[Ord. 2006-10, 12/13/2006, § 1]
This Part shall be known and may be cited as the "Township of
Williams Snow and Ice Clearing Ordinance."
[Ord. 2006-10, 12/13/2006, § 2]
The following words, terms and phrases as used in this Part
shall have the meanings given herein. When not inconsistent with the
context, words used in the singular include the plural, and words
in the plural include the singular, and words used in the present
tense include the future. The word "shall" is always mandatory.
Any person or persons, male or female, corporation, partnership,
association, company, individual, owner, occupant, lessee, tenant
or any organization holding a fee simple or equitable ownership interest
in real estate abutting sidewalks or streets with the Township, Northampton
County, Pennsylvania.
A paved path or foot walk for public use located between
the cartway or curbline and right-of-way line of any public or Township
maintained street or highway.
Any highway within the Township, when maintained by either
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the County of Northampton or the
Township.
The occupant, lessee, tenant or person having charge of any
building, lot or parcel of ground, abutting the sidewalk or street
as in this Part is defined.
The elected officials of the Township, or any authorized
representatives, agency or agencies of the Township appointed by the
Supervisors of the Township.
[Ord. 2006-10, 12/13/2006, § 3]
1.
Following the effective date of this Part, it shall be unlawful for
any property owner:
A.
To deposit or permit to be deposited and keep (except upon permit
issued by the Township) any rubbish, trash or materials of any character
whatsoever, upon a sidewalk or street within the Township.
B.
To allow or permit snow or ice to lie upon, remain upon or be piled
or accumulated upon a sidewalk within the Township for more than 24
hours.
[Ord. 2006-10, 12/13/2006, § 4]
It shall be the duty of the property owner, not later than 24
hours after snow has ceased to fall, to clear or cause to be cleared
a pathway in the sidewalk upon which such property abuts. Such pathway
shall be not less than 30 inches in width and shall be thoroughly
cleared to that extent of snow and ice or other obstruction.
[Ord. 2006-10, 12/13/2006, § 5]
1.
Snow or ice removed from sidewalk areas shall be placed on the person's
property.
2.
If there shall be an excessive amount of snow or ice and there is
no longer any place on the person's property to shovel the snow, then
it may be placed along the curbline, but not in the street.
3.
Should the snow and ice on the sidewalk pavement or footpath, be
frozen so hard that it cannot be removed without injury to the pavement
or damaging the base of the footpath, the person having charge of
the snow and ice removal shall cause the sidewalk abutting or adjacent
to such premises to be strewn and to be kept strewn with ashes, sand,
sawdust or any suitable abrasive material, and shall as soon thereafter
as the weather shall permit, thoroughly clean such sidewalks.
4.
Fire hydrants shall not be covered.
[Ord. 2006-10, 12/13/2006, § 6; as amended by A.O.]
The Township Zoning Officer shall be responsible for enforcement
of the within part. Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate
any provision of this Part, upon conviction thereof in an action brought
before a magisterial district judge in the manner provided for the
enforcement of summary offenses under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal
Procedure, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of $300 for the first
offense and not more than $1,000 plus costs and, in default of payment
of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 90
days. Each day that a violation of this Part continues or each section
of this Part which shall be found to have been violated shall constitute
a separate offense. All fines imposed by this Part are recoverable
by summary proceedings before any magisterial district judge and upon
recovery thereof, all such fines shall be paid into the Treasury of
the Township.
