[Adopted 2-8-1971 by Ord. No. 475 (Ch. 73, Art. V, of the 1971 Code)]
[Amended 12-16-2003 by Ord. No. 726; 9-11-2017 by Ord. No. 887]
Each tenant, owner or person in charge of any
property fronting on or adjoining any street in the Borough of Columbia
shall clear a pathway of at least three feet in width on the sidewalk
in front of or adjoining such property within 24 hours after the snow
which is the cause thereof has ceased to fall, or to be formed, or
after the same as been deposited thereon in any manner. The snow cleaned
from the pathway shall not be deposited in the street after the street
has been plowed. As used herein, "snow" shall mean any precipitation
depositing any accumulation on the street and sidewalks, such as snow,
sleet, hail, ice and freezing rain.[1]
Any person who shall violate any of the provisions
of this article shall, upon conviction thereof in a summary proceeding
before any District Justice having jurisdiction thereof, be sentenced
to pay a fine of not more than $600, plus costs of prosecution, and,
in default of payment of such fine and costs, to be subject to imprisonment
for a term not exceeding 30 days.
