Borough of West Conshohocken, PA Snow, Grass and Dirt Removal

[Amended 9-10-2002 by Ord. No. 02-06, approved 9-10-2002; 4-13-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-05, approved 4-13-2010]

Unlawful acts.

It shall be unlawful for any owner or lessee of any property to allow or permit snow or ice to lie upon, remain upon or be piled or accumulated upon a sidewalk within the Borough, upon which such property abuts, for more than 24 hours.

(2)

It shall further be unlawful for any owner of an apartment to allow or permit snow or ice to lie upon, remain upon or be piled or accumulated upon any walkway used by residents of the apartment or upon any paved surface used for ingress, egress or parking of motor vehicles for more than 24 hours.

Clearing of pathways.

(1)

It shall be the duty of the property owner or the lessee of the same, not later than 24 hours after snow has ceased to fall, to clear or cause to be cleared a pathway in the sidewalk upon which said property abuts. Such pathway shall not be less than 30 inches in width and shall be thoroughly cleaned of snow and ice or other obstruction to that extent.

(2)

It shall be the duty of the owner of any apartment within the Borough, not later than 24 hours after snow has ceased to fall, to clear or cause to be cleared a pathway in any walkway within the apartment complex. Such pathway shall be not less than 30 inches in width and shall be thoroughly cleaned of snow and ice or other obstruction to that extent.

(3)

It shall be the duty of the owner of any apartment within the Borough, not later than 24 hours after snow has ceased to fall, to clear or cause to be cleared any paved surface used for ingress, egress or parking of motor vehicles. Such paved surface shall be thoroughly cleaned of snow and ice or other obstruction.

Placement of snow; fire hydrants.

(1)

Snow or ice removed from sidewalk areas shall be placed on the property of the owner, adjacent to the removal area. Excessive amounts of snow or ice may be placed in the area between the sidewalk and the curbline but not in the street. If the snow and ice is frozen so hard that it cannot be removed without injury to the pavement or damaging the base of the footpath, the owner of the property shall cause the sidewalk abutting or adjacent to such property to be strewn with ashes, sand, sawdust or any suitable abrasive material and shall, as soon thereafter as the weather shall permit, thoroughly clean such sidewalks.

(2)

Fire hydrants shall not be covered with snow or ice.

(3)

It shall be unlawful to throw, shovel or plow snow into or upon any roads and streets within the Borough with the intent of allowing such snow to remain on such roads and streets.

Removal by Borough; costs. In any case where the owner, occupant or tenant, as aforesaid, shall fail, neglect or refuse to comply with any of the provisions of this section within the time limit prescribed therein, the Borough may proceed immediately to clear all snow and/or ice from the sidewalk of such delinquent party and to collect the expenses thereof, with any additional amount allowed by law, from said owner, occupant or tenant, as the case may be, which may be in addition to any fine or penalty imposed by this section.

Parking during and after snowfall and snow emergencies.

(1)

Whenever there shall be any snowfall, or if the state or Borough shall declare a snow emergency upon snow emergency routes, no on-street parking of vehicles shall be permitted.

(2)

Any time a snow emergency shall be deemed to be in effect by virtue of the foregoing provisions, such emergency shall continue to exist until such time as the state or Borough shall declare that the snow emergency has been terminated.

(3)

During any snowfall or any snow emergency which has been declared throughout the Borough, it shall be unlawful to park any vehicle on any street within the Borough until the snow has been completely plowed for the full width of the cartway, except on those streets within the Borough where only on-street parking is available.

Unattended motor vehicles. It shall be unlawful for any motor vehicle to be left parked, stalled, incapable of moving under its own power or left unattended on any street or road within this Borough in violation of the provisions of this section, and in addition to the penalties hereinafter provided for such violation, any such motor vehicle may be removed and/or impounded by the Borough.

Violations and penalties. In addition to those violations and remedies detailed herein, any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to pay a fine of not more than $1,000 per day of violation. Each day that a violation of this section continues shall constitute a separate offense.