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(a) Removal of Snow and Ice by Owner, Occupant or Tenant. The owner, occupant or tenant of every property upon or alongside any street in the Borough shall remove or cause to be removed, from all sidewalks in front of or alongside of such property, all snow or ice fallen or formed thereon, within twenty-four hours after the same has ceased to fall or form. No snow or ice removed or shoveled from sidewalks shall be placed or thrown in or on the streets and alleys of the Borough. However, the owner of the property shall be responsible for conforming to the requirements of this section where that property is occupied by the owner or is unoccupied; the tenant or occupier thereof shall be responsible where the property is occupied by the tenant or occupier only; and the owner shall be responsible where the property is a multiple-business or multiple-dwelling property, occupied by more than one tenant or occupier.
(b) Removal of Snow and Ice by Borough; Recovery of Costs. In any case where the owner, occupant or tenant fails, neglects or refuses to comply with subsection (a) hereof, within the time limit prescribed therein, Borough authorities may proceed immediately to clear all snow and/or ice from the sidewalk of such owner, occupant or tenant and to collect the expenses thereof, with any additional amount allowed by law, from such owner, occupant or tenant, as the case may be, which may be in addition to any fine or other penalty imposed under Section 674.99.
(Ord. 1309. Passed 12-12-56.)
No person shall ride, propel, or otherwise operate a skateboard, skates, scooter, bicycle, or unicycle on the public sidewalks/public areas of any streets or highways within the Borough in areas zoned C-2 General Business District, except for Public Safety Officials in performance of their duties.
(Ord. 2055. Passed 8-21-89; Ord. 2387. Passed 4-17-06; Ord. 2476. Passed 2-20-12; Ord. 2523. Passed 8-15-16.)
(a) No individual, firm, partnership, corporation or any other entity shall dump on any property owned by the Borough, except subject to the following regulations:
(1) Any person, after having obtained a permit from the Public Works Department, may dump at areas designated from time to time by the Borough for dumping. All persons dumping shall obtain from the Public Works Department said permit.
(2) The permit shall include a statement that a representative of the Public Works Department has inspected the material proposed to be dumped and has determined that it is clean fill and shall specify on said permit where the material is to be dumped.
(3) Permits may be obtained from the Public Works Department during regular business hours, 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.
(4) No person shall dump any clippings, leaves, hedge clippings, building materials, furniture, refuse, garbage, vegetable matter, junk or hazardous material.
(b) As used in this section:
(1) "Clean fill" means uncontaminated, nonwater-soluble, nondecomposable inert solid material used to level an area or bring the area to grade. The term does not include material placed into or on waters of the Borough.
(2) "Constructional/demolition waste" means solid waste resulting from the construction or demolition of buildings and other structures, including, but not limited to, wood, plaster, metals, asphaltic substances, bricks, block and unsegregated concrete. The term also includes dredging waste. The term does not include the following if they are separated from other waste and are used as clean fill:
A. Uncontaminated soil, rock, stone, gravel, unused brick and block and concrete.
B. Waste from land clearing, grubbing and excavation, including trees, brush, stumps and vegetative material.
(3) "Yard waste" means leaves, grass clippings, garden residue, tree trimmings, chipped shrubbery and other vegetative material.
(Ord. 2233. Passed 6-15-98.)
(EDITOR'S NOTE: See Section 202.99 of the Administration Code for general Code penalty if no specific penalty is provided.)