(A) Responsibility of owner, occupant and the like. The owner, occupant or person in charge of each and every building or structure or unoccupied lot in the village fronting or abutting any street shall keep all adjoining sidewalks in good, sufficient, safe repair and clean of any snow, ice, dirt or rubbish to the full width and extent of the sidewalk. In the case of snow or ice accumulation, each owner, occupant or person in charge of such building or structure shall clean or cause to be clean the sidewalk in front of or adjoining such home, building or structure as the case may be of snow or ice to the width of such sidewalk by 10:00 a.m. of each day and shall cause the same to be kept clear from such ice and snow, provided that when the ice is formed on any sidewalk so that it cannot be immediately removed, the persons herein referred to shall keep the same sprinkled with ashes, sawdust or sand; provided also, that in case snow shall continue to fall during and after 10:00 a.m., then it shall be removed within three hours of daylight after it shall cease to fall.
(B) Report of defective walks. It shall be the duty of the Street Department to report to the Village Board all cases of defective sidewalks, describing the lot or premises along or upon which the same exists, giving the name of the owner or occupant thereof.
(C) Village shall clean at owner’s expense. Whenever an abutting property owner or occupant shall fail, neglect or refuse to remove from the sidewalk adjacent thereof any snow, dirt or rubbish, or remedy any slippery or dangerous condition, such work may be done by the Street Department of the village at the expense of such owner or occupant, and such expense shall be collected and levied in the special tax in the manner provided by law.
(Prior Code, § 14.01(7)) (Ord. passed 3-11-2009) Penalty, see § 10.99