[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Glassboro 2-9-1971 by Ord. No. 3-71 as Ch. 101 of the 1971 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended 12-13-2005 by Ord. No. 05-43; 3-28-2006 by Ord. No. 06-21; 5-24-2011 by Ord. No. 11-20]
The owner of any lands abutting upon the public highways, roads, and/or streets of the Borough of Glassboro, Gloucester County, New Jersey, shall remove any snow and ice up to four inches from the sidewalks in front of his or her said lands within 48 hours of any fall; or for any snow or ice over four inches and up to 10 inches within 72 hours of the fall; or for any snow or ice over 10 inches or greater, within 120 hours of the fall or, if the fall has ended during the night, then within 48, 72 or 120 hours of the next daylight after the fall, depending on the amount of snow and ice as noted herein, with a minimum cleared pathway width of 36 inches. The amount of snow or ice fallen, per this section, will be determined by records kept by the National Climatic Data Center or any other weather reporting agency.
Any person who shall fail to comply with or who violates any provisions of this chapter shall, on conviction of such violation, pay a fine not exceeding $50 for each violation, in the discretion of the Municipal Judge.
[Added at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
The cost and expense paid and incurred by such Highway Department or other officer aforesaid for removing such ice or snow from such sidewalks shall be ascertained by the Council of the Borough and certified to the Tax Collector of the Borough, and such expense shall be added to the tax or taxes of the premises abutting or bordering upon any such street, avenue or highway aforesaid, to be collected according to law, and shall be a lien upon said premises until paid.