[Adopted 7-27-1970 as Art. 38, Ch. K, of the 1969 Revised Ordinances; amended
in its entirety 3-11-2008 by Ord. No. 4-2008]
The owner of any lands abutting upon the public streets (as
defined by N.J.S.A. 48:3-11) of the Town of Dover shall, within 24
hours after every fall of snow or hail or the formation of ice, remove
all snow and ice from the abutting sidewalks within 24 hours after
every snow or hail or the formation of ice upon the sidewalks.
It shall be unlawful for anyone, after the snow has been plowed
by a snowplow or removed by snow loader or other apparatus, to place
or throw any snow from sidewalks, driveways or any private or public
property onto any street or thoroughfare where cleared.
The owner of any lands abutting upon the public streets of the
Town of Dover where the property is located within the C-1 Zone as
designated on the Town of Dover Zoning Map shall remove potentially
dangerous snow or ice which could topple onto or which projects over
the sidewalk or the adjacent right-of-way of the street. It is the
intention of this provision to protect against overhangs or dangerously
high piles of snow or ice which may threaten pedestrians or vehicles
traveling alongside the snow or ice accumulation or pile.
A.
Any owner who violates a provision of this article shall, upon conviction,
forfeit and pay a fine of $50 for the first offense, $150 for the
second offense, and for a third or subsequent offense be subject to
one or more of the following:
B.
In addition, where the owner of any real estate shall fail to remove
the snow or ice as provided in this article, the enforcing official
may employ the necessary labor and materials to perform the required
work of removal as expeditiously as possible. The cost of such removal
shall be the responsibility of the owner.
C.
In the event of noncompliance with the within provisions, any person
authorized to enforce this article may provide notice to the owner
of the property of such noncompliance and the intention within 24
hours of such notice of having the snow and ice removed at the owner's
expense. Notice shall be by personal service upon the owner, or service
may be made by posting upon the property on the main entry door a
copy of Ordinance No. 04-2008 and a statement that an inspection has
determined that the property is in violation of this ordinance and
that, unless the snow and ice is removed within 24 hours of the delivery
or posting of the notice, the enforcing official may employ the necessary
labor and materials to perform the required snow and ice removal as
expeditiously as possible and the cost of same shall be borne by the
owner of the property. If the enforcing official causes the necessary
labor and materials to be utilized to perform the required work, the
costs of the removal shall be certified by the enforcing official
to the governing body of the municipality. The governing body shall
examine such certificate and, if found to be correct, shall cause
such cost to be charged against such real estate so abutting upon
such sidewalk covered by snow and ice and the amount so charged shall
thereupon become a lien and tax upon such real estate and be added
to and be part of the taxes next to be levied and assessed thereon
and enforced and collected with interest by the same officers in the
same manner as other taxes.
This article shall be enforced by the Dover Police Department,
any code enforcement inspectors, or any housing inspectors of the
Town of Dover.
