The owner or owners, tenant or tenants or occupant or occupants of lands abutting or bordering upon the sidewalks or gutters of the public streets, avenues or highways in the Borough of North Caldwell shall remove or cause to be removed from the sidewalks and gutters all snow and ice, within 24 hours after the snow has ceased falling or the ice has formed thereon.
A.
It shall be unlawful for the owner, tenant or occupant, hereinafter collectively referred to as "owner," of lands abutting any public street and/or sidewalk of the Borough of North Caldwell to plow or deposit, or cause to be plowed or deposited, any snow from the owner's property into the traveled portion of any public street or any sidewalk of the borough or onto a neighboring property so as to obstruct, whether partially or totally, a neighboring driveway or mailbox or any fire hydrant. The owner of property from which snow is being removed or plowed on his behalf, whether by a commercial snowplowing firm or other third party, shall be responsible for compliance with this section and shall be subject to the fine provided in this article.
B.
The commercial operator of any snowplow or other snow removal equipment, clearing snow on private property shall not deposit, or cause to be deposited, such snow on any public road, street, highway or public land. The penalty for failure to comply with Subsection 88-20.1B shall be $250 for the first offense, and for each subsequent offense, a fine of $500. (N.J.S.A. 39:4-77.3)
In case such owner or owners, tenant or tenants or occupant or occupants of any land abutting or bordering upon any public street, avenue or highway in the borough shall neglect or refuse to remove such snow or ice, it shall be the duty of the Director of Public Works having charge of the streets and highways of the borough to remove, or cause to be removed, such snow and ice from the sidewalk and gutter in front of or bordering on such land.
The cost paid and incurred by the Director of Public Works for removing such snow and ice from any sidewalk or gutter shall be by him certified to the Council, which shall examine such certificate and shall cause the cost as shown thereon to be charged against the lands abutting or bordering such sidewalk or gutter; and the amount so charged shall forthwith become a lien upon such lands and shall be added to and become and form part of the taxes then next to be assessed and levied upon such lands and shall be collected and enforced according to law.