[Adopted 7-31-1972 as Ch. XXIII,
Part 2C, of the 1972 Code]
The owner, occupant or tenant of every property
fronting upon or alongside of any street in the Borough of Wilkinsburg
is hereby required to remove or cause to be removed from all the sidewalks
in front of or alongside of such property all snow and ice thereon
fallen or formed, within 24 hours after the same shall have ceased
to fall or to be formed. The owner of a property shall be responsible
for conforming to the requirements of this section where such property
is occupied by such owner, is unoccupied or vacant or is a multiple-unit
property, occupied by more than one tenant or occupant; the tenant
or occupier of every single-unit property, occupied by such tenant
or occupant only, shall be responsible for conforming to the requirements
of this section.
In any case where the owner, occupant or tenant, as aforesaid, shall fail, neglect or refuse to comply with any of the provisions of § 226-12 within the time limit prescribed therein, the Borough authorities may proceed immediately to clear all snow and/or ice from the sidewalk of such delinquent and to collect the expenses thereof, with an additional amount of 10%, from such owner, occupant or tenant, as the case may be, which may be in addition to any fine or penalty imposed under § 226-14 of this article.
[Amended 11-30-1994 by Ord. No. 2472]
A.
Any owner, occupant or tenant who shall fail to remove any snow or ice from any sidewalk as required by § 226-12 of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $600 and costs of prosecution, and, in default of payment of such fine and costs, to imprisonment for not more than five days. Such fine and costs of prosecution may be in addition to any expenses and additional amount imposed as provided in § 226-13 of this article.
B.
The Borough
may institute proceedings under this section by the issuance of a
"notice of violation letter," assessing a civil penalty ranging from
$10 to $1,000 for each offense, and provide the parties in violation
of said Code section the opportunity to abate the violation and pay
said civil penalty in lieu of the institution of proceedings and the
imposition of the other stated penalties set forth herein.
[Added 5-9-2012 by Ord. No. 2892]
