§ 131.04 SIDEWALKS TO BE KEPT FREE OF SNOW AND ICE.
   (A)   The owner, occupant, or other person having the care of any building premises or unimproved lot of land abutting any street where there is a graded sidewalk or a sidewalk graded and paved, shall, within the first four hours after daylight after the ceasing to fall of any snow, cause the same to be removed from the paved or traveled part of the sidewalk. The provisions of this section shall also apply to the falling of snow or ice from any building onto a sidewalk. Snow or ice shall not be moved into the gutter when the gutter has been previously cleaned, and in no event shall snow or ice from any area other than the pedestrian walk be moved into the gutter.
   (B)   Whenever a sidewalk, or any part thereof, along any building premises or unimproved lot of land shall be encumbered with ice, the owner, occupant, or other person having the care of such premises or lot shall cause the sidewalk to be made safe and convenient by removing the ice therefrom or by covering the same with sand or other suitable substance. Such action shall be taken within a period of two hours during the daytime.
   (C)   Violation of the provisions of this section by such owner, occupant, or person in charge shall be deemed a minor misdemeanor.
(Ord. 931, passed 12-18-73) Penalty, see § 130.99