It shall be the duty of the owner, or if the
owner is not in residence, the occupant, lessee, tenant or person
having charge of any building, building lot, piece of ground or parcel
of real estate in the Township of Abington abutting upon any public
place, to remove or cause to be removed all snow and ice from the
sidewalk pavement or established footpaths in front of or adjacent
to such premises to a width of not less than three feet within 24
hours after such snow or ice shall have fallen or accumulated thereon.
[Amended 12-12-1996 by Ord. No. 1778; 2-9-2017 by Ord. No. 2135]
Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this chapter
or who shall fail to comply with the conditions or requirements in
accordance with the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction
thereof, be liable to pay a fine of up to $1,000 per offense. The
amount of the fines set forth herein may be reset from time to time
by resolution of the Board of Commissioners. A new and separate offense
shall be deemed to have been committed for each day that said violation
exists. All fines imposed by this chapter are recoverable by summary
proceedings before any District Justice in the Township of Abington,
and, upon recovery thereof, all such fines shall be paid into the
treasury of the Township. In default of the payment of any fine imposed
by any District Justice under the provisions of this chapter, the
person so offending may be committed to the jail for a period of one
day.