[Adopted 9-11-2000 by Ord. No. 560 (Ch. 21, Part 4, of the
1992 Code of Ordinances)]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicted, unless a different meaning clearly appears from
the context:
The Borough of Mount Joy, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
Any individual, association, partnership, public or private
corporation, whether for profit or not for profit, trust, estate or
other legally recognized entity. Whenever the term "person" is used
in connection with any clause providing for the imposition of a fine
or penalty or the ordering of the action to comply with the terms
of this article, the term "person" shall include the members of an
association, partnership or firm and the officers of any public or
private corporation, whether for profit or not for profit.
For unoccupied or multiple-unit properties, the person or
persons who is/are the owner(s) of such property; for occupied single-unit
properties, all occupants of the property.
The responsible party for a property fronting upon or along
any street within the Borough is hereby required to remove or cause
to be removed from all of the sidewalks in front of or alongside such
property all snow and ice which has fallen or formed thereon within
24 hours after such snow and ice has ceased to fall or to be formed
so that there shall be a clear walk along the entire length thereof
at least three feet in width. In the event that snow and/or ice on
a sidewalk has become so hard that it cannot be removed without the
likelihood of damage to the sidewalk, the responsible party shall,
within 24 hours after the snow or ice has ceased to fall or form,
cause enough sand or other abrasive to be placed upon the sidewalk
to make travel reasonably safe and shall, as soon thereafter as weather
permits, cause to be cleared a path in said sidewalk of at least three
feet in width.
Every responsible party shall remove and clear away, or cause
to be removed and cleared away, any accumulation of snow and ice on
a building or other structure which is liable to fall on any sidewalk,
roadway or other public way. Such work shall be completed within a
reasonable time, but not later than 24 hours after the cessation of
any fall of snow, sleet or freezing rain.
Every responsible party shall remove and clear away, or cause
to be removed and cleared away, any accumulation of snow or ice surrounding
a fire hydrant located along the frontage of the property of the responsible
party. Such work shall be completed within a reasonable time, but
not later than 24 hours after the cessation of any fall of snow, sleet
or freezing rain.
No person shall deposit or cause to be deposited any snow or
ice on or immediately next to a fire hydrant or on any sidewalk, travel
lanes of a street or loading or unloading area of a public transportation
system, except that the Borough may mound snow and ice on public cartways
incident to the clearing thereof or on curbs, and persons may mount
snow and ice on curbs incident to the clearing of sidewalks in business
districts.
In any case where the responsible party shall fail, neglect
or refuse to comply with any of the provisions of this article within
the time limit prescribed herein, the Borough may proceed immediately
to clear all snow and/or ice from the sidewalk, roof or around the
fire hydrant on the property for which such person is a responsible
party and to collect the expenses of such removal, with an additional
penalty of 10% of such costs, from the responsible party or to file
a municipal lien against such property.
Any person who commits or permits any other person to commit
a violation of any provision of this article shall be liable, upon
conviction thereof in a summary proceeding, to pay a fine of not less
than $50 nor more than $1,000 for each offense, together with the
costs of prosecution. Each day or portion thereof in which a violation
exists shall be considered a separate violation of this article, and
each section of this article which is violated shall be considered
a separate violation.
