[Ord. 1959-32, 5/25/1959, § 1; as amended by Ord.
1995-1, 1/23/1995, § 1]
1.
The owner, occupant or tenant of every property fronting upon or
alongside of any of the streets in the Borough of Doylestown 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 thereon
fallen or formed, within 10 hours after the same shall have ceased
to fall or to be formed, provided that snow or ice that has ceased
to fall or to be formed after 6:00 p.m. of any evening may be removed
at any time before 10:00 a.m. the next morning; provided, further,
that the owner of a property shall be responsible for conforming to
the requirements of this section where such property is occupied by
such owner or is unoccupied or vacant or is a multiple-business or
multiple-dwelling property, designed to be occupied by more than one
tenant; and the tenant or occupier shall be responsible therefor where
such property is occupied by such tenant or occupier only.
2.
It shall be unlawful for any owner, occupant or tenant of any property
fronting upon or alongside of any of the public streets, alleys and/or
sidewalks in the Borough of Doylestown, as well as any agent, servant,
workman, employee or contractor of any such owner, occupant or tenant,
or any other person, to shovel, plow, dump, push or otherwise deposit
any snow or ice from any parking lot, parking area or driveway used
for motor vehicles, regardless of vehicle capacity, onto any public
street, public alley or public sidewalk within the Borough of Doylestown;
provided, however, that:
A.
The Borough of Doylestown, its agents, servants, workmen, employees
or contractors shall be exempt from the provisions of this subsection
when engaged in official snow removal activities.
B.
The provisions of this subsection shall not be applicable to parking lots, parking areas or driveways situate upon a lot, tract or parcel of ground where the principal and only use thereon is a single-family detached dwelling, a single-family semidetached dwelling, or a two-family duplex dwelling, as those terms are defined under Chapter 27, Part 2, § 202, of the Code of Ordinances of the Borough of Doylestown.
[Ord. 1959-32, 5/25/1959, § 2; as amended by Ord.
1995-1, 1/23/1995, § 1]
In any case where any owner, occupant, tenant or other person,
as aforesaid, shall fail, neglect or refuse to comply with any of
the provisions of § 251 of this Part 2B within the time
limit prescribed therein or shall otherwise violate same, the Borough
may proceed immediately to clear all snow and/or ice from any sidewalk,
alley or street which is the subject of the violation and collect
the cost and expense thereof, plus any additional amount allowed by
law, from such owner, occupant, tenant or other person, as the case
may be, which may be in addition to any fine or penalty imposed pursuant
to § 253 of this Part 2B.
[Ord. 1959-32, 5/25/1959, § 3; as amended by Ord.
1995-1, 1/23/1995, § 1]
Any owner, occupant, tenant or other person who shall violate
any provision of § 251 of this Part 2B shall, upon conviction
thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $10 and costs
of prosecution, provided that such fine and costs of prosecution shall
be in addition to any cost and expense and additional amounts authorized
by law and imposed as provided in § 252 of this Part 2B.
[Ord. 1959-33, 5/25/1959, § 1]
The word "person," as used in this Part 2B, shall mean any natural
person, association, firm or corporation. In this Part, the singular
shall include the plural, and the masculine shall include the feminine
and the neuter.
[Ord. 1959-33, 5/25/1959, § 2]
No person shall place, set up, exhibit or display, upon any
of the sidewalks in the Borough of Doylestown, any goods, wares or
merchandise, or any fixture, table, machine or other device for the
display and/or sale of merchandise, except upon the portion of a sidewalk,
directly adjacent to the inside line thereof, extending not more than
24 inches toward the curbline, where the sidewalk is sufficiently
wide so that a free and unencumbered walkway at least six feet in
width remains available for the use of pedestrians.
[Ord. 1959-33, 5/25/1959, § 3; as amended by Ord.
1985-9, 5/23/1985]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision
of this Part 2 shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay
a fine of not more than $300 and/or to imprisonment for a term not
to exceed 90 days. Every day that a violation of this Part 2 continues
shall constitute a separate offense.
