[Adopted 6-27-1972 by Ord. No. 72-9 as Ch. 19, Art. 5, of the Revised Ordinances of 1972]
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Editor's Note: For statutory authority of a municipality to compel removal of snow and ice, grass, weeds and other impediments from sidewalks and gutters, see N.J.S.A. 40:65-12.
[Amended 12-13-1994 by Ord. No. 94-16]
The owner or tenant in possession of any land abutting or bordering upon the sidewalks and gutters of any public street of the Borough shall remove or cause to be removed from the abutting sidewalks and gutters:
A. 
All snow or ice therefrom within 24 hours after the same shall fall or be formed thereon, or such longer period as may be fixed by the Mayor or Superintendent of Public Works in case of emergency.[1]
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II.
B. 
In the event of ice which may be so frozen as to make removal impracticable, the owner or owners, tenant or tenants of lands abutting or bordering upon public streets, avenues or highways shall cause the some to be thoroughly covered with sand, ashes or rock salt within 24 hours after the same shall cease to fall or be formed thereon.
C. 
Said snow or ice, whether from the sidewalk, gutter or any other portion of the property, shall not be deposited on the street or sidewalk, or on the property of someone else without the express consent of the owner of the property on which the snow or ice is to be deposited. It being the intent and purpose of this provision to prohibit all persons from throwing, casting, placing or depositing snow and ice, which accumulated within the private property of said person, upon the sidewalks or streets of the Borough of Hillsdale.
D. 
It being the responsibility of the Borough of Hillsdale, County of Bergen, and the State of New Jersey to ensure the public safety, nothing in this article shall be construed to apply to the plowing of snow from the public streets by the Borough of Hillsdale, County of Bergen, the State of New Jersey or their duly authorized agents.
E. 
All grass, weeds, brush and other impediments therefrom within three days after notice to remove the same.
The owner or tenant in possession of any lands abutting or bordering upon the sidewalks and gutters of any public streets of the Borough shall cut or cause to be cut, below a height of four inches from the ground, all grass or growth of any kind which may grow between the curbline and the sidewalk of the street, within three days after notice to cut such grass or growth or cause it to be cut.
[Amended 11-25-1986 by Ord. No. 86-17; 12-13-1994 by Ord. No. 94-16]
A. 
In the instance of owner or tenant failing to comply with provision of § 260-28, the Borough Administrator shall designate the Borough employees who shall give or cause notice to be given.
B. 
The said notices may be served upon the owner or tenant by personal service or by certified mail and addressed to the last known address.
In cases where the owner or tenant shall have failed or refused to remove said snow, ice, grass, weeds, brush or other impediments or to cut the grass or growth within the time provided in §§ 260-27 and 260-28, the Superintendent of Public Works shall remove, or cause to be removed, the same. The Superintendent of Public Works shall certify the cost thereof to the Council. Upon receipt of the certificates, the Council shall examine the same and, if found correct, shall cause such cost to be charged against the lands abutting as aforesaid. The amount so charged shall thereupon become a lien and tax upon such lands and shall be added to and become part of the taxes next to be levied and assessed upon such lands. Said amount shall bear interest at the same rate and shall be collected and enforced by the same officers and in the same manner as taxes.
Any person who violates the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to the provisions Chapter 226, Penalties.