The owner or tenant of lands abutting or bordering
on paved sidewalks of the streets, avenues, highways and public places
shall remove all snow and ice from the same within 24 hours after
the snow and ice shall have ceased to fall or form.
In the event of the refusal or neglect of an
owner or occupant of land to comply with the provisions of this article,
the Street Commissioner or other official having charge of the streets
may cause the snow or ice to be removed from the sidewalks or walkways.
The cost of removal, as ascertained by the Council, shall be certified
to the Tax Assessor and shall be added to and form a part of the taxes
next to be levied and assessed upon the land and shall be a lien upon
the land until paid.
[Added 11-4-1987 by Ord. No. 2033]
No person, firm or corporation shall cast or
throw snow or ice onto a public street or thoroughfare.
For violation of any provision of this article, the penalties set forth in Chapter
1, Article
II, General Penalty, shall apply.