[Adopted 8-24-1965 as Art. XII of Ch. III of the Village
Ordinances]
The owner of any lot or lands adjoining any
public sidewalk shall keep the same free from snow, slush or ice.
In case of failure or neglect to comply with this requirement within
24 hours following any storm depositing such snow, slush or ice, such
may be removed by the Department of Public Works at its direction.
Failure to complete such removal shall be deemed an act of negligence
by the Village of LeRoy.
In the event that snow, slush or ice may become
frozen on sidewalks in such a way that removal is difficult or injurious
to sidewalks, the sidewalks shall be rendered safe for public travel
by use of cinders, sand or other suitable materials and shall be properly
cleaned thereafter as weather may permit. If any owner of lots or
lands abutting sidewalks fails to comply with this requirement, the
walks shall be rendered unsafe by the Department of Public Works and
thereafter cleaned at its direction.
Any work performed by the Department of Public
Works pursuant to this article shall be charged against the property
owner and shall be billed and collected by the Clerk-Treasurer. Such
charge shall be a lien on the adjoining realty to the same extent
as Village taxes and may be included in the general Village tax roll
and enforced in the same manner as other Village taxes. All actual
items of work, including labor and materials, plus overhead expense,
shall be charged; provided, however, that the minimum charge for each
occurrence shall be $3 per lot or parcel of land.
