[Adopted 2-27-1905]
In case the owner, owners, occupant or occupants of any premises
abutting or bordering upon any street, avenue or highway in the City
of Atlantic City shall neglect or fail to remove or cause to be removed
as hereinafter directed ice or snow from the sidewalk and from the
gutters of any streets, avenues, or highways in front of any such
premises within eight hours of daylight after the same shall be formed
or fall thereon, the Supervisor of Streets of this City shall and
he is hereby authorized to cause the removal of said ice or snow from
such sidewalks and gutters by employees of his Department.
[Amended 2-1-1989 by Ord. No. 2-1989]
The Supervisor of Streets shall, as soon as possible after said
work is done by his said Department, ascertain as nearly as can be
the cost thereof, and shall certify said cost to the Assessor of Atlantic
City, who shall add same to the assessment for taxes next to be levied
by said Assessor upon said premises.
In case the owner, owners, occupant or occupants of any premises abutting or bordering upon any street, avenue or other highway in the City of Atlantic City shall neglect or fail to remove or cause to be removed all grass, weeds or other impediments from sidewalks or gutters in front of such premises, after three days' notice to remove the same, given by the Supervisor of Streets, said Supervisor of Streets is hereby authorized to cause the removal of all such grass, weeds or other impediments by employees of his Department and ascertain the cost of such removal and certify the same as provided in § 222-33 of this article, whereupon same shall be added to the assessment for taxes next to be levied; provided, however, that nothing in this section shall be deemed to apply to grass upon sidewalks planted by the owner of abutting premises and forming a border to any sidewalk pavement.
All sidewalks when paved for the full width shall be cleaned
for the full width, and where not paved for the full width shall be
cleaned to the extent of the paving; where sidewalks are not paved
to any extent, a space of at least four feet in the center thereof
shall be cleaned thereon. Gutters shall be cleaned for a width of
at least 18 inches from the curb.
[Amended 2-1-1989 by Ord. No. 2-1989; 11-25-2008 by Ord. No.
104-2008]
Any such owner, owners, occupant or occupants who shall fail
to remove, as herein directed, snow or ice from such sidewalks and
gutters or either of them within eight hours of daylight after the
same shall be formed or fall thereon, or who shall fail to remove
all grass, weeds or other impediments from such sidewalks and gutters
within three days after the giving of notice so to do by the Supervisor
of Streets, shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine not to exceed
$2,000 or be imprisoned for a period not to exceed 90 days, or both.
