No person shall deposit, blow, plow or shovel
any snow or ice accumulating on private property onto a sidewalk or
street in the Borough of Rockaway.
No owner, tenant, occupant or other person having
charge of any dwelling, store, building or lot having parking spaces
reserved for the handicapped, nor any contractor, subcontractor or
other person shall block access to such parking spaces reserved for
handicapped drivers by the plowing, piling, placement, blowing or
shoveling of snow or ice into such spaces.
It is hereby declared to be the policy of the
Borough of Rockaway that upon the installation of street improvements
and the pavement of the same by a developer (prior to the acceptance
of those street improvements by the Borough), the developer shall
be responsible, at the cost of the developer, to remove the snow and/or
treat ice which accumulates on such roads and driveways. The developer
shall be obligated as part of any developer's agreement between the
Borough and the developer to so provide for the removal of snow and
ice. Should the developer fail to provide for such removal, the Borough
may, in its sole discretion, cause such snow and ice to be removed
at the cost and expense of the developer. In that event, the developer
shall not seek compensation from the Borough of Rockaway pursuant
to N.J.S.A. 40:67-23.5 and shall be liable for all reasonable costs
thereof incurred by the Borough. The Borough shall not be obligated
to provide advance notice to the developer of the Borough's intention
to cause snow and/or ice to be removed if, in the reasonable judgment
of the Director of Public Works, such snow and/or ice poses a threat
to the health, safety and welfare of the residents of the Borough
who use such roads and driveways.
A violation of any provision of this article
shall, upon conviction thereof, be punishable by one or more of the
following:
A. Imprisonment for a term not to exceed 90 days.
B. A fine of not less than $100 nor more than $2,000.
C. A period of community service not to exceed 90 days.
[Added 10-24-2019 by Ord.
No. 21-19]
A. The owner, tenant, occupant or other person having charge of any
dwelling, store, building or lot within the Borough of Rockaway shall,
within 24 hours after the cessation of every fall of snow, slush or
sleet or the formation of ice upon a fire hydrant abutting any such
dwelling, store, building or lot, cause the snow, slush, sleet or
ice to be removed from the fire hydrant to a three-foot clearance
around the fire hydrant.
B. If the party responsible for fire hydrant clearance under this section
fails to perform the required clearance within the specified time,
the Borough, or any department thereof, may perform the clearance
and bill the responsible party no more than $75 for this service.
C. Any monies collected by the Borough, or any department thereof, to
perform the required fire hydrant clearance, shall be deposited into
the Borough Fire Department's training fund account to be used for
training and training-related purchases.