[Adopted 7-8-2014 by Ord. No. 03-2014[1]]
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Editor's Note: This ordinance superseded former Art.
III, Snow and Ice Removal, adopted 10-19-1976 by Ord. No. 1044 (Ch.
XXI, Part 2C, of the 1976 Code of Ordinances).
The owner, occupant or tenant of every property fronting upon
or alongside any of the streets in the Borough of Verona is hereby
required to remove or cause to be removed from all of the sidewalks
in front of or alongside such property all snow or ice thereon fallen
or formed, within eight hours after the same shall have ceased to
fall or to form, provided that the owner of a property shall be responsible
for conforming to the requirements of this section, where such property
is occupied by such owner or is unoccupied; the tenant or occupier
thereof, where such property is occupied by such tenant or occupier
only; and the owner thereof where the property is a multiple-business
or multiple-dwelling property, occupied by more than one tenant or
occupier.
In any case where the owner, occupant or tenant, as aforesaid, shall fail, neglect or refuse to comply with any of the provisions of § 215-12 of this article within the time limit prescribed therein, the Borough shall have the authority to cause such snow and/or ice to be cleared from the sidewalk of such delinquent and to collect the cost thereof, with 10% additional, in the manner provided by law, which may be in addition to any fine or penalty imposed under § 215-14 of this article.
Any owner, occupant or tenant who shall violate any provision
of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay
a fine of not more than $50 and costs and prosecution or, in default
of payment of such fine and costs, to undergo imprisonment for not
more than 10 days.
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Editor's Note: Section 37 of Ord. No. 03-2014, adopted
7-8-2014, stated that any person who shall violate any provision of
this article or who knowingly files a false report required by this
article shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentence to pay a civil
fine of not more than $1,000.
