[Ord. 216, 4/19/1960, § 1[1]; as amended by Ord. 88-3, 3/29/1988, § 1]
The owner, occupant or tenant of every property fronting upon
or alongside of any of the public streets in the Borough of Mifflinburg
is hereby required to remove or cause to be removed from all of the
sidewalks in front of or alongside of such property all snow or ice
accumulated thereon, fallen or formed, within 12 hours after the same
shall have ceased to fall or to form. Provided: that snow or ice that
has ceased to fall or to be formed after 6:00 p.m. of any evening
and before 6:00 a.m. of the following day shall be removed 12 hours
after 6:00 a.m. on that same following day.
Provided further: the owner of a property where such property
is occupied by such owner or is unoccupied, or the tenant or occupier
thereof, where such property is occupied by such tenant or occupier
only, and, the owner where the property is a multi-business or multi-dwelling
property, occupied by more than one tenant or occupier, shall be responsible
for conforming to the requirements of this section.
[1]
Editor's Note: Following Section 3 of this ordinance is a
provision for the repeal of all inconsistent ordinances and parts
of ordinances.
[Ord. 216, 4/19/1960, § 2]
In any case where the owner, occupant or tenant, as aforesaid,[1] shall fail, neglect or refuse to comply with any of the
provisions of the first section of this ordinance[2] within the time limit prescribed therein, the Borough
authorities may proceed immediately to clear all snow and/or ice from
the sidewalk of such delinquents, and to collect the expenses thereof,
with any additional amount allowed by law, from such owner, occupant
or tenant, as the case may be, which may be in addition t any fine
or penalty imposed under the third section of this ordinance.[3]
[Ord. 216, 4/19/1960, § 3; as amended by Ord. 88-3,
3/29/1988, § 2]
Any owner, occupant or tenant who shall fail to remove any snow or ice from any public sidewalk as required by § 22-71 of this Chapter shall upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $10 nor more than $300 and costs of prosecution, and, in default of payment of such fine and costs, to undergo imprisonment for not more than 30 days.
Provided: such fine and costs of prosecution shall be in addition to any expenses and additional amounts authorized by law, and imposed as provided in § 22-72 of this Chapter.
