§ 33-18. Owners or occupants of adjacent property not to permit snow, ice or rubbish to remain on sidewalks or alleys.  


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  • A. 
    The owner or occupant of any property within the City shall remove any accumulation of snow or rubbish from the public sidewalk adjacent, abutting, or adjoining such property within 48 hours of its accumulation or placement on said public sidewalk.
    B. 
    The owner or occupant of any property within the City shall remove any accumulation of ice or otherwise make safe by the application of sand, salt, sawdust, or similar material in such manner and quantity to prevent it from being slippery from the public sidewalk adjacent, abutting, or adjoining such property within 12 hours of its accumulation and thereafter remove such ice as soon as practicable.
    C. 
    Any person in violation of this section shall be responsible for a municipal civil infraction and subject to a fine of $50 for a first offense, $100 for a second offense committed within six months of a first offense, and $200 for a third or subsequent offense committed within six months of a first offense, and any costs imposed by the court.
P. & L. Code § PL707; amended 4-6-1994 by Ord. No. 1573; 5-7-2018 by Ord. No. 1964