A. Removal Required; Time Constraints: Every owner, lessee, tenant, occupant, or other person in possession of or having charge of any building or lot of ground in the village abutting upon any public way or public place (hereinafter “person in charge”) shall remove the snow and ice from the sidewalks of such building or lot of ground within twenty-four (24) hours after accumulation thereof. If said person in charge fails to remove such accumulation of snow and ice within said period, a written warning shall be served upon the person in charge. If compliance in removing the snow, ice or other accumulation is not achieved within the twenty-four (24) hours following the service of such a notice, a fifty-dollar ($50.00) fine shall be imposed for each twenty-four (24) hour period thereafter that the snow and ice is not removed. In addition, the village may, at any time and in its sole discretion, take action to remove snow and ice from the sidewalk, at the expense of the person responsible for the same.
B. Use of Sand or Salt: In case the snow and ice on the sidewalk shall be frozen so hard that it cannot be removed without injury to the pavement, the person in charge of any building or lot of ground as aforesaid shall, within the time specified, cause the sidewalk abutting on the said premises to be strewn with salt, sand, or some similar suitable material, and shall, as soon thereafter as the weather shall permit, thoroughly clean said sidewalk.
C. Nonliability For Damages: Any person who removed snow or ice from the public sidewalk or street shall not, because of his acts or omissions in such removal, be liable for civil damages. This subsection does not apply to acts or omissions amounting to willful or wanton misconduct in such snow or ice removal. (1999 Code § 7.22; amd. Ord. 2021-01, 2-9-2021)