(a) It shall be the duty of all persons owning, using or occupying, in any manner or for any purpose whatsoever, any house, store, shop, garage, stable, building or tenement of any kind, and of all persons having charge of churches and public buildings of every description, and of the owners of unoccupied houses, stores, shops, garages, stables, buildings, or tenements of any kind and of the owners of vacant or unimproved lots, situated on or along any paved street of the City and of their agents, within three hours, after the fall of any snow, to remove and clear away such snow or to cause the same to be removed or cleared away from the pavements or sidewalks fronting such houses, stores, shops, garages, stables, buildings, churches, public buildings, tenements or lots, in such a manner as to leave the sidewalk clean and free from snow and in such manner as not to obstruct the passage of the water in the gutters. If such snow shall fall between the hours of 6:00 p.m. evening and 6:00 a.m., then such snow shall be removed or cleared away before 11:00 a.m.
(b) Likewise, it shall be the duty of the persons as classified and described in subsection (a) hereof to keep the pavement and sidewalks in front of their respective described property and premises free of mud, ice and other such forms of nuisance, so that the persons using same may proceed over the same unobstructed and safely.
(c) Upon failure to remove or cause such removal of snow, mud, ice, water, etc., in accordance with the provisions of this section, the Mayor shall, remove the same and report to Council the cost and expense thereof. Such cost and expense may be assessed against the person and property delinquent, which shall be in addition to the penalty provided for herein.
(1978 Code Sec. 25-12.)