The owner, occupant or tenant of every property fronting upon or alongside any of the streets in the Borough of Blossburg is hereby required to remove or cause to be removed from all of the sidewalks in front of or alongside such property all snow and ice thereon fallen or formed within 24 hours after the same shall have ceased to fall or to be formed. Provided: the owner of a property shall be responsible for conforming to the requirements of this Section where such property is occupied by such owner, is unoccupied or vacant, or is a multiple-business or multiple-dwelling property, occupied by more than one tenant or occupier; the tenant or occupier of every single-unit property, occupied by such tenant or occupier only, shall be responsible for conforming to the requirements of this Section.
A. Removal of Snow, Ice and Hail Mandatory. It shall be unlawful for any person, association, firm, partnership, corporation or any other entity owning, possessing or occupying any property along any dedicated or undedicated public street or alleyway within the Borough to fail to remove from the sidewalk abutting said property all snow, ice, hail or sleet within 24 hours after the same shall have ceased to fall thereon and to keep said sidewalks free and clear of all snow, ice, hail or sleet thereafter.
B. Depositing on Street or Alley Unlawfully. It shall be unlawful for any person, association, firm, partnership, corporation or any other entity owning, possessing or occupying any property along any dedicated or undedicated public street or alleyway within the Borough, in removing said snow, ice, hail or sleet as set forth in Subsection A. hereof, to deposit same on the traveled cartway of any dedicated or undedicated public street or alleyway within the Borough or to remove said snow, ice, hail or sleet by crossing any dedicated or undedicated public street or alleyway within the Borough and piling, pushing or depositing the same thereon.
C. Fire Hydrants to Remain Visible and Accessible. It shall be unlawful for any person, association, firm, partnership, corporation or any other entity owning, possessing or occupying any property along any dedicated or undedicated public street or alleyway within the Borough, in removing said snow, ice, hail or sleet as set forth in Subsection A. hereof, to deposit same in such a manner as to do any of the following:
(1) Obscure visibility of any fire hydrant;
(2) Obstruct or impede access to any fire hydrant.
D. Municipal Liens. Any matter referred to herein as being unlawful shall be declared to be nuisances and removable as such. If the cost of such removal is not promptly paid, a municipal lien shall be filed therefore or such cost otherwise collected as authorized by law.
(Ord. 223, 9/13/1972, §1; as amended by Ord. 449, 10/9/2019, §§I, II, II, V)