A.Â
SIDEWALK
As used
in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
Any improved pavement or part thereof fronting on a Township
street and located within the curbline and the building (property)
line of said street and shall also mean any unimproved or ground surface
area or part thereof fronting on a Township street and located within
the curbline and the building (property) line of said street if such
area is used or usable as a walkway by the general public.
B.Â
The singular
shall include the plural.
The owner, occupant or tenant of every property
fronting upon or alongside of any of the streets of the Township of
Maidencreek is hereby required to remove or cause to be removed all
snow and ice from all of the sidewalks in front of or alongside of
such property, for a minimum width of four feet measured from the
curbline toward the building (property) line if there is no grass
plot separating the curb from an improved pavement, or for a minimum
width of four feet measured from the line of the improved pavement
located along the grass plot toward the building (property) line if
there is a grass plot separating the curb from an improved pavement,
but in no case exceeding the width of the sidewalk, within 24 hours
after said snow or ice shall have ceased to fall or to be formed on
such sidewalks, unless said snow or ice be so hardened or frozen that
it cannot be so removed without injury to the sidewalk, in which latter
event the owner, occupant or tenant of every property fronting upon
or alongside of any of the streets of the Township of Maidencreek
is hereby required to place a deicing agent, sand or other abrasive
material upon said snow or ice within the time above provided; provided,
the owner of a property shall be responsible for conforming to the
requirements of this section where such property is occupied by such
tenant or occupant only.
Authority for Township to remove or treat snow and ice and collect cost and additional amount from the owner, occupant or tenant of abutting property. In any case where the owner, occupant or tenant, as aforesaid shall fail, neglect or refuse to comply with any of the provisions of § 186-21 of this article within the time limit prescribed therein, the Township authorities may proceed immediately to clear the snow and/or ice from the sidewalk of such delinquent, and to collect the expenses thereof, with any additional amount allowed by law, from such owner, occupant or tenant, as the case may be, which may be in addition to any fine or penalty imposed under § 186-23 of this article.
Any owner or tenant who shall fail to remove any snow or ice from any sidewalk or to place salt, sand or other abrasive material upon such snow or ice on any sidewalk as required by § 186-21 of this article shall be subject to the general penalty provisions as prescribed in Article I of Chapter 1, General Provisions; provided such fine or penalty and costs of suit may be in addition to any expenses and additional amounts authorized by law, imposed as provided in § 186-22 of this article. Each successive 24 hours of failure to remove said snow or ice as required by § 186-21 of this article shall constitute a separate offense punishable by a like fine or penalty.
It shall be unlawful for any person, whether owner, occupant or tenant, in removing snow or ice from property fronting upon or alongside of any of the streets of the Township of Maidencreek, whether in compliance with the requirements of § 186-21 of this article or otherwise, to cast, plow, throw, or deposit snow or ice from said property, its sidewalks, driveways or other areas, into the streets, cartways or public roads of the Township of Maidencreek at any time after said streets, cartways or public roads of the Township have been cleared of snow and ice by plowing, shoveling, salting, or cindering thereof by the Township.
