New Rochelle |
Code of Ordinances |
Part II. General Legislation |
Chapter 281. Streets, Sidewalks and Public Places |
Article I. General Provisions |
§ 281-4. Removal of snow and ice.
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A.It shall be the duty of every owner, lessee and/or occupant of property abutting upon any street, avenue or public place where any sidewalk shall have been paved or flagged or where the grading therefor shall have been done and the paving or flagging ordered by the Council to remove new ice and freshly fallen snow from such sidewalk and from the gutter adjoining, before 12:00 noon of each day and to keep the same so cleaned and removed at all times. Whenever any ice forms upon such sidewalk, it shall be the duty of such owner, lessee or occupant to place thereupon sufficient sand and/or chemical to prevent persons from slipping until such ice shall be wholly removed. In the event that any owner and/or occupant shall fail to maintain the same as required by this section, the Building Official may serve written abatement notice and may cause such work to be undertaken by or on behalf of the City, pursuant to the procedures set forth in Sections 197 and 200 of the City Charter.B.It shall be the duty of every owner of premises where there is a private street or road, driveway, lane or alley used as a common means of ingress or egress for three or more families to remove new ice and freshly fallen snow from such private street or road, driveway, land or alley before 12:00 noon of each day and to keep the same so cleaned and removed at all times. Whenever any ice forms upon such private street or road, driveway, land or alley it shall be the duty of such owner to place sufficient sand or rock sale to prevent vehicles from skidding or persons from slipping until such ice shall be wholly removed.C.The removal of snow and ice from private property and the placement thereof upon any public sidewalk or public street by the owner, lessee or occupant of private property is prohibited. For the purposes of this subsection, an "owner, lessee or occupant of property" is defined as the owner, lessee or occupant of property used as a parking lot, gasoline service station, market, garage or any other type or kind of commercial use of property.D.Snow and ice may be removed from any sidewalk along a public street or from any walk or driveway serving private property to the curb area of any public street. The removal of snow and ice from any sidewalk or from any walk or driveway serving any private property onto the traffic lanes of any public street is prohibited.
Amended 5-20-1997 by Ord. No. 100-1997