(A) Snow removal from private property. It shall be unlawful to remove snow from private property, including, without limitation, private parking areas, private sidewalks and private drives onto any public property, including, but not limited to, sidewalks, streets and other public rights-of- way.
(B) Responsibility for snow removal. If the snow is placed upon a public sidewalk in violation of this section, the owner of the abutting property is responsible for the prompt removal of such snow. If the abutting property owner fails to remove the snow, the city may perform the snow removal and assess the costs against the property for collection in the same manner as property tax pursuant to the provisions of Iowa Code § 364.12(2)(H).
(C) Exception.
(1) The foregoing provisions of this section notwithstanding, property owners in the Downtown Commercial District which shall mean properties abutting the following streets:
(a) On Grand Avenue from Park Street to 8th Street;
(b) On 2nd Street from a point 150 feet east of Grand Avenue to a point 150 feet west of Grand Avenue;
(c) On 3rd Street from 1st Avenue West to 1st Avenue East;
(d) On 4th Street from 2nd Avenue West to 2nd Avenue East;
(e) On 5th Street from 2nd Avenue West to a point 150 feet east of 1st Avenue East;
(f) On 7th Street from 1st Avenue West to 1st Avenue East;
(g) On 1st Avenue East from 3rd Street to 7th Street;
(h) On 1st Avenue West from 3rd Street to 7th Street; and
(i) On 2nd Avenue West from 3rd Street to 5th Street.
(2) Sidewalks that abut the street curb may place snow from these sidewalks into the street; provided:
(a) All snow shall be placed not less than 18 inches or more than 36 inches into the street, measured from the face of the curb; and
(b) All snow placed in the street under the provisions of this division (C)(2) shall be placed within 12 hours of the time of declaration of a snow emergency by the Mayor under the provisions of § 71.07.
(Prior Code, § 5-1E-2) (Ord. 328, passed 2-3-1986; Ord. 371, passed 5-15-1989) Penalty, see § 95.999