[Adopted 12-14-1994 as §§ 4-1
and 4-15 of the 1994 Code]
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
A way or place, of whatsoever nature, open to the use of
the public as a matter of right for purposes of vehicular travel or,
in the case of a sidewalk, for pedestrian travel. The term “street”
shall include the legal right-of-way, including, but not limited to,
the cartway or traffic lanes, curb, the sidewalks, whether paved or
unpaved, and any grass lots or other grounds found within the legal
right-of-way of a street. The term “street” shall apply
irrespective of what it is called or formally named, whether alley,
avenue, court, road or otherwise. The term “street” shall
also include, for the purposes of this chapter, shopping centers,
parking lots, parks, playgrounds, public buildings and similar areas
open to the use of the public.
The owner or tenant of lands abutting upon public
highways, streets, driveways and avenues of the Township shall remove,
or cause to be removed, from the abutting sidewalks all snow and ice
within 24 hours after the same shall fall or be formed thereon.
No person shall plow, throw, place or otherwise
deposit any snow or ice removed from any parking area, driveway or
sidewalk into or upon any street, sidewalk or other public thoroughfare
in the Township.
