[Ord. 102, 2/13/1979, § 1]
The owner, tenant or occupant and, if no occupant, then the
owner of any building abutting or being adjacent to any street, lane
or alley of the Township, and in the case of a vacant lot, the owner
of said lot shall within 12 hours of falling snow or the creation
of any icy or sleeting condition, remove or cause to be removed such
snow, ice or sleet from all sidewalks on said premises and, in addition,
all sidewalks on the street right-of-way which adjoin or abut said
premises. Said snow, ice or sleet, shall be removed the full width
of the sidewalks.
[Ord. 102, 2/13/1979, § 2]
In the case of the failure of the owner, tenant or occupant
of any premises hereinabove described to comply with the terms of
this Part within the time limit aforesaid, to remove such snow, ice
or sleet from the sidewalks, then the Secretary of the Township or
other designated person in the employ of the Township may remove or
cause to be removed the snow, ice or sleet, and the expense thereof
with 20% in addition, shall be charged and collected as compensation
for the work done. This may be billed the owner, tenant or occupant
or all of them. If payment is not made within 30 days of such bill,
the Township may proceed in assumpsit or in any other legal manner
to collect the same. The imposition of such cost for work done shall
not be considered to be in lieu of any fine or penalty which may also
be imposed as hereinafter set forth.
[Ord. 102, 2/13/1979, § 3; as amended by Ord. 231, 10/14/2008]
Each and every day that an owner, tenant or occupant fails to remove snow, ice or sleet or cause to be removed snow, ice or sleet on the sidewalk, as aforesaid, shall be a separate violation for which a magisterial district judge may impose a separate and additional penalty as provided in § 21-304 upon summary conviction thereof.
[Ord. 102, 2/13/1979, § 4; as amended by Ord. 182, 7/9/1996, § 2.R; and by Ord. 231, 10/14/2008]
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 $300 nor more than
$1,000 plus costs and, in default of payment of said fine and costs,
or other maximum as established by State law, 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.
