[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.
