[Ord. 2003-2, 2/26/2003, § 3.1]
The word "sidewalk," when used in this Part, shall mean any
improved pavement or part thereof fronting on a Township street and
located within the curb line and the building (property) line of said
street and shall also mean any unimproved or ground surface area or
part thereof fronting on a Township street and located within the
curb line and the building (property) line of said street if such
area is used or usable as a walkway by the general public. The singular
shall include the plural.
[Ord. 2003-2, 2/26/2003, § 3.2]
The owner, occupant, or tenant of every property fronting upon
or alongside of any of the streets of the Township of Douglass is
hereby required to remove or cause to be removed all snow and ice
from all of the sidewalks in front of or alongside of such property,
for a minimum width of four feet measured from the curb line toward
the building (property) line if there is no grassplot separating the
curb from an improved pavement, or for a minimum width of four feet
measured from the line of the improved pavement located along the
grassplot toward the building (property) line if there is a grassplot
separating the curb from an improved pavement, but in no case exceeding
the width of the sidewalk, within 24 hours after said snow or ice
shall have ceased to fall or to be formed on such sidewalks, unless
said snow or ice be so hardened or frozen that it cannot be so removed
without injury to the sidewalk, in which latter event the owner, occupant
or tenant of every property fronting upon or alongside of any of the
streets of the Township of Douglass is hereby required to place salt,
sand or other abrasive material upon said snow or ice within the time
above provided; provided, the owner of a property shall be responsible
for conforming to the requirements of this section where such property
is occupied by such tenant or occupant only.
[Ord. 2003-2, 2/26/2003, § 3.3]
In any case where the owner, occupant or tenant, as aforesaid, shall fail, neglect or refuse to comply with any of the provisions of § 21-302 within the time limit prescribed therein, the Township authorities may proceed immediately to clear the snow and/or ice from the sidewalk of such delinquent, and to collect the expenses thereof, with any additional amount allowed by law, from such owner, occupant or tenant, as the case may be, which may be in addition to any fine or penalty, imposed under § 21-304.
[Ord. 2003-2, 2/26/2003, § 3.4; as amended by Ord.
2009-3, 8/31/2009]
Any owner or tenant who shall fail to remove any snow or ice from any sidewalk or to place salt, sand, or other abrasive material upon such snow or ice on any sidewalk as required by § 21-302 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 not less than $60 nor 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; provided, such fine or penalty and costs of suit may be in addition to any expenses and additional amounts authorized by law, imposed as provided in § 21-303 of this Part. Each successive 24 hours of failure to remove said snow or ice as required by § 21-302 of this Part shall constitute a separate offense punishable by a like fine or penalty.
[Ord. 2003-2, 2/26/2003, § 3.5]
It shall be unlawful for any person, whether owner, occupant, or tenant, in removing snow or ice from property fronting upon or alongside of any of the streets of the Township of Douglass, whether in compliance with the requirements of § 21-302 of this Part, or otherwise, to cast, plow, throw, or deposit snow or ice from said property, its sidewalks, driveways, or other areas, into the streets, cartways, or public roads of the Township of Douglass at any time after said streets, cartways, or public roads of the Township have been cleared of snow and ice by plowing, shoveling, salting, or cindering thereof by the Township.
