[Adopted 4-13-2020 by Ord. No. 03-20]
Sidewalks are hereby defined pursuant to § 340.01(58)
of Wisconsin State Statutes.
A.
The owner of property abutting on any sidewalk shall, without notice
and at all times, keep such abutting sidewalk clean and free of debris,
dirt, sweepings, obstructions and clear of snow and ice and shall
not deposit or place any sweepings or debris or other foreign matter
upon the same.
B.
The lessee, occupant of first or ground floor, or persons having
charge of a building, or if there be no lessee, occupant or person
having charge, then the owner of each and every parcel of real estate
in the Village abutting or bordering upon any street, highway or other
public place shall remove or cause to be removed all snow and ice
from the public sidewalk in front of or adjacent to such premises
to the full paved width of such sidewalk, within 48 hours after such
snow or ice shall have fallen or accumulated.
C.
If the snow and ice on the public sidewalk shall be frozen so hard that it cannot be removed without injury to the sidewalk, the lessee, occupant, person having charge or owner of every parcel of real estate shall, within the time specified in Subsection B, cause the public sidewalk abutting or adjacent to such premises to be kept strewn with salt, sand or some other suitable material and shall as soon thereafter as the weather shall permit thoroughly clean such sidewalk.
D.
If the owners or occupants of lands abutting sidewalks fail to clear
them as provided herein, the Village may, at its option, clear said
sidewalks of ice and snow. The cost of such ice and snow removal by
the Village shall be charged against such abutting lands as a special
charge pursuant to § 66.0627, Wis. Stats.
E.
The obligation of landowners and occupants provided herein shall
not abate in the event the Village removes snow and ice from sidewalks
as provided herein, and elects not to charge therefor; nor shall any
duty or responsibility for snow and ice removal accrue to the Village
as a result of the Village's election to provide snow removal services
without charge.
