[Adopted 10-7-1996 by Ord. No. 96-05]
The owners of any premises in the Town of Federalsburg
that have a sidewalk or footpath used by the public shall remove all
snow and ice from said sidewalk within 24 hours following the cessation
of the snowfall.
In the case of extreme snowfall, the Town will
allow 48 hours for the removal of snow or ice from said sidewalk.
"Extreme snowfall" shall mean 15 inches and above over a twenty-four-hour
period.
No snow or ice removed from any sidewalks, footpaths
or premises shall be deposited in the gutters or the streets of the
Town of Federalsburg.
Whenever any premises situated in the Town of
Federalsburg shall not be kept free of snow and ice as set forth in
this article, the Mayor and Council of Federalsburg are not in any
way responsible or liable for the removal of the snow and ice or any
accidents caused by the nonremoval of the same in that the individual
property owner is completely liable and responsible for the same.
[Amended 10-4-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-13]
A.
If said owners fail to remove said snow or ice within the time aforesaid, then the owners shall be notified to remove immediately the snow or ice from the sidewalks, footpaths or premises aforesaid. If not removed by aforesaid time from the giving of the notice, property owners shall be fined for a municipal infraction as provided in Chapter 1, Article I, for each and every day said snowfall shall remain unmoved.
B.
An unpaid,
overdue municipal infraction for failure to remove snow shall bear
interest at the rate of 1.5% per month until paid. An unpaid, overdue
municipal infraction for failure to remove snow shall also constitute
a personal obligation of the property owner and shall be a lien against
all real and personal property of the owner located within the Town
and shall be collectible in the same manner in which real estate taxes
are collected, or the Mayor and Council of Federalsburg may collect
it by such action at law as they deem appropriate.
