[Ord. 295, 10/1/1979; as amended by Ord. 490, 2/4/2014, § 2]
The owner, occupant, or tenant of every property in the Township of West Lebanon, fronting or abutting upon any street or road in the Township alongside which a sidewalk, as defined by § 21-101, shall have been laid is hereby required to remove or cause to be removed from all the sidewalks in front of or alongside such property all snow and ice thereon fallen or formed, within 24 hours after the same shall have ceased to fall or to be formed. Provided; 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 shall be vacant or unoccupied or shall be a multiple-unit property, containing more than one tenantable unit; the occupant or tenant thereof shall be so responsible in the case of a single-unit property, occupied or tenanted by such tenant or occupant only.
[Ord. 295, 10/1/1979]
In any case where the owner, occupant, or tenant, as aforesaid, shall fail, neglect, or refuse to comply with any of the requirements of § 21-301 of this Part, within the time limit prescribed therein, the Township authorities may proceed forthwith to have all snow and/or ice removed from the sidewalk of such delinquent, either by Township employees and/or by an independent contractor, and in that event, the Township authorities shall be entitled to collect the expenses of such removal, with any additional amount allowed by law, from such owner, occupant, or tenant, as the case may be, which may be in addition to any fine or penalty imposed under § 21-303 of this Part. Any sum to which the Township is entitled under this section may be collected in any manner(s) provided by applicable law.
[Ord. 295, 10/1/1979; as amended by Ord. 454, 9/2/2008]
Any owner, occupant, or tenant who shall fail to remove any snow or ice from any sidewalk as required by § 21-301 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. Any penalty imposed under this section may be imposed in addition to any expenses and additional amounts authorized by law, imposed as provided in § 21-302 of this Part.