[Adopted 3-8-1966 by Ord.
No. 177]
The owner or owners or tenant or tenants of lands abutting or
bordering on the sidewalks and gutters of the public streets, avenues
and highways in the Borough of Barrington shall remove or cause to
be removed from the sidewalks and to the width of one foot out of
the gutters in front of or bordering on their said lands all snow
and ice within 12 hours of daylight after the same shall be formed
or shall fall thereon.
The owner or owners or operator or operators of apartment projects
and shopping centers and places of public gathering and assembly in
the Borough of Barrington shall remove or cause to be removed from
all privately owned sidewalks, streets and parking areas of said apartment
projects, shopping centers or other places all snow and ice within
12 hours of daylight after the same shall be formed or shall fall
thereon, so that all portions of said apartment project, shopping
center or other place are open and accessible to police, fire and
other emergency vehicles and personnel.
In case such owner or owners, tenant or tenants or operator or operators as are described in §§ 105-1 and 105-2 hereof shall neglect or refuse to remove such snow or ice within 12 hours of daylight after the same shall have fallen or formed, it shall be the duty of the Councilman or officer having charge of the streets and highways of the Borough to remove or cause to be removed such snow and ice from the sidewalks, streets or parking areas, as the case may be.
The cost paid and incurred by such officer for removing such
snow and ice from any sidewalk, street or parking area shall be by
him certified to the Borough Council, which shall examine such certificate
and shall cause the cost as shown thereon to be charged against the
lands abutting or bordering on such sidewalk or the lands of the apartment
project or the shopping center or other place. The amount so charged
shall forthwith become a lien on 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.
