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The information below is from the most up to date ordinance we have regarding snow removal. Please clear your sidewalks and if you have a fire hydrant on your property see what you can do to clear around it. Thank you..

3-10 Removal of Snow and Ice.

3-10.1 Land Abutting Public Streets.

Each owner, tenant or person in possession of any land abutting upon any public street or highway in the township, shall clear and remove all snow and ice from the abutting sidewalk of concrete, crushed stone or cinder within 12 hours of daylight after the snow shall have fallen or formed thereon.

3-10.2 Multiple Dwelling Properties.

Each owner in the township of a multiple dwelling property on which are constructed any private streets, highways, lanes, alleys or other roadways open to the public in the township, shall clear and remove all snow and ice therefrom within 12 hours of daylight after the snow shall fall or ice be formed thereon.

Each owner in the township of a multiple dwelling property shall clear and remove all snow and ice from all sidewalks, parking areas and all exterior steps and stairways contained therein, within 12 hours of daylight after the snow shall fall or ice be formed thereon.

3-10.3 Failure to Comply.

If the owner, tenant or person in possession of any such real estate shall fail to clear or remove the snow as hereinbefore provided, the township may do so and the cost thereof shall then be certified to the township council by the director of public works and the township council shall thereupon confirm the costs and order the same to be charged against such abutting real estate and the amount so charged shall thereupon become a lien and tax on such real estate and be added and become a part of the taxes next to be levied and assessed thereon in the same manner as other taxes.

3-10.4 Penalty.

In addition to the aforesaid, any person violating any provision of this section, shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by penalty as provided in section 3-17 of this chapter.

3-10.5 Placement of Snow from Private Properties.

All snow and ice removal activities on private lands shall be performed in a manner so that none of the snow or ice shall be deposited on public roadways or on public sidewalks.

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