(A) No person owning or occupying any lot or premises abutting upon any street in the village shall permit sidewalks abutting the lot or premises to become obstructed by snow, ice, debris or dirt so as to inconvenience public traffic.
(B) All owners or occupants of any lot, lots or premises within the corporate limits of the village shall be required to remove all snow, ice, debris or dirt from the sidewalks that are adjacent to and abutting upon such lot, lots or premises within the following time frames:
(1) Within 24 hours for any obstructing debris or dirt.
(2) Within 24 hours after any snow or sleet storm shall cease, if the storm results in four or less inches of snow or precipitation.
(3) Within 48 hours after any snow or sleet storm shall cease, if the storm results in more than four inches of snow or precipitation.
(4) Ice control. The owner or occupant shall make a prudent effort to control ice accumulation by complete removal or by applying sufficient amounts of deicing material or sand, within the above time frames.
(C) If the sidewalk abutting any lot or premises in the village are not cleared of snow, ice, debris or dirt in the manner and within the time provided in divisions (A) and (B) above, then the village shall cause the sidewalks to be cleared at the expense of the property owner. After cleaning by the village, the actual cost thereof shall be reported to the Village Clerk. The Village Clerk shall keep a record specifying the description of the premises cleaned as aforesaid and, based upon these expenses, issue a certificate determining and certifying the reasonable cost involved for the work with respect to each parcel of property. Within ten days after receipt of the certificate, the Village Treasurer shall forward a statement of the total charges assessed on each parcel of property to the person as shown as the owner by the last current tax roll and the assessment shall be payable to the Village Treasurer within 30 days from the date the statement was forwarded.
(D) If the owner of a lot, lots or premises fails to pay the bill within 30 days from the date the bill is mailed, the Council may cause the amount of the expense incurred, together with a penalty and administrative fee of 10%, to be levied by them as a special assessment upon the lot, lots or premises as provided in this Code for single lot assessments, or the amount thereof shall be collected by court action.
(E) No person shall place, throw, deposit or dump any snow, ice, debris or dirt in or on any public right-of-way in any manner which impedes or interferes with the free flow of traffic, unless consent to do so is based upon necessity and permission is granted by the village.
