(A) It shall be unlawful for the occupant of any lot or lots or the owner of any vacant lot or lots within the corporate limits to allow snow, sleet, mud, ice or other substance to accumulate on the sidewalks or to permit any snow, sleet, ice, mud or other substance to remain upon said sidewalk. All sidewalks within the business district shall be cleaned within 12 hours after the cessation of a storm; provided, sidewalks within the residential areas of the city shall be cleaned within 24 hours after the cessation of the storm.
(B) Any person who shall violate or refuse to comply with the enforcement of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $25, nor more than $100, for each offense. A new violation shall be deemed to have been committed every 24 hours of such failure to comply.
(C) If any sidewalk contiguous to any lot, tract or parcel of real estate within the city is not cleared of snow and ice within the time specified above, it shall be the duty of the Chief of Police to cause such sidewalk to be cleared forthwith, and to immediately report the cost and expense thereof, and the legal description and the name of the record owner of the property to the City Council. Thereupon, the City Council shall, by resolution, direct the City Clerk to file with the County Clerk a certified copy of such report and resolution, directing that the cost and expense shown in such report be placed upon the assessment rolls and tax books of the county to constitute a lien against such property and be collected in the manner provided by law.
(Ord. 935, passed 1-11-2010)