[Adopted 10-12-1978 by L.L.
No. 2-1978]
A.
Every owner, lessee, tenant, occupant or other person
having charge of any building or lot of ground in the Town of Wallkill abutting
upon any street, avenue or public place shall and must, within 12 hours after
the cessation of every fall of snow or the formation of any ice on the sidewalk
abutting said building or lot of ground, remove or cause said snow or ice
to be removed or cleared entirely from said sidewalk abutting said building
or lot of ground; provided, however, that the time between the hours of 7:00
p.m. and 6:00 a.m. shall not be included in the above period of said 12 hours,
and also provided that in case the snow or ice on any sidewalk abutting said
building or lot of ground shall be frozen so hard that it cannot be removed
without injury to the pavement, the owner, lessee, tenant, occupant or other
person or persons having charge thereof shall, within the times and places
hereinabove specified, cover or cause said abutting sidewalk to be covered
and strewn with either sifted ashes or sand or some similar material (except
sawdust) and shall, as soon thereafter as the weather will permit, thoroughly
clean said sidewalk and remove said ice and snow therefrom.
B.
Any owner, lessee, tenant, occupant or other person having
charge of any building or lot of ground abutting upon any street, avenue or
public place for a continuous linear distance of 500 feet or more shall be
considered to have complied with this article if such persons shall have begun
to remove the snow and ice from the sidewalk before the expiration of the
times hereinabove mentioned and shall, without suspending work thereon, continue
such removal and shall complete the same within a reasonable time.
Failure to comply with the provisions of § 205-11 of this article shall constitute a violation thereof, and, in addition, the Commissioner of Public Works may, after the expiration of the time limits prescribed in § 205-11A, proceed to clean or cover said sidewalk as provided by this article, and a report of the cost and expense of doing said work shall be submitted to the Town Clerk and shall then become a lien against the property where said work was performed.
Any person violating any provision of this article shall, upon conviction
thereof, be subject to a fine of not less than $15 nor more than $50 and each
day on which such violation shall continue shall constitute a separate offense.
