[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Eatontown 7-23-1969 as Ch. 64 of the 1969 Code. Amendments noted where applicable]
[Amended 3-12-1975 by Ord. No. 6-75]
A. 
The owner or owners, tenant or tenants of any land abutting upon the public highways of the Borough of Eatontown are required to remove all snow and ice on abutting sidewalks and gutters of said property within 12 hours of daylight after the same shall have fallen or been formed thereon.
B. 
The owner or owners of land within the Borough of Eatontown upon which residential dwellings of more than two units, together with internal roadways and common sidewalks, entranceways, porches or steps, have been constructed are required to remove all ice and snow upon said roadways and common sidewalks, entranceways, porches or steps within 12 hours of daylight after the same shall have fallen or been formed thereon.
The owner or owners, tenant or tenants of all lands abutting on any highway in the Borough of Eatontown shall remove all grass, weeds and impediments from the abutting sidewalks and gutters of such highway within three days after notice to remove the same and shall remove all grass, weeds and impediments from the portion of any highway abutting on said lands within the same time.
[Amended 10-22-2024 by Ord. No. 19-2024]
Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, forfeit or pay a fine of not more than $200 or be imprisoned in the county jail for not more than 10 days. The officer before whom any such person may be brought may impose such fine or imprisonment as he may see fit, not exceeding the maximum herein.
[Amended 10-22-2024 by Ord. No. 19-2024]
Upon the failure of any owner, owners, tenant or tenants to remove the snow and ice, grass, weeds and impediments within the time provided, the Code Enforcement Officer in coordination with the Director of Department of Public Works is hereby authorized to cause the removal of such snow, ice, grass, weeds or other impediments from the sidewalks, gutters or portion of the streets or highways abutting on such lands above provided and certify the cost to the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Eatontown, and after the same shall have been examined by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Eatontown, and if the same shall be found to be correct, such cost shall be charged against the real estate so abutting upon such highway, sidewalk or gutter and the amount so charged shall become a lien and tax to be levied and assessed thereon and collected with interest by the same officers and in the same manner as other taxes.