[Adopted 3-17-1954 by Ord. No. 824; amended in its entirety 12-5-1984 by Ord. No.
1791]
The following definitions shall apply in the interpretation
and enforcement of this article:
Any portion of a street or highway improved, designed or
ordinarily used for vehicular travel.
That portion of a street between the curblines or the lateral
lines of a roadway and the adjacent property lines intended for the
use of pedestrians.
The entire width between the boundary lines of every way
publicly maintained when any part thereof is open to the use of the
public for purposes of vehicular travels.
A.
Every owner of any building or lot of land within the Borough of
Hanover fronting or abutting on a paved sidewalk shall remove and
clear away, or cause to be removed and cleared away, snow and ice
from a path at least three feet in width in all areas, except the
Central Business District as shown on the Borough Zoning Map,[1] wherein at least six feet in width shall be cleared from
so much of said sidewalk as is in front of or abuts on said building
or lot of land.
[1]
Editor's Note: The Zoning Map is on file in the office of
the Borough Secretary.
B.
Except as provided in § 316-13 hereof, snow and ice shall be removed from sidewalks in the General Business District within the Borough of Hanover within 10 hours following cessation of any fall, accumulation or deposit of snow, sleet or freezing rain, except that, if said cessation occurs between 5:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m., it shall be removed by the following noon.
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 times specified in § 316-12 hereof, 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 a path in said sidewalk of at least three feet in width to be thoroughly cleaned in residential areas and six feet in width in the General Business District to be thoroughly cleaned.
A.
In the event of the failure of any owner to clear away or treat with
abrasives and subsequently clear away any snow and ice from any sidewalk
as herein provided, or to cause this to be done, the Borough of Hanover
shall, as soon as practicable after such failure, cause such work
to be done.
B.
The Borough of Hanover shall ascertain and keep a record of the cost
of the work to be done in accordance with this section.
C.
Every owner whose act or omission makes it necessary that the Borough
of Hanover cause work to be done in accordance with this section shall
be liable to the Borough of Hanover for the cost of such work, plus
a penalty of 15% of such cost. Upon the neglect or failure to pay
the same, a municipal lien may be filed and collected against the
property.
