Every owner, lessee, occupant or the agent thereof of any land
or lot which has frontage and sidewalk along a public street or highway
shall keep the sidewalks adjoining their respective buildings or lots
in a safe condition and free from dust, filth, weeds, rubbish, ice,
slush, snow, encumbrances and obstructions of every kind. Such owner
and occupant shall remove said dirt, filth, rubbish, ice, slush, snow,
weeds or other encumbrances within 12 hours after the same has accumulated
thereon.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
Failure to comply within the time limit stated herein, shall
constitute an offense. A person convicted of an offense shall be punished
by a fine not to exceed $500 or by imprisonment for a period not to
exceed 15 days, or both. Each and every week of any such continued
failure to comply with a written violation time limit order to install,
construct, reconstruct, repave, repair or replace defective sidewalk
flags, after such time limit, shall constitute a separate offense
for which the aforesaid penalties may be cumulatively imposed.