[Adopted 7-1-1946 by Ord. No. 150]
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
Should the snow and ice on the sidewalk or walkway be frozen so that it cannot be removed without injury to the pavement or damaging the base of the sidewalk, the person having charge of the ice and snow removal shall cause the sidewalk abutting or adjacent to such premises to be strewn and to be kept strewn with ashes, sand or any suitable abrasive material and shall, as soon thereafter as the weather shall permit, thoroughly clean such sidewalks.
No snow, hail or ice shall be thrown into the gutter or street nor shall it be disposed of in such manner as to interfere with the free flowing of water or melting snow or ice.
Snow, hail and ice so removed from the pavements and sidewalks, may be piled at the side thereof, providing the clear portion thereof for the use of pedestrians shall not be less than three feet in width.
[Amended 4-6-1987 by Ord. No. 342; at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
Any such owner, tenant or occupant violating any of the foregoing sections shall, upon conviction in a summary proceeding under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure, be guilty of a summary offense and shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000, plus court costs and reasonable attorneys' fees incurred by the Borough in the enforcement proceedings. Upon judgment against any person by summary conviction, or by proceedings by summons on default of the payment of the fine or penalty imposed and the costs, the defendant may be sentenced and committed to the Borough correctional facility for a period not exceeding 10 days or to the county correctional facility for a period not exceeding 30 days. Each day that such violation exists shall constitute a separate offense, and each section of this article that is violated shall also constitute a separate offense.