Every owner, occupant, and/or tenant of any
property which abuts a sidewalk or public walkway in the Borough of
Media shall remove or cause to be removed any and all ice on the sidewalk
or walkway or make the sidewalk or walkway safe for travel by pedestrians,
through the application of a salt or a similar antiskid material approved
by the Code Enforcement Department.
[Added 12-16-2010 by Ord. No. 1080]
No person, in removing snow or ice from sidewalks or private
property, shall throw, shovel, push, plow or otherwise move snow or
ice into the public street.
If an owner, occupant and/or tenant fails to comply with this article, the Borough of Media may elect to clear the snow and/or ice. The owner, occupant and/or tenant shall be responsible for any and all costs, plus any interest associated with the removal through the placement of a municipal lien or civil action instituted by the Borough. These costs are exclusive of any and all fines and/or penalties provided in §
253-47 of this article.
The provisions of this article are severable,
and if any sections, sentences, clauses, parts or provisions thereof
shall be held illegal, invalid or unconstitutional by any court of
competent jurisdiction, such decision of the court shall not affect
or impair the remaining sections, sentences, clauses, parts or provisions
of this article. It is hereby declared to be the intent of the Borough
Council that this article would have been adopted as if such illegal,
invalid or unconstitutional, sections, sentences, clauses, parts or
provisions had not been included therein.
Nothing in this article, as hereby amended,
shall be construed to affect any suit or proceeding in any court,
and rights acquired or liability incurred, any permit issued, or any
cause or causes of action existing under this article prior to the
adoption of this article.