[Ord. 213, 5/9/1984]
All owners, tenants and occupants of land on which is located
a sidewalk or sidewalks adjacent to a public highway and all owners
of land which is vacant but which contains a sidewalk or sidewalks
adjacent to a public highway shall hereafter keep said sidewalks free
and clear of snow and ice. All such persons shall clear said sidewalks
of snow and ice within 24 hours after the snow has stopped falling.
[Ord. 213, 5/9/1984]
It shall be unlawful to throw, shovel or plow snow into or upon
any roads and streets within the Township from adjoining property
with the intent of allowing such snow to remain on such roads and
streets.
[Ord. 213, 5/9/1984; as amended by Ord. 561, 4/25/2012; and by Ord. 567, 12/11/2013]
1.
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision of
this Part, upon conviction thereof in an action brought before a magisterial
district judge in the manner provided for the enforcement of summary
offenses under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure, shall
be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $25 nor more than $1,000
plus costs and, in default of payment of said fine and costs, to a
term of imprisonment not to exceed 90 days. Each day that a violation
of this Part continues or each section of this Part which shall be
found to have been violated shall constitute a separate offense.
2.
In the event of a violation of this Part, any police officer of the
Township of Northampton may present to the owner, tenant or occupant
a notice indicating the nature of the offense and bearing the statement
that no prosecution shall be instituted for 48 hours hereafter if,
during said forty-eight-hour period, the offender shall voluntarily
appear at the office of the Police Department of the Township of Northampton,
50 Township Road, Richboro, Pennsylvania 18954, and voluntarily enter
a plea of guilty and pay a penalty of $25 to the Township. In the
event such person fails to comply with such notice, the offense will
thereafter be prosecuted and the penalty collected in a manner prescribed
by existing laws.
