[Adopted 12-18-1995 by Ord. No. 753 as Sec. 12-1 of the 1995 Revised General Ordinances]
[Amended 12-20-2004 by Ord. No. 952]
A. 
The owner or owners, occupant or occupants, tenant or tenants of premises abutting or bordering upon any street in the Township shall remove all snow and ice from the abutting sidewalks of such streets or, in the event of ice, which may be so frozen as to make removal impracticable, shall cause the same to be thoroughly covered with sand or other suitable material to prevent slipping within 12 hours of daylight after the same shall fall or be formed thereon. Any violation of this subsection shall result in a penalty of $50 for a first offense, $100 for a second offense, and a mandatory Municipal Court appearance for any third or subsequent offense.
[Amended 5-20-2013 by Ord. No. 1176]
B. 
The owner or owners, occupant or occupants, tenant or tenants of premises used by the public or business invitees shall remove all snow and ice from the sidewalks, streets and parking areas used by the public in the transaction of business thereat and, in the event of ice which may be so frozen as to make removal impracticable, shall cause the same to be thoroughly covered with sand or other suitable material to prevent slipping within 12 hours of daylight after the same shall fall or be formed thereon.
No owner, tenant or occupant of any premises abutting on any street shall throw, place or deposit any snow or ice into or upon any street, it being the intent and purpose of this provision to prohibit all persons from throwing, casting, placing or depositing snow and ice which accumulates within the private property belonging to that person upon the sidewalks or streets of the Township.
[Amended 12-20-2004 by Ord. No. 952; 3-10-2014 by Ord. No. 1191]
In case the snow or ice shall not be removed from the sidewalks or shall be cast or deposited thereon or placed upon the sidewalks or the street by the owner, tenant or occupant of any premises as herein provided, the same may be removed under the direction of the Superintendent of Public Works or the Construction Official, and the cost of removal as nearly as can be ascertained shall be certified by the Superintendent of Public Works or Construction Official to the Director of Finance. The Township shall examine the certification and, if found to be correct, shall cause the cost to be charged against the real estate abutting or bordering on the sidewalks, and the amount so charged shall forthwith become a lien and a tax in the same manner as the taxes next to be levied and assessed on the premises, and shall bear interest and be enforced and collected by the same officers and in the same manner as other taxes. The imposition and collection of a fine or fines or any other penalty for violation of any of the provisions of this article shall not constitute any bar to the right of the Township to collect the cost, as certified, for the removal of snow or ice in the manner herein authorized.
[Added 12-20-2004 by Ord. No. 952; amended 3-10-2014 by Ord. No. 1191]
The Police Department and the Superintendent of Public Works or the Construction Official, or their respective designees, shall enforce the provisions of this article.
[Amended 5-20-2013 by Ord. No. 1176]
Except as provided in § 223-1A, any person violating the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction, be liable to the penalty stated in Chapter 1, General Provisions, Article I.