(A) The occupant of any premises, and the owner of any unoccupied premises, are required to keep the sidewalks in front of or adjacent to such premises cleared, to allow safe and reasonable travel on said sidewalk within 24 hours after snow or ice has ceased to fall or in any way accumulate so far as is practicable and reasonable. The word OCCUPANT, as used in this section, shall be deemed to mean the person occupying for business, residence or other purposes the first floor of any building situated on the premises; and if the first floor of any building is not occupied, then such premises shall be deemed and held to be unoccupied and the owner or lessee of the entire premises shall be required to keep the sidewalks in front of or adjacent to the premises reasonably cleared from snow and ice.
(B) Upon the failure of any occupant, or the owner where there is no occupant, of real estate to so remove the snow and ice within that time, The Street Department of the town may remove or cause to be removed that snow and ice.
(C) If the work of removal is done or caused to be done by the Street Department, the cost and expense of the work shall be assessed against the owner of real estate who fails and refuses to remove that snow and ice as benefits that property.
(D) No person engaged in a commercial enterprise within the town shall permit to be deposited in any street or thoroughfare, snow or other obstruction from the sidewalks, parking lots or driveways of said commercial enterprise.
(E) Any person who shall violate this section commits a Class E ordinance violation and in addition to the fine be assessed the cost of the removal of such snow or other obstruction of natural origin from the street or thoroughfare so obstructed. The owner may make payment within ten business days of issuance of the notice in full satisfaction of the penalty. In the event payment is not made within the time designated, court proceedings may be initiated. Each day a violation of this section continues after the owner has been notified of the violation shall constitute a separate violation.
(1985 Code, § 470-10) (Ord. 8, passed 3-6-1912; Am. Ord. 09-08, passed 6-8-2009)