Winter Snow Removal Requirements
(Excerpt From Township Sidewalk Ordinance #43)
An Ordinance to regulate the construction and/or repair of public sidewalks in the Charter Township of Hampton, to set standards regarding same, and to prescribe the penalties for the violation of certain sections contained therein enacted to promote the public health, safety and general welfare of the Charter Township of Hampton and its residents. Sec. 2 Duty of abutting property owner or occupant to keep sidewalks clean and free from obstructions. (a) Every owner or occupant of any house or building, and every owner of or agent for the owner of any lot within the township, shall keep the public sidewalk in front of or adjoining any such building, house, or lot, free from all dirt, filth, rubbish, encumbrances, and obstructions. (b) No person shall allow the accumulation of snow or ice on the sidewalk adjoining any premises owned or occupied by him for a greater length of time than 24 hours after the cessation of any storm of snow or sleet. When ice is formed on the sidewalk, it shall be the duty of the owner or occupant of the property adjoining thereto to remove the same as soon as it has formed, and to cause a sufficient quantity of salt or like material to be strewed on the sidewalk in such a manner as will render it safe for persons walking thereon.
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