The occupant of any premises or the owner of any unoccupied premises or real property shall keep the sidewalks in front of or adjacent to such premises cleared of snow and ice as follows.
(A) Except as provided in division (C) below, snow and ice shall be removed from sidewalks in all business districts no later than four business hours after the cessation of any fall of snow, sleet, or freezing rain or the beginning of business hours of the next day following such fall, whichever period is shorter.
(B) Except as provided in divisions (C) and (D) below, snow and ice shall be removed from sidewalks in all residential districts within 24 hours after the cessation of any fall of snow, sleet, or freezing rain.
(C) In the event that snow and ice on a sidewalk has become so hard that it cannot be removed without the likelihood of damage to the sidewalk, the person responsible for its removal shall, within the time limits contained in subsections divisions (A) and (B) above, have enough sand or other abrasive put on the sidewalks to make travel thereon reasonably safe. The snow and ice shall then be removed as soon as it can be accomplished without the likelihood of damage to the sidewalk.
(D) Persons in residential districts who, for reasons of infirmity, believe that compliance with divisions (B) and (C) above would cause an undue hardship, may file a request for exemption from the requirements of divisions (B) and (C) above with the Village Manager. The Village Manager shall approve or disapprove the request according to guidelines which shall be adopted by the Village Council. If approved, the Department is authorized to remove snow and ice from the sidewalks in front of or adjacent to the property for which an exemption is granted at a cost to be charged to the owner of said property, which costs shall be established from time to time by the Village Council, and shall be based upon the square footage of the area of sidewalk from which snow and ice has been removed.
(E) Upon any failure to comply with the requirements of this section by any owner, the village shall have the right, upon direction of the Village Manager, to have the snow, ice, or freezing rain, removed or made safe by the Department. The responsible owner of the property shall be liable to the village for all costs to the village of such removal and for any recoveries from the village for injury or damage to person or property caused by the failure of such responsible person to remove snow and ice accumulations in accordance with this section. All such costs and recoveries may be assessed by the village as a single lot assessment and collected in the manner of real property taxes.
(2005 Code, § 179.006) (Ord. 2002-03, passed 5-13-2002) Penalty, see § 91.99