Chapter 12.12
SNOW AND ICE REMOVAL
Sections:
12.12.020 Removal by city – When.
12.12.030 Removal by city – Costs to owner.
12.12.010 Required when.
All snow or ice falling, remaining, or being upon the sidewalks or any sidewalk of or in and for the city shall be removed from the sidewalk or sidewalks by the person or persons, firm or corporation owning or occupying the lot or lots, property or parcel of land adjacent to or abutting upon the sidewalk or sidewalks within 24 hours after the same has fallen or been placed or put thereon, or being thereon. Any person violating any provision of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished in accordance with CMC 1.20.010. (Ord. 583 § 1, 1979; Ord. 56 § 1, 1908).
12.12.020 Removal by city – When.
If any person, persons, firm or corporation fails or refuses to remove the snow or ice from the sidewalks adjacent to or abutting upon his or their lots, property or parcel of land within the city as provided for in CMC 12.12.010, it shall be lawful for the city, through the city marshal or other officer, when directed to do so, to remove the snow and ice or cause the same to be so removed (Ord. 56 § 2, 1908).
12.12.030 Removal by city – Costs to owner.
When any snow and ice are removed from any of the sidewalks in the city by the city, as provided for in CMC 12.12.020, the costs and expenses of removing the snow and ice shall be charged against the owner or owners of the property adjacent to and abutting upon the sidewalk or sidewalks, where violation of this chapter takes place, and, if not paid by said owner or owners, shall be returned as a tax levied by the city against the property, lot, or parcel of land, and collected in the same manner as other taxes of the city are by law collected. (Ord. 56 § 3, 1908).
12.12.040 Prohibited acts.
It is unlawful for any person, persons, firm or corporation by any means to scrape, plow, pile, dump, push or deposit snow or ice into or upon any street, highway, alley, or upon any fire hydrant in the city; provided, however, this chapter shall not prevent or prohibit the city, county or state snow removal or street maintenance operations. (Ord. 1142 § 1, 2009).