(A) Declaration of snow removal condition.
(1) When, in the opinion of the Street Department Superintendent and the Town Manager, the actual or expected precipitation of snow will create hazardous or dangerous roadway conditions for vehicular or pedestrian traffic, the Manager shall have authority to declare a snow removal condition.
(2) A snow removal condition shall be declared by the Town Manager by issuing a media release to the local radio and cable television stations.
(3) The snow removal condition shall continue in force and effect until the Town Manager declares it to be over by issuing a media release to the local radio and cable television stations.
(B) Duties of owners/occupants.
(1) Definition. For the purpose of this section, the following definition shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY. Any public street, way, place, alley, sidewalk, easement, park, square, median parkway, boulevard or plaza that is dedicated to public use or maintained by the town except for those rights-of-way owned by the Indiana Department of Transportation located within the town municipal limits.
(2) Removal of snow or ice.
(a) It shall be the responsibility of the property owner or the occupant of the property immediately adjacent to a public walk, public right-of-way, or fire hydrant to remove from the sidewalk or fire hydrant any snow or ice which accumulates on such sidewalk or obstructs such sidewalk or fire hydrant within 48 hours after the ice forms or the snow ceases to fall thereupon. If the ice accumulation is of such character as to make the removal thereof impossible, the sprinkling or placement of sand and/or salt thereon within the time specified for removal in such a manner as to make such sidewalk safe for pedestrian travel.
(b) Hardship exception. A property owner may qualify for a hardship exception based upon age and/or physical disability. The hardship application must be completed and submitted to the Town Clerk-Treasurer’s Office by October 31 of each year. The Town Manager or his or her designee shall have the sole discretion to determine whether or not to grant the exception.
(Ord. 4, 2000, passed 11-27-00; Am. Ord. 11 of 2014, passed 7-14-2014) Penalty, see § 93.99