Snow Removal

snow removal
§ 19-33. Duty of police.

It shall be the duty of each police officer to enforce the provisions of this Article and, if he finds that the snow and ice have not been removed from the sidewalks and roofs or spread with sand or other substance as explained in § 19-29, immediately to notify the Village Clerk thereof. (Ord. No. 5, § 6, 3-30-1931)

§ 19-34. When village to do work

(a) Whenever any owner, lessee, occupant or person having charge of any parcel of real estate, shall fail or neglect to remove snow and ice from any such sidewalk or roof, as provided in this Article, the Village Clerk, without notice, may have the ice and snow removed therefrom.

(b) A bill for the expense incurred thereby shall be presented by the Village Clerk to the owner personally or by leaving the same at his residence or, if he is a nonresident, by mailing the same to his last known place of residence or, if the name of such owner or his place of residence cannot be ascertained after due diligence, by posting the same in a conspicuous place on his premises; and if he shall fail to pay the same within ten (10) days thereafter, the Village Clerk shall file each year immediately preceding the time for making the annual assessment roll his certificate of the actual cost of the work with the Assessor, which cost shall thereafter become a lien upon the property in front of which the cleaning was done and shall be added to and become and form a part of the taxes next to be assessed or levied upon such lot or land and shall bear interest at the same rate as taxes and shall be collected and enforced by the same officer and in the same manner as taxes. (c) The imposition and collection of any penalty, prescribed by this Article shall not bar the right of the village to collect the cost of the removal and cleaning of snow and ice from the sidewalks and roofs as herein provided. (Ord. No. 5, § 7, 3-30-1931)

§ 19-35. Penalties for offenses.

Any owner, lessee, occupant or person in charge who shall fail, neglect or refuse to remove snow and ice or strew the same with sand or other substance as directed in this Article or who shall violate any of the provisions of this Article or who shall resist or obstruct the Village Clerk or his employees in the removal of snow and ice shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a penalty as prescribed in § 1-7; and each day on which such violation continues shall constitute a separate offense and such violation shall constitute disorderly conduct and the person so offending shall be deemed a disorderly person. (Ord. No. 5, § 8, 3-30-1931)