(a) Every occupant or owner in charge or control of any building or lot of land fronting or abutting on a paved sidewalk, whether as tenant, occupant, lessee or owner, shall remove and clear away or cause to be removed or cleared away, rubbish, snow and/or ice, but the gutter and street shall not be obstructed by depositing the same therein.
(1) Except as provided in paragraph (a)(2) hereof, snow and ice shall be removed from sidewalks within twenty-four hours after the cessation of any fall of snow, sleet and/or freezing rain.
(2) In the event that snow and/or ice on a sidewalk has become so hard that it cannot be removed without likelihood of damage to the sidewalk, the party responsible for its removal shall, within the time requirements established in paragraph (a)(1) hereof, cause sufficient sand or other abrasive to be put upon the sidewalk to make travel reasonably safe, and shall, as soon thereafter as weather permits, cause the sidewalk to be cleared.
(3) If the occupant or owner refuses or neglects to comply with paragraphs (a)(1) and (2) hereof, the Codes Enforcement Officer shall give written notice to such occupant or owner requiring compliance within three days and, if no compliance is forthcoming, cause the removal or treatment to be made, through the supervision of the Public Works Director as required in paragraphs (a)(1) and (2) hereof, and the cost to be levied and collected from such property owner, with costs as provided by law. This action shall be in addition to any other penalty or remedy provided in this chapter, in other provisions of these Codified Ordinances or in State law.
(b) No person shall place, or cause to be placed, any snow in any street, gutter, alley or other public property or right-of-way without prior written approval of the City Manager, or upon any private property, unless such private property is owned or controlled by such person.
(c) Whoever violates or fails to comply with any of the provisions of this section, including any provisions of any rule or regulation promulgated under authority of this section, shall pay a civil penalty of not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) for each offense. A separate offense shall be deemed committed each day during or on which a violation or noncompliance occurs or continues.
(d) The penalty provided for herein shall be in addition to any fee, deposit, charge, surcharge, interest, insurance or bond requirement or equitable remedy provided in these Codified Ordinances or under authority of State Law.
(Ord. 4707. Passed 12-21-94; Ord. 4931. Passed 2-11-04.)