[Adopted 2-26-1985 by Ord. No. 2-85 (Ch.
176, Art. I, of the 1985 Code)]
No person shall place or maintain any drop awnings
extending over any sidewalk in the Village, which awning when lowered
shall be less than seven feet, from its lowest point, above such sidewalk.
[Amended 9-8-1987 by Ord. No.
12-87; 10-27-2009 by Ord. No.
09-11; 4-22-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-05]
A.
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:65-12, the owners or tenants of land abutting
or bordering upon the sidewalks of the public streets, avenues and
highways within the Village shall remove the ice and snow from the
sidewalks within 12 hours of daylight after the same shall be formed
or fallen thereon. Ice which is so frozen as to make removal impractical
shall either be treated with rock salt or other chemicals which will
thaw it sufficiently to permit removal or be thoroughly covered with
sand, ashes or cinders.
B.
In case the owners or tenants shall refuse or neglect to remove such
ice and snow within the time herein provided, they shall be informed
by the Police Department or Construction Official to remove same.
In case of refusal and/or failure to immediately remove such snow
and ice upon notification from the Police Department or Construction
Official, the Police Department or Construction Official will issue
a summons to the owner and inform the Building Department of the name
and address of the owner and/or tenants. In such event, the Building
Department shall, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:48-2.12f, procure removal
services from a rotating list of contractors, to be solicited annually,
to remove snow and ice from said sidewalks. A copy of the bill shall
be provided to the owner and/or tenants of the property. The Construction
Official shall certify the cost thereof to the Board of Commissioners,
which shall examine such certificate and, if found correct, shall
cause the cost as shown thereon to be charged upon the land abutting
upon or bordering upon such sidewalks. The amount charged shall become
a lien upon such land and shall be added to and become and form part
of the taxes next to be assessed and levied upon such lands, the same
to bear interest at the same rate as taxes, and shall be collected
and enforced by the same officers and in the same manner as taxes.
C.
All snow being cleared from private lots or land, other than municipally
owned property, by vehicular plows shall not be pushed, placed or
dumped onto public crosswalks, sidewalks or streets but must be maintained
and stored within the property being plowed.
D.
At no time during the removal of snow from sidewalks or driveways
or the digging out of a vehicle will the snow be cast, thrown, blown
or dumped onto a traffic lane of any Village street.
All curbs and gutters constructed or repaired
within the Village shall be constructed or repaired in accordance
with plans and specifications approved by resolution of the Board
of Commissioners, which plans and specifications shall be kept on
file in the office of the Building Department.
