[1983 Code § 163-16]
The owners and occupants of premises abutting and bordering
upon any street, avenue or highway in the Borough shall remove all
ice and snow from the sidewalks of any such street, avenue or highway
abutting or bordering their premises within 24 hours after the same
shall have fallen or be formed thereon.
[1983 Code § 163-17]
The owners and occupants of premises abutting or bordering upon
any street, avenue or highway in the Borough shall remove all grass,
weeds and impediments from the sidewalk of any street, avenue or highway
abutting on such premises within three days after notice in writing
to remove the same has been delivered to them by a Police Officer
or other official of the Borough. In case such snow, ice, grass, weeds
or other impediments shall not be removed by the owners and occupants
in accordance with the provisions heretofore set forth, the same may
be removed by or under the direction of the Chief of Police, and the
cost thereof shall be certified by the Chief of Police to the Mayor
and Borough Council, and upon examination by the Mayor and Council
of such certificate, if found to be correct, it shall, by resolution,
cause such cost to be charged against the premises for whose benefit
such removal is made, which cost shall be a lien and tax upon such
premises and which shall be added to and be a part of the taxes next
to be levied and assessed thereon and enforced and collected with
interest in the same manner as other taxes are levied, assessed, enforced
and collected against real property.
[1983 Code § 163-17.1]
Any person owning, leasing or occupying any house, store or other building or vacant lot abutting any public street in the Borough of Pompton Lakes shall, at his or their charge and expense, sufficiently repair and maintain in good repair the sidewalk and the curb of the street in front of such house, store, building or lot in accordance with the specifications outlined in Articles V and VII of this chapter.
[1983 Code § 163-18; Ord. No. 2014-09]
For violation of the provisions of this article, the owners
and/or occupants of the subject premises of the violation, either
as individuals, partners or corporations, shall be subject to a fine
of $50 per day for a first violation. Each and every day such violation
shall continue shall be considered a continuing violation of this
article and the penalties set forth herein shall apply to each separate
and specific offense.
In such case as a plea of guilty is entered by the violator,
such plea may be entered by mail to the Municipal Court of Pompton
Lakes and the penalties set forth may be paid by mail without the
requirement of a Court appearance unless the summons shall require
same. The penalty shall also include costs of Court whenever an appearance
is required.
For all subsequent violations, a Court appearance is required
and the penalty shall be not more than $500 per day for each subsequent
violation plus costs of Court.
[1983 Code § 163-19]
The imposition and collection of fines and the terms of imprisonment imposed by this article shall not bar the right of the Borough to collect the cost of removal of snow, ice, grass, weeds and other impediments in the manner herein authorized under subsection 13-29.2. The remedies provided in subsections 13-29.2 and 13-29.4 of this article shall be considered cumulative.
