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(a)
The owner of any lot of land adjoining or including any priority sidewalk shall, within the first 72 hours after any snow or ice has ceased to fall, and at times other than following snowfall or icefall, within the first 72 hours after any snow or ice has encumbered such priority sidewalk, cause such priority sidewalk to be made safe and convenient for pedestrian traffic by causing the removal of the snow and ice therefrom and/or by covering the same with sand or some other suitable substance.
(b)
An owner who makes a safe and convenient path for pedestrian traffic along the entire length of a priority sidewalk adjoining or included within any lot of land owned by such owner, for example, within a parking lot located on such land, shall not be in violation of this ordinance, even if such priority sidewalk is not itself cleared or otherwise made safe and convenient for pedestrian traffic.
(c)
The director of the department of public works, or his designee, shall have the authority to determine whether a priority sidewalk or other path is safe and convenient for pedestrian traffic, provided that safe and convenient passage shall include passage to any street corner or other street crossing location leading immediately from or adjacent to any priority sidewalk.
(Code 1971, § 19-82; Ord. No. 0-96-13, 2-20-96; Ord. No. O-05-37, § I, 12-13-05; Ord. No. O-15-18, § I, 1-2-16)