[Ord. 424, 3/7/1988; as amended by Ord. 756, 6/7/2010]
It shall henceforth be unlawful for any owner, occupant or user
of premises located in the Borough of Fountain Hill aforesaid to suffer
or permit snow or ice to remain upon the pavements or sidewalks for
a longer period of time than 10 hours after the snow shall have ceased
to fall or the ice to form; or to permit grass, weeds, mud, stones
or other obstruction to grow, accumulate or be upon such pavements,
sidewalks and gutters; or to permit such pavements, sidewalks and
gutters to otherwise fall into an unpassable, unsanitary or unsafe
condition; or to permit any person to throw snow upon any street,
highway, or alleyway, that has already had snow removed from said
street, highway, or alleyway by the Borough Public Works Department
or any of its agents; or to place any object in the street which results
in a parking space or area being obstructed.
[Ord. 424, 3/7/1988]
In the event that any owner, occupier or user, as described
in § 501 hereof, shall neglect or omit to comply with any
of the provisions of § 501 hereof, it shall be lawful for
the Chairman of the Street Committee to remove said snow or ice, grass,
weeds, mud, stones, or other obstruction or to take such action as
may be necessary to restore said pavements, sidewalks or gutters to
a passable, sanitary or safe condition; and the cost of such removal
or necessary action, together with an additional penalty of 10% of
said cost shall be paid by such owner, occupier or user to the Borough
of Fountain Hill notwithstanding the fine and costs imposed by § 503
hereof.
[Ord. 424, 3/7/1988; as amended by Ord. 756, 6/7/2010]
Any owner, occupier or user, as described in § 501
hereof, who shall neglect or omit to comply with any of the provisions
of § 501 hereof, shall, upon conviction before any District
Justice of the Peace, forfeit and pay a fine of $300 for a first offense
and $500 for a second and each subsequent offense, and the cost of
prosecution, which fine shall be for the use of the Borough and shall
be collectible as other fines and penalties are by law recoverable.
