Any person, firm, partnership or corporation
that violates the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction
thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $75 nor more
than $200 and, in default of payment of said fine, to imprisonment
for a term not to exceed 30 days. Each day that a violation of this
article continues shall constitute a separate offense.
If the owner, occupant or tenant fails to abate
the condition upon his sidewalk within the time limit prescribed,
the Township of Athens shall have the authority to take measures to
remove the snow and/or ice and collect the costs of such removal as
the Township may incur, plus 10% of all costs incurred. The Township
of Athens, in such event and pursuant to its statutory or otherwise
authorized police powers, shall have the right and power to enter
upon the offending premises to accomplish the foregoing.
The remedies provided herein for the enforcement
of this article or any remedy provided by law shall not be deemed
mutually exclusive; rather, they may be employed simultaneously or
consecutively at the option of the Athens Township Board of Supervisors.