardship or inconvenience
to the traveling public within 12 hours after the aforementioned articles
have been upon the sidewalk. The owner of a property shall be responsible
for conforming to the requirements of this section where such property
is occupied by such owner or is unoccupied or vacant or where such
property is a multiple-business or multiple-dwelling property occupied
by more than one tenant or occupier; the occupant or tenant of a property
shall be responsible therefor where such property consists of a single
unit occupied by such tenant or occupier only.
[Ord. 462, 6/8/1970]
In any case where the owner, occupant or tenant, as aforesaid, shall fail, neglect or refuse to comply with any of the provisions of § 21-601 within the time limit prescribed therein, the Borough authorities may proceed immediately to clear all such articles from the sidewalk of such delinquent and to collect all the expenses thereof, with 10% added thereto, from such owner, occupant or tenant, as the case may be, which may be in addition to any fine or penalty imposed under § 21-603.
[Ord. 462, 6/8/1970; as amended by Ord. 636, 5/23/1989, § 1-6;
and by Ord. 810, 12/17/2007]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision
of this Part, upon conviction thereof, shall be sentenced to pay a
fine of not more than $1,000 plus costs and, in default of payment
of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 30
days. Each day that a violation of this Part continues shall constitute
a separate offense.
