A.
Owners or occupants of property abutting any right of way upon which
a sidewalk or curb has been constructed shall remove or cause to be
removed all snow, hail, sleet or ice which has fallen or formed on
the sidewalks within 48 hours after the same shall have ceased to
fall or to form.
B.
No person shall push, dump or deposit in any manner, any snow or
ice from a sidewalk or private property onto any street, right of
way, public park or public property in the Borough. Upon direction
or notice from Borough Police, the Code Enforcement Officer or the
Public Works Department, any person who is found pushing, dumping
or depositing snow or ice into any street, private street, public
park or public property in the Borough shall immediately desist from
such action and shall remove any snow or ice from the street or public
property that has been unlawfully deposited thereon.
C.
No person shall deposit, pile or bury a fire hydrant with snow or
ice. A radius 48 inches around a fire hydrant shall be kept clear
of snow and ice, and the hydrant must be visible from the street.
If ice accumulates on a sidewalk that cannot be removed with
normal shoveling, it shall be the duty of the owner or occupant of
the property to apply a suitable anti-slip material to the ice sufficient
to make the sidewalk safe for public use.
The owner of the property shall be responsible for conforming
to the requirements of this article if the property is unoccupied
or is a multiple-business or multiple-dwelling property occupied by
more than one tenant or occupier.
Upon the neglect of any property owner to comply with any of
the provisions of this article, the Borough may, after due notice,
cause the clearing of any snow or ice to be done at the cost of such
owner, and may collect the costs thereof and 15% additional, together
with all charges and expenses, from such owner, and may file a municipal
claim in accordance with the law providing for the filing and collection
of municipal claims.
A.
A Borough of Millvale police officer or Borough Council appointed
designate shall issue a notice of violation to any person who violates
or permits a violation of this article. The person will be ordered
to pay a fine of $30 to the Borough of Millvale and resolve the violation.
Each day that a violation of this article continues shall constitute
a separate offense and separate fine.
B.
Failure to pay a fine issued under Subsection A of this section within seven days of the date of the notice shall result in an issuance of a citation to the owner and, upon conviction in a summary proceeding brought before a Magisterial District Judge under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure, shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000, plus court costs and reasonable attorneys' fees incurred by the Borough in the enforcement proceedings. Such fine and costs may be in addition to any other remediation expenses and additional amounts authorized by this chapter.
