Haines Township Code

§ 71-14. Removal of snow, ice and other obstructions.

A. Responsibility of owner or occupier of property. It shall be the duty of the owners or occupiers of properties, as hereinafter provided, and the owners of unoccupied lots along whose premises sidewalks have been laid, or may hereafter be laid under the authority of the township, to cause said paved sidewalks along their respective properties to be cleared to the width of said sidewalk of snow, ice and other obstruction within 24 hours after the same shall have ceased to fall, in the case of snow, or shall have occurred, in the case of ice or other obstruction, provided that the owner shall be responsible for conforming to the provisions of this section in the case of unoccupied property or property occupied by him or a property containing more than one dwelling or business unit and the occupant shall be responsible therefor in the case of property containing a single dwelling or business unit.

B. Responsibility of owners of multiple-family dwellings and apartments. It shall be the duty of all owners of multiple-family dwellings or apartments to cause sidewalks leading from said buildings to the streets, parking lots or other sidewalks located along the respective property to be cleared of snow, ice and other obstructions within 24 hours after the same shall have ceased to fall, in the case of snow, or shall have occurred, in the case of ice or other obstruction.

C. Further responsibilities of owners of multiple-family dwellings and apartments. It shall be the duty of all owners of properties containing apartments or multiple-family dwellings to cause dedicated paved streets along the respective properties to be cleared of snow, ice and other obstruction within 24 hours after the same shall have ceased to fall, in the case of snow, or shall have occurred, in the case of ice or other obstruction, which duty shall continue until said streets shall have been accepted as public rights-of-way of the township.

D. This section shall be enforced by action brought before a District Justice in the same manner provided for the enforcement of summary offenses under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure. Any person who violates or permits the violation of this section shall, upon conviction in a summary proceeding, be punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000 or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days. Each day or portion thereof that such violation continues, or is permitted to continue, shall constitute a separate offense. Each section of this section that is violated shall also constitute a separate offense.