Every person in charge or control of any building or lot of land fronting or abutting on a paved sidewalk, whether as owner, tenant, occupant, lessee or otherwise, shall remove and clear away or cause to be removed or cleared away snow and/or ice from so much of said sidewalk as is in front of or abuts on said building or lot of land. Such work shall be completed within a reasonable time but not later than 12 hours after the cessation of any fall of snow, sleet or freezing rain.
[Adopted 8-3-1988 by Ord. No. 210]
Every person in charge or control of any building or other structure, whether as owner, tenant, occupant, lessee or otherwise, shall remove and clear away or cause to be removed and cleared away any accumulation of snow and ice on said building or other structure which is liable to fall on any sidewalk, roadway or other public way. Such work shall be completed within a reasonable time but not later than 12 hours after the cessation of any fall of snow, sleet or freezing rain.
No person shall deposit or cause to be deposited any snow or ice on or immediately next to a fire hydrant or on any sidewalk, roadway or loading and unloading areas of a public transportation system, except that snow and ice may be mounded by the Township on public cartways incident to the cleaning thereof.
The owners of property abutting on any street, including state and county highways, are required to keep in good repair the sidewalks along such property.
Notice to repair sidewalks shall be given by the Zoning Officer or Building Inspector by registered or certified mail to abutting property owners, and such owners shall have 30 days to comply with said notice in conformity with the construction specifications prescribed in Chapter 174, Subdivision and Land Development.
At any time during the performance of the required work, the Building Inspector may inspect the work to determine whether construction specifications are being observed.
Upon the failure of any property owner to maintain any sidewalk in compliance with notice to do so, the Township may do the same or cause the same to be done and may levy the cost of its work on such owner as a property lien to be collected in the manner provided by law.
Any property owner not required by notice to repair a sidewalk may repair the sidewalk abutting his or her property, provided that such owner shall make application to the Building Inspector before commencing work, shall conform to the provisions of this Article and other regulations as to specifications for construction and repair work and shall notify the Building Inspector within two days after completion of his or her work.
[Amended 10-5-1994 by Ord. No. 263]
Any person who shall violate the provisions of this Article shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine not more than $600, plus the costs of prosecution, and, in default of payment of such fine and costs, to imprisonment for a term not to exceed 30 days. Each day that a violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.
The Township shall be secondarily liable only on any suit or claim arising out of the maintenance of sidewalks.