[Adopted 4-20-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-02]
A.
It shall be the duty of the owners of private roads and streets that
are open and accessible to the public to ensure that those private
roads and streets are kept passable and drivable during snow and ice
storms and that snow and ice are cleared from those private roads
and streets within eight hours after the storm ends.
B.
The owner of a private road or street that is open and accessible
to the public shall have a duty to apply sufficient amounts of ice
melt and/or antiskid materials to the road or street during icy conditions,
and/or during temperatures below freezing, to ensure that the road
or street is safely passable to vehicles and pedestrians.
Any individual, firm, corporation, association, or partnership
violating any of the provisions of this article shall be subject to
a fine of not more than $1,000 plus costs or, in default of such fine
and costs, by imprisonment, to the extent allowed by law for the punishment
of summary offenses, in accordance with the provisions of the Second
Class Township Code of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Each day
that any private road or street remains unplowed shall be considered
a violation of this article and shall constitute a separate offense.
This article shall not infringe upon any person's ability to
pursue a private cause of action against the owner of a private road
or street for injuries or damages that result from the violations
of this article.
