[Adopted 1-7-1997 as § 4-5 of the 1996 Revised General Ordinances, as amended
through Ord. No. 3937]
A.
The owner, occupant or tenant of premises abutting or bordering on
any street in the City shall remove snow and ice from the abutting
sidewalks of such street or the abutting right-of-way actually used
by the public and from driveways and other vehicle access places as
appropriate, including corners and crosswalks, to a minimum width
of three feet, so as to provide for convenient passage of pedestrians.
In the event of ice which may be so frozen as to make removal impractical,
(s)he shall cause the same to be thoroughly covered with sand or ashes
within 12 hours of daylight after the same shall fall or be formed
thereon.
B.
The owner, occupant or tenant of premises used by the public or business
invitees shall remove all snow and ice from the sidewalks, streets,
rights-of-way and parking areas used by the public in the transaction
of business thereat and, in the event of ice which may be so frozen
as to make removal impractical, shall cause the same to be thoroughly
covered with sand or ashes within 12 hours of daylight after the same
shall fall or be formed thereon.
[Added 1-6-2015]
A.
No owner, tenant or occupant of a premises abutting or bordering
on any street in the City shall use rock salt to de-ice the sidewalk.
Calcium chloride or other similar substance may be used on sidewalks.
B.
Any owner, tenant or occupant of a premises who is found to have
used rock salt to de-ice the sidewalk and which de-icing causes the
sidewalk to deteriorate shall be responsible for repair or replacement
of the sidewalk. The City shall give the owner, tenant or occupant
notice of the deterioration of the sidewalk and 60 days to repair
or replace same. If the City repairs or replaces the sidewalk, because
the owner, tenant, or occupant fails to do so, then the cost of the
City's work shall become a lien on the subject property.
C.
Anyone found using rock salt to de-ice sidewalk that was installed
and/or replaced by the City of Union City within the last 14 years
shall be liable, in addition to the repair and replacement of the
sidewalk, for the payment of fines as follows:
[Added 6-30-2015]
No owner, tenant or occupant of any premises abutting on any street shall throw, place or deposit snow or ice into or on any street, it being the intent and purpose of this provision to prohibit all persons throwing, casting, placing or depositing snow and ice which accumulates within the private property belonging to that person on the sidewalks or streets of the City, except that snow or ice removal from a sidewalk or public right-of-way in compliance with § 366-1 may be deposited neatly on the remaining portion of such sidewalk or right-of-way from which removal is not required.
In case such snow or ice shall not be removed from such sidewalks
or shall be cast or deposited thereon or placed upon the sidewalks
or the street by the owner, tenant or occupant of any premises as
hereinabove provided, the same shall be removed under the direction
of the Director of Public Works, and the cost of removal as nearly
as can be ascertained shall be certified by the Director of Public
Works to the Director of Finance. The Board of Commissioners shall
examine the certification and, if found to be correct, shall cause
the cost to be charged against the real estate abutting or bordering
upon such sidewalks, and the amount so charged shall forthwith become
a lien and a tax in the same manner as the taxes next to be levied
and assessed upon the premises, and shall bear interest and be enforced
and collected by the same officers and in the same manner as other
taxes. The imposition and collection of a fine or other penalty for
violation of any of the provisions of this article shall not constitute
any bar to the right of the City to collect the cost, as certified,
for the removal of snow or ice in the manner herein authorized.
Any person who violates any provisions of this article shall
be subject to a fine of $50.
