[Adopted 12-6-1982 by Ord. No. A-822 as Ch. 21, Part 2,
of the 1982 Code]
The following definitions shall apply in the
interpretation and enforcement of this article:
Any day not a Sunday or a national holiday.
The hours between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on any business
day.
That portion of a street or highway improved, designed, or
ordinarily used for vehicular travel, exclusive of the berm or shoulder.
A natural person, partnership, corporation, association,
or any other legal entity.
That portion of a street between the curb lines, or the lateral
lines of a cartway, and the adjacent property lines, intended for
the use of pedestrians.
The entire width between the boundary lines of a way publicly
maintained when any part thereof is open to the use of the public
for purposes of vehicular travel.
[Amended 3-11-2020 by Ord. No. A-1055]
A.
Every person in charge or control of any building
or lot of land within the Borough of Kane fronting or abutting on
a paved sidewalk, whether as owner, tenant, occupant, lessee, or otherwise,
shall remove and clear away or cause to be removed or cleared away,
snow and/or ice from a path of at least 30 inches in width from so
much of said sidewalk as is in front of or abuts on said building
or lot of land.
(1)
Except as provided in Subsection B hereof, snow and ice shall be removed from sidewalks in all business districts within two business hours after the cessation of any fall of snow, sleet or freezing rain or by the beginning of business hours of the next business day following such fall, whichever period is shorter.
(2)
Except as provided in Subsection B hereof, snow and ice shall be removed from all other sidewalks within the Borough on the same day of the cessation of any fall of snow, sleet, or freezing rain or within the first four hours of daylight after the cessation of any such fall, whichever period is longer.
B.
In the event that snow and/or ice on a sidewalk has become so hard that it cannot be removed without likelihood of damage to the sidewalk, the person charged with its removal shall, within the time mentioned in Subsection A hereof, cause enough sand or other abrasive to be put on the sidewalk to make travel thereof reasonably safe; and shall then, as soon thereafter as weather permits, cause to be cleared a path in said sidewalk of at least 30 inches in width.
[Amended 3-11-2020 by Ord. No. A-1055]
Every person in charge or control of any building
or other structure within the Borough of Kane, whether an owner, tenant,
occupant, lessee, or otherwise, shall remove and clear away, or cause
to be removed and cleared away, any accumulation of snow and ice on
said building or other structure which is liable to fall on any sidewalk,
roadway, or other public way. Such work shall be completed within
a reasonable time, but not later than the end of the first four hours
of daylight after the cessation of any fall of snow, sleet, or freezing
rain.
[Amended 3-11-2020 by Ord. No. A-1055]
No person shall deposit or cause to be deposited
any snow and ice on or against a fire hydrant or on any sidewalk,
roadway, or loading and unloading areas of a public transportation
system, except that snow and ice may be mounded by the Borough on
public cartways incident to the cleaning thereof or mounded on curbs
incident to the clearing of sidewalks in business districts.
[Amended 3-11-2020 by Ord. No. A-1055]
Any person who or which shall violate any provision
of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay
a fine not exceeding $300 and costs of prosecution, or to undergo
imprisonment for a term not to exceed 30 days. Each day such violation
is committed or permitted to continue shall constitute a separate
offense and shall be punishable as such. In the event that the owner
or owners fail to comply with this section, the Borough may cause
the removal of such snow, ice or leaves and collect the costs thereof
from the owner or owners in the manner provided by law, together with
an additional amount of 10%.
