Ordinance 81 - Snow Removal — full text

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## Town of Camden P.O. DRAWER 1002 CAMDEN, DELAWARE 19934 ## ORDINANCE #81 ## SNOW REMOVAL Be it ordained by the Council of the Town of Camden as follows: ## Section 1. Duty to Remove. It shall be the duty of every owner, tenant, occupant, or other person in charge of any premises fronting on any public street or alley to remove all snow and ice from sidewalks within twenty-four hours following the time of the deposit. ## Section 2. Immediate removal impractical. When weather conditions make it impractical to remove such snow and ice, the owner, tenant, or occupant, other person having charge of any premises as aforesaid shall, within the aforesaid specified time, cause the sidewalk abutting on such premises to be covered with salt, sand or some suitable material and shall as soon thereafter as the weather permits thoroughly clean the sidewalks. ## Section 3. Disposition of shoveled snow. - A. It shall be unlawful for any person to use or cause to be used a public street or any sidewalk for the deposit, piling, or placement of plowed or shoveled snow. - B. It shall be unlawful for any person to deposit, pile or place, or cause to be deposited, piled or placed, on any corner lot, plowed or shoveled snow piles such that the piles interfere with the visibility of vehicular traffic at such corners. 3. It shall be unlawful for any person to deposit, pile or place, or cause to be deposited, piled or placed, plowed or shoveled snow, or to blow or cause snow as to cover or obstruct the accessibility of fire hydrants. ## Section 4. Notice to remove. Every owner, tenant, occupant, or person in charge of lands, premises or building fronting on any street or public place in the Town of Camden, or such persons who have caused such violations, shall, upon notification of the Street Commission, be required to immediately remove any snow placed or piled contrary to the provisions of section 1 and Mayor Robert A. Mooney Town Manager Donald H. Mulrine, Jr. section 2 of this ordinance. Upon failure to remove, the Street Commission shall immediately remove the aforesaid snow, assessing the cost thereof to the occupant of the premises or the owner if there be no occupant. ## Section 5. Temporary placement of snow. Notwithstanding these provisions contained herein, nothing shall prohibit any person from utilizing the streets, sidewalks or rights-of-way of the Town of Camden or temporary deposit, piling, or placement of snow in connection with snow removal actually under way. ## Section 6. Violations and penalties. Any person, firm, association or corporation who allows or permits any violation of any of the provisions of this Ordinance shall be fined the following: Ist offense: znd offense: $50.00 $300.00     ENACTED AND ORDAINED THIS 2nd DAY OF APRIL, 2007 M Town Council Members voting: APPROVED AS TO FORM: cum Town Solicitor Mayo& Robert A. Mooney musC Vice Mayor James O. Plumley, III Raint tanh ATTEST: Reached Nukes 1 Town Manager Councilman Richard Snyder Councilman Mark Babbitt