[Amended 2-24-1987 by L.L. No. 4-1987; 4-28-1992 by L.L. No. 1-1992; 4-28-2009 by Ord. No. 2-2009; 5-24-2011 by Res. No. 50-2011; 5-24-2016 by Ord. No. 9-2016]
A. The provisions previously codified herein have been recodified and incorporated into Chapter
217 of the Gloversville City Code.
[Amended 4-23-2019 by Ord. No. 5-2019]
B. The provisions previously codified herein have been recodified and incorporated into Chapter
217 of the Gloversville City Code.
[Amended 4-23-2019 by Ord. No. 5-2019]
C. Whenever any owner, operator or occupant of any premises shall fail
or neglect to remove such snow or ice aforesaid, the City may have
the snow or ice removed therefrom without notice to such owner, operator
or occupant, and a mobilization fee of $200 and $3 per linear foot
for shoveling snow/ice removal, and any other additional costs for
equipment and personnel in connection therewith, shall be certified
by the Department of Public Works to the Commissioner of Finance and
shall thereupon become and be a lien upon the property on which such
snow or ice removal was located, and any unpaid bills for removal
remaining unpaid after 30 days shall be added to the next City tax
bill of the property owner of record.
D. Any person who shall neglect to remove snow or ice from the sidewalk
as directed in this chapter or who shall fail, neglect or refuse to
comply with the provisions of any notice herein provided or who shall
violate any of the provisions of this chapter or who shall resist
or obstruct the Director of Public Works or his employees in removal
of snow or ice shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a fine
of not less than $50 nor more than $200, and each day on which such
violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.
No person shall operate a snowplow within the
City of Gloversville without first obtaining a permit therefor from
the City Clerk.
All public and private buildings which shall
be built upon or within 15 feet of the building line of a public sidewalk,
street, avenue or land used as such, and the roof of which shall be
pitched or slanted toward the street, etc., shall be provided with
a snow guard which will retain the snow on the roof.