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(a) Every owner, lessee, tenant, occupant or other person having charge of any building or lot abutting upon any public way or public place shall remove the snow and ice from the sidewalk in front of the building or lot.
(b) Snow and ice which falls or accumulates before 4:00 p.m. during any day, except Sunday, shall be removed within three hours after the snow or ice has fallen or accumulated. Snow and ice which falls or accumulates on a Sunday or after 4:00 p.m. and during the night on any other day shall be removed before 10:00 a.m. the following day. (Ord. Nos. 3314; 19398)
If the snow and ice on the sidewalk is frozen so hard that it cannot be removed without injury to the pavement, the owner, lessee, tenant, occupant or the person having charge of any building or lot shall, within the time specified in this article, cause the sidewalk abutting on the premises to be strewn with ashes, sand, sawdust or other similar suitable materials and shall, as soon as the weather shall permit, thoroughly clean the sidewalk. (Ord. Nos. 3314; 19398)
Removed snow and ice shall be uniformly distributed parallel to the curb and in the gutters where there is no parkway. When a parkway exists between the curb and sidewalk, the snow and ice may be uniformly distributed on the parkway; provided that no snow or ice shall be so placed at crosswalks which must be left open and free of removed snow and ice. (Ord. Nos. 3314; 19398)
(a) A person commits an offense if he uses water, or allows the use of water under his control, in a manner that causes the water to collect on the roadway of a public street or alley and form ice.
(b) A person violating Subsection (a) of this section shall pay the city for all costs incurred by the city in removing or covering the ice on the roadway of the public street or alley, including, but not limited to, the costs of labor, equipment, and ashes, sand, sawdust or other material used to cover the ice. (Ord. 19398)