Removal of snow and ice from sidewalks and trails in the city shall be the responsibility of the abutting property owners or occupants. Those sidewalks and trails specifically listed on attachment A of the city adopted "snowplowing policy" shall be maintained by the city and identified by published notice.
(A) Accumulation Prohibited: It shall be unlawful for any owner or occupant of any building, in front of which or adjacent to where a sidewalk has been constructed for the use of the public, to allow any accumulation of ice or snow to remain upon said sidewalk longer than twelve (12) hours after said ice or snow has ceased to be deposited thereon.
(B) Public Streets: It shall be unlawful for any person to deposit snow from private property upon any public street within the city.
(C) Enforcement: In the event an owner or occupant fails to comply with the provisions of this section, the city may, at its option, remove said ice or snow. All costs of said removal shall be billed to the owner of the premises, which bill shall be immediately due and payable to the city.
(D) Penalty: The fact that an owner of premises reimburses the city for ice or snow which has been removed shall not preclude the city from issuing a complaint for violation of this section.
(E) Delinquency: Unpaid bills more than thirty (30) days past due shall be considered in default and will be assessed a penalty as set forth from time to time by resolution of the city council. The city council may levy an assessment equal to such unpaid cost plus penalty against each lot or parcel of land from which the snow has been removed pursuant to the provisions of Minnesota Statutes Annotated 429.101. (Ord. 015-698, 6-15-2015)