[Adopted 8-28-1968 by Ord. No. 1-1968 as Ch. 70, Art. VI of the 1968 Code of the Village of Lindenhurst]
[Amended 3-2-2021 by L.L. No. 2-2021]
Every owner, lessee, tenant, occupant and other person having charge of any building or lot of ground abutting upon any street or public place, where the sidewalk is paved, shall, within four hours after the snow ceases to fall or after the deposit of any dirt or other material upon said sidewalk, remove the snow or ice, dirt or other material from the sidewalk. In addition, any owner, lessee, tenant, occupant and other person having charge of any building or lot of ground abutting the Village right-of-way shall maintain the right-of-way in accordance of the requirements of Chapter 43, Brush, Grass, Weeds and Bamboo, set forth herein and shall otherwise keep the right-of-way clear of any junk, debris, or litter. The period between 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. shall not be included in computing such requirements. Any such owner, lessee, tenant, occupant or other person who has charge of any building or lot of ground abutting upon any street or public place, for a linear distance of 500 feet or more, shall be considered to have complied with this section if such person shall have begun to remove the snow, ice, dirt or other material from the sidewalk before the expiration of said four hours, provided that he shall continue and complete such removal within a reasonable time.
Whenever any owner, lessee, tenant, occupant or other person having charge of any building or lot of ground abutting upon any street or public place, where the sidewalk is paved, shall have failed to comply with the provisions of any ordinance of the Village of Lindenhurst for the removal of snow, ice, dirt or other material from the sidewalk, on the side of the street on which said building or vacant lot abuts, the Board of Trustees may cause such a removal to be made, meeting the expense thereof from any suitable street cleaning or highway fund, and, thereafter, the expense of such removal as to each particular lot of ground shall be ascertained and certified by said Board of Trustees, and the Attorney for the Village of Lindenhurst may thereafter be directed and authorized to sue and recover the amount of such expense, and, when so recovered, the amount shall be turned over and credited to the general fund of the Village of Lindenhurst.
[Amended 6-16-1992 as L.L. No. 2-1992]
In case the snow or ice on the sidewalk shall be frozen so that it cannot be removed, the owner, lessee, tenant, occupant or other person having charge of any building or lot of ground, as aforesaid, may, within the time specified in § 158-12, cause the sidewalk abutting on said premises to be strewed with salt, sand, sawdust or some similar suitable material and shall, as soon thereafter as the weather will permit, thoroughly clean said sidewalk.
[Amended 8-20-1987 by L.L. No. 11-1987; 6-16-1992 as L.L. No. 2-1992]
Any person violating any provision of this article shall be liable to a penalty of not less than $50 nor more than $1,000 for each day this violation shall exist.