(A) Removal From Sidewalk Required: Any person or entity owning or occupying a premises adjoining or abutting a sidewalk in the commercial, business or industrial districts must keep all snow and ice removed from said sidewalk at all times, but shall be permitted to deposit the same in the city street right of way so long as said owner or occupant shall cause said snow to be deposited in the center of the street where the City has provided a berm.
(B) Encroachment on Private or Public Property: In removing snow or ice from any private property, it shall be unlawful for any person to deposit the same on any private property of another or on any public street, avenue, lane, alley, parking lots or areas, sidewalk, crosswalk or other public property. Commercial or business district will be allowed to deposit their snow in the center of the street as long as there is an existing city made berm, no ridges are left that will cause ruts, and the snow is deposited so that it does not narrow the street. No person or entity owning or occupying property in the residential district of the city shall deposit snow or ice removed from sidewalks or public streets adjacent to their premises on any private property of another, or onto any public right of way without a permit issued by the city.
(C) Intersection Sight Distances: It shall be unlawful to deposit or store snow or ice within a sight triangle on lots which are the corner lots at any intersection, which triangle shall be bounded by the property lines of such corner lots on a line joining points along said property lines for thirty feet (30').
(D) Violation; Penalty: Should any person or entities required to do so, fail, neglect or refuse to remove the snow or ice from the sidewalk adjacent to his/her premises or should any person deposit snow or ice on private property without a written permit to deposit snow on any other persons property or in any intersection sight triangle, or upon any street, alley, sidewalk, or other public property or right of way, they shall be in violation of this ordinance. Any person violating this section shall be given notice of said violation. Said notice shall be made by the city making personal service of said notice upon the person or entity violating said ordinance, or if said person or entity cannot be found, then by mailing the notice of said violation to the last known address of said person or entity by first class mail, postage prepaid, which notice shall be deemed given upon being deposited in the United States postal service. Within ten (10) days thereafter, the person or entity receiving said notice of violation shall pay a fine to the city clerk at the city hall located at 108 East Center Street, Grace, Idaho, in the sum of twenty five dollars ($25.00) for the first violation, and fifty dollars ($50.00) for the second violation and all subsequent violations occurring within one year thereafter. If a person or entity should fail to pay said fine to the city clerk within the time period set forth in this section, then said fines may be levied as the City may determine in their sole judgment whether it be as a lien against any property owned by the offender within the City, or assessed via other means. All fines and penalties herein may be altered by resolution. (Ord. 279, 6-18-2008; amd. Ord. 2020-3, 8-19-2020)