The removal of snow and ice from sidewalks, drives and private property shall be as follows.
(A) The owner and/or occupant of any dwelling, building or subdivided lot or property shall keep the sidewalks in front thereof clean at all times of the year. Within 24 hours after any fall of snow, snowfall event or formation of ice, such snow or ice shall be removed from the sidewalks.
(B) Where the owner and/or occupant of any property shall fail or refuse to remove any snow from the sidewalk as required within the prescribed period of time, the town may remove such snow, and the cost of such removal shall be assessed to the property owner additional to any applicable fines as prescribed by this subchapter.
(C) It shall be unlawful for any person to throw, push or deposit in any manner snow, slush or ice from any drive or private property onto any street or sidewalk in such a manner as to impede the safe progress and movement of vehicular or pedestrian traffic.
(D) Persons who violate this section are responsible for the costs incurred by the town to remove the impediment to safe progress and movement of vehicular and pedestrian traffic.
(E) If a person, or persons, living at any property affected by this section should be unable physically to comply herewith, he, she or they may apply to the Town Council for assistance. After a hearing concerning the nature of this physical problem, the Town Council will decide if, and to what extent, assistance shall be granted.
(F) The involved property owner shall further pay any all reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs of collection attributed to enforcement of this chapter and snow removal. Each day that a violation continues shall be deemed a separate offense.
(2014 Code, § E1.1(9))