[Adopted 3-20-1995 by Ord. No. 1995-1]
A.
Removal of snow and ice required. The owner or tenant
of lands abutting or bordering upon any sidewalks in the Township
of Lumberton shall remove all the snow and ice from the travel portion
of said sidewalks within 12 hours of daylight after the same shall
fall or be formed thereon.
B.
Exception. In the event that snow and ice on a sidewalk has become so hard that it cannot be removed without likelihood of damage to the sidewalk, the person or entity charged with its removal shall, within the time mentioned in Subsection A above, cause enough sand, salt or other abrasive to be put on the sidewalk to make travel thereon reasonably safe; and shall then, as soon thereafter as weather permits, cause said sidewalk to be thoroughly cleaned.
It shall be unlawful for any person to remove
snow or ice from any private property and place the same onto the
sidewalk or roadway of any street.
In addition to any penalties herein provided,
if the owner or tenant of any such premises shall neglect or refuse
to comply with the foregoing provisions of this article, it shall
be the duty of the Department of Public Works to forthwith remove
such snow and ice. The head of said Department shall thereupon certify
to the governing body the costs of such removal, which costs shall
be charged against the land abutting or bordering upon such sidewalks,
and the amount so charged shall forthwith become a lien upon such
land and shall be added to and become part of the taxes next to be
assessed and levied upon such lands and shall bear interest at the
same rate as taxes and shall be collected and enforced in the same
manner as taxes.
Any person, firm or entity found to be in violation
of any of the provisions of this Article shall be subject, at the
discretion of the Municipal Court Judge, to a fine not to exceed $100,
a jail sentence not to exceed 30 days or a term of community service
not to exceed 60 days, or any combination of the same.
