Borough of Lindenwold, NJ Article II Removal of Snow, Ice and Weeds [1]

[Adopted 11-17-1969 (Ch. 181, Art. II, of the 1981 Code)]

[1] Editor's Note: Ordinance No. 2017-13, adopted 8-9-2017, amended Art. I of this chapter in its entirety. Pursuant to this ordinance, former §§ 296-30 to 296-31 were renumbered as §§ 296-33 to 296-34.

§ 296-33 Removal from sidewalks by abutting landowners.

The owner or owners, occupant or occupants of premises abutting or bordering upon any of the streets, avenues or highways in the Borough of Lindenwold shall remove or cause to be removed all ice or snow from the sidewalks and gutters of any such streets, avenues or highways within 12 hours of daylight after the same shall have formed or ceased to fall thereon and all grass, weeds and other impediments within three days after notice has been mailed to the last known address of the owner or owners, occupant or occupants to remove the same.

§ 296-34 Violations and penalties; removal by Borough.

[Amended 10-19-1981 by Ord. No. 587; 11-5-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-01]

Any person, firm or corporation violating the provisions of § 296-33 of this article shall be subject to the penalties as set forth in Chapter 1, § 1-1, of this Code, or in lieu of the imposition of said fine and imprisonment, said snow or ice, grass, weeds and other impediments may be removed from the sidewalks and gutters by the Highway Department of said Borough or under its direction, in which case the cost of said removal shall be certified to Council and charged as a lien against the abutting property and shall be added to and form part of the taxes next to be assessed and levied upon such abutting property.