[Amended 12-19-1996 by Ord. No. 96-14; 5-5-2011 by Ord. No.
2011-02]
A.
Removal
of snow and ice. The owner or owners, tenant or tenants of lands abutting
or bordering public streets, highways or rights-of-way within the
limits of the Township shall remove all ice and snow from that impervious
portion of the public street, highway or right-of-way lying between
the property line and the curb or gutter of such public street, highway
or right-of-way and take such other reasonable measure to ensure safe
passage upon and over the same within 18 hours of daylight after the
same shall be formed or the cessation of the fall thereon.
B.
Prohibition against depositing in the streets and public rights-of-way. Any individual or entity charged with the responsibility set forth in Subsection A hereinabove or who engages in the process of removing ice and snow from the driveway or other portions of privately owned land within the Township limits shall ensure that all such ice and snow is deposited and maintained within the boundaries of said private land and is not deposited upon the Township streets, highways or other rights-of-way.
[Amended 12-19-1996 by Ord. No. 96-14]
In case the owner or owners, tenant or tenants
of land abutting or bordering on public streets or highways as aforesaid
shall refuse or neglect to remove all ice and snow from that part
of the public street or highway lying between the property line and
the curb or gutter of such public street or highway within 24 hours
of daylight after the same shall be formed or the cessation of the
fall thereon, it shall be the duty of the officer designated by the
Township Committee in charge thereof to cause such work to be done
under his or her direction, and he or she shall certify the cost thereof
to the Township Committee.
[Amended 12-19-1996 by Ord. No. 96-14]
The cost of such removal of ice or snow, as
certified by the officer in charge thereof, if found correct by the
Township Committee, shall forthwith become a lien upon the lands abutting
or bordering upon said areas and shall be added to and become and
form part of the taxes next to be assessed and levied upon such lands,
and the same shall bear interest at the same rate as taxes.
[Amended 12-19-1996 by Ord. No. 96-14]
The Township Committee, upon receiving the certificate
of cost aforesaid, from the officer in charge thereof, shall examine
the same and if found correct shall adopt a resolution directing that
the cost aforesaid shall be charged against the lands abutting or
bordering on any such areas from which snow, ice or other impediments
have been removed under the direction of the officer in charge thereof
as hereinbefore directed, and shall cause a certified copy of such
resolution to be delivered to the Collector of Taxes, who shall collect
such charges at the time of the collection of the taxes next to be
assessed and levied upon such lands.
A.
Any owner or owners, tenant or tenants violating any
of the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction thereof,
be punishable by a fine not exceeding $1,000, imprisonment for a term
not exceeding 90 days, a period of community service not exceeding
90 days, or any combination thereof.
[Amended 12-19-1996 by Ord. No. 96-14]
B.
Each day that a violation shall exist shall constitute
a separate and distinct offense.
[Added 7-10-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-11]
No person, firm or corporation shall, for the purpose of having the same collected, deposit or cause the deposit of any solid waste, garbage, trash, refuse, rubbish, recyclables or any other waste materials in the right-of-way in front of any residential premises earlier than 4:00 p.m. on the day before that collection is scheduled, and it shall be unlawful to allow such materials so deposited which have not been collected as intended to remain in such location after 8:00 p.m. on the date on which it was intended that such materials be collected. Any such waste material deposited in violation of the terms hereof shall be subject to removal as provided in this article and the costs thereof levied and collected in the same manner as provided in §§ 189-6 and 189-7. Any violation of either of the aforesaid prohibitions shall be punishable as provided in § 189-8 of this Code.
