[Adopted 12-18-1979 by Ord. No. 79-111 as Ch. 23, Art. 7, of the 1979 Revised General Ordinances of Paterson]
The owner or tenant in possession of lands abutting
or bordering upon the sidewalks of public streets or public places
in the City shall remove all snow and ice from the abutting sidewalks
within 12 hours of daylight after the same shall fall or be formed
thereon.
[Amended 12-19-1995 by Ord. No. 95-068]
If the owner or tenant of any such premises shall neglect or refuse to remove the snow or ice as required in § 435-103, it shall be the duty of the Director of Public Works or his designee to forthwith have said snow and ice removed. The Director of Public Works or his designee shall thereupon certify the cost of the removal to the Department of Finance, which shall examine such certificate and, if found to be correct, shall cause such cost to be charged against the land abutting or bordering upon such sidewalks, and the amount so charged shall forthwith become a lien and tax upon such real estate and be added to and be a part of the taxes next to be assessed and levied upon such lands and shall bear interest at the same rate as other taxes and shall be collected and enforced in the same manner as other taxes.
No person shall:
A.
Place or cause to be placed any snow or ice upon the
traffic lanes of the roadway of any street. If it is necessary to
clear the roadway of snow and ice in front of any property for the
purpose of providing parking space or to give access to such property,
then such snow or ice shall be properly piled in the roadway line
and in such a manner that the gutterway shall be unobstructed.
B.
Remove any snow or ice from any private property and
place the same onto any sidewalk or roadway of any street.
[Amended 12-19-1995 by Ord. No. 95-068; 5-23-2006 by Ord. No. 06-045]
Unless another penalty is expressly provided
herein, any person who violates any provision of this article shall,
upon conviction thereof, be subject to punishment by payment of a
fine in the amount of $50. Fines are payable at the Violations Bureau
without a court appearance. Costs of court of $30 will be imposed,
consistent with New Jersey Court Rule 7:11-4, for all such payments.
