Sec. 32-8. - Removal of snow from sidewalks and prohibition on disposal of snow on streets.

(a)

The owner, occupant or other person having the care of any building or lot of land bordering on any street, highway, square or public place where there is a sidewalk supported by curbing shall, within the first 12 hours of daylight after the ceasing to fall of any snow, cause the snow to be removed from the sidewalk adjoining such building or lot of land. The provisions of this section shall also apply to the falling of snow from any building.

(b)

No owner, lessee or occupant of any premises, or any person cleaning or removing snow there from, shall deposit, permit or cause to be deposited any snow from said premises upon any street or public place except with the permission of the director of public works.

Any person found guilty of violating this subsection shall be fined as follows. The first offense shall be $50.00. The second offense shall be $100.00. The third offense shall be $250.00. And each subsequent offense shall be $250.00. Enforcement shall be the responsibility of the city police department and/or an inspector or supervisor of the city public works department. The imposition of such fine and other charges may be appealed to municipal court within ten days of the issuance of a written citation.

(Code 1973, § 23-27; Code 1994, § 34-10; Ord. of 4-18-2011(2); Ord. of 6-11-2019(1), § 1)