[Adopted 4-1-1968 as Ch. 37, Art. I, of the 1968 Code;
amended in its entirety 6-13-2017 by L.L. No. 6-2017]
It shall be the duty of the owner and occupant, jointly and
severally, of every parcel of real estate adjoining a public sidewalk,
whether the parcel of real estate is occupied by a structure or not,
to keep such sidewalks adjoining such property free from snow and
ice and for the full paved width of such sidewalk.
Snow and ice shall be removed within 24 hours after the end
of a snowfall. Sidewalks in front of commercial establishments and
commercial parking lots shall be kept free of snow and ice at all
times between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
In case snow and ice on any sidewalk shall be frozen so hard that it cannot be removed without injury to the sidewalk, it shall, within the time specified in § 170-2, be strewn and kept strewn with ashes, sand, sawdust or other suitable material so as to be no longer dangerous to life and limb. As soon as practical thereafter, the sidewalk shall be completely cleared of snow, ice and other materials strewn thereon, as provided in this chapter.
Whenever the owner or occupant of every parcel of real estate
adjoining a public sidewalk fails to remove the snow and ice from
such sidewalk adjoining such property within the time specified in
this chapter or within four hours after notice of the Department of
Public Works Superintendent of the Village of Monroe to remove same,
the Department of Public Works Superintendent may remove said snow
or ice from such sidewalk and notify the Village Clerk of the expense
incurred by the amount of labor, equipment and materials used.
The Village Clerk shall promptly present to the owner or occupant
of each parcel a bill for the removal of snow and ice as certified
by the Department of Public Works Superintendent. If not paid within
30 days, the cost thereof shall be assessed against the property and
become a lien thereon, collectible in the same manner as delinquent
Village taxes.
The owner or occupant of lots abutting on any street or streets
shall erect any mailbox only in compliance with the rules and regulations
of the United States Postal Service. Any mailbox shall be erected
in the manner that will not interfere with the speedy and efficient
removal of snow and/or ice by the Monroe Department of Public Works.
Claims of damage to a properly erected mailbox are to be reported
to the DPW Superintendent and repair will be at the DPW Superintendent's
discretion. The erection of a mailbox within the public right-of-way
of any state, county or Village right-of-way shall be at the sole
risk of the owner or occupant of any lot, and the Village of Monroe
shall not be liable to any damage to any said mailbox if said damage
occurs in the course of proper highway maintenance.
