(A) (1) It shall be the duty of the lessee or occupant of the first or ground floor or person having charge, or if there be no lessee, occupant, or person having charge, then the owner, of each and every parcel of real estate in the city abutting or bordering upon any street, avenue, highway, or other public place, to remove, or cause to be removed, all snow and ice from the sidewalk in front of, or adjacent to, such premises to the full paved width of such sidewalk, within 12 hours of daylight after such snow or ice shall have fallen or accumulated thereon, unless because of excessive accumulation, the time for removal is extended by the proper authority.
(2) Snow accumulation upon sidewalks within city limits is hereby declared to be a nuisance.
(Prior Code, § 9-1-1)
(B) In case the snow and ice on the sidewalk shall be frozen so hard that it cannot be removed without injury to the pavement, the lessee, occupant, person having charge, or owner of every parcel of real estate shall, within the time specified in the preceding statute, cause the sidewalk abutting or adjacent to such premises to be strewn and to be kept strewn with ashes, sand, salt, sawdust, or some other suitable material, and shall, as soon thereafter as the weather shall permit, thoroughly clean such sidewalk.
(Prior Code, § 9-1-2)
Penalty, see § 94.99
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see SDCL § 9-29-13