The owner or tenant of any property abutting or bordering any
sidewalk or public street in the Borough of Rocky Hill shall remove
or cause to be removed from the sidewalks in front of or bordering
on their said lands all snow or ice within 24 hours after same shall
be formed or fall thereon and the snowstorm has ended, provided that
if by reason of low temperature it is impossible to remove such snow
and ice then said sidewalks shall be spread with salt or sand sufficient
to make the same safe for pedestrians until such time as the snow
and ice can be removed, when said owner or tenant shall remove or
cause the same to be removed as hereinbefore provided.
In the event that said owner or tenant shall neglect or refuse to comply with the provisions of § 167-28 above, the Borough Constable may issue a notice to said party directing such compliance. In the event that said owner or tenant shall fail to comply with said notice within 24 hours from delivery thereof, the Borough, through its proper officials, may, at its sole option but without any obligation, remove or cause to be removed said snow and ice from the sidewalk in front of or bordering on said land, or cause the sidewalks to be spread with salt or sand as hereinbefore provided.
The cost paid and incurred by the Borough for removing such
snow and ice or for spreading salt or sand, or both, as the case may
be, shall be charged against the lands abutting or bordering such
sidewalk. The amount so charged shall forthwith become a lien upon
such lands and shall be added to and form part of the taxes next to
be assessed and levied upon such lands, the same to bear interest
at the same rate as taxes, and shall be collected and enforced by
the Borough in the same manner as taxes.
Such owner or tenant, for every neglect or refusal to comply with the provisions of Article IV, shall be subject to a fine of $50 for such neglect or refusal. Each day that such neglect or refusal continues shall be considered a separate offense for purposes of calculating the fine to be paid.
The Mayor, or in the Mayor's absence the acting Mayor, shall have the authority to issue an executive order extending the time for compliance with the provisions of Article IV when, in the judgment of the Mayor, such extension is necessary and proper.
