[Adopted 11-24-1998 by Ord. No. 98-13 as
Ch. 189, Art. I, of the 1998 Code]
[Amended 4-28-2015 by Ord. No. 15-11]
The owners and tenants of lands bordering upon
a walk area, sidewalk of concrete, or lands bordering along a public
thoroughfare shall remove all snow and ice from said area to enable
pedestrians to freely pass thereon within 12 hours of daylight after
the same shall fall or be formed thereon.
[Amended 4-28-2015 by Ord. No. 15-11]
In the event that such owners or tenants shall
neglect to remove such snow or ice, the Police Department or the Division
of Code Enforcement and Building Inspections ("Division") may cause
the same to be removed.
[Amended 4-28-2015 by Ord. No. 15-11]
The cost paid and incurred by said Police Department
or the Division for removing such snow and ice shall be certified
by the Police Department, or the Division to the Township Council,
which shall examine such certificate and shall cause the cost as shown
thereon to be charged against the lands abutting or bordering on such
sidewalk or gutter. The amount so charged shall forthwith become a
lien on such lands and shall be added to and become and form a part
of the taxes then next to be assessed and levied upon such lands and
shall be collected and enforced according to law.
Such owner or owners, tenant or tenants, for
every neglect or refusal to comply with the provisions of this article,
shall also forfeit and pay a fine of not more than $50.
[Added 6-27-2017 by Ord.
No. 17-21]
In the event Township vehicles or Township employees, in the
process of clearing snow and ice from the road, destroy or damage
any mailbox and the support therefor, the Township shall pay no more
than $50 for destruction or significant damage to a mailbox and its
support. The Township WILL NOT reimburse homeowners for mailboxes
that were damaged from snow being thrown from plows/snow-removal vehicles.
To receive compensation, homeowners must contact the Township public
works in writing within two weeks of the time the mailbox is damaged.
Public works will inspect to determine if snow or the plow/snow-removal
vehicle caused the damage. If the damaged mailbox and support do not
comply with the below-referenced minimum requirements, the Township
will not make such payment or will make a payment at a lower amount.
A.
Every mailbox used for the receipt of mail should be approved by
the United States Postal Service.
B.
The front of the mailbox must be a minimum of eight inches from the
curbline or edge of pavement of every roadway. If there is no pavement
on the road, then it is from the generally accepted travel portion
of the road.
C.
The bottom of the mailbox must be at least 41 inches and no more
than 45 inches above the roadway elevation.
D.
All posts to support the mailbox shall be constructed of pressure
treated lumber having dimensions of no less than four inches by four
inches and being installed at least 30 inches below grade.
E.
Number 8 minimum size screws that are weather resistant shall be
used for the assembly of the mailbox and post. No nails for the construction
of the same shall be permitted.
