Chapter 192

STREETS AND SIDEWALKS

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Town of Elsmere: Art. I, 3-6-1958 as Ord. No. 63, amended in its entirety at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I); Art. II, 7-10-1990 as Ord. No. 260. Amendments noted where applicable.]

ARTICLE I

Snow Removal

[Adopted 3-6-1958 as Ord. No. 63; amended in its

entirety at time of adoption of Code[1]]

~ 192-1. Removal of snow and ice.

  Within eight (8) daylight hours after the conclusion of each snowfall, each property owner or tenant in the Town of Elsmere shall remove the snow and ice from the sidewalk and sidewalk area upon his property or the property he tenants.

~ 192-2. Violations and penalties.

  Violation of this Article is not less than ten dollars ($10.) nor more than twenty-five dollars ($25.).

ARTICLE II

Restrictions on Vehicular Access to Public Streets

[Adopted 7-10-1990 as Ord. No. 260]

~ 192-3. Restriction and designation by Council.

  The Council of the Town of Elsmere, by resolution, may restrict or prohibit vehicular access to and from public streets and establish and designate dead-end streets with appropriate signage whenever such action: shall not eliminate or deny any property owner access to and from any public streets as a result thereof; and shall be in the interest of the public health and safety and welfare.

~ 192-4. Violations and penalties.

  Any person who shall violate a resolution adopted pursuant to this Article, or fail to do any act or thing required to be done, shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject for each violation to a forfeit fine not exceeding the sum of one hundred dollars ($100.). In default of the payment of any fine imposed hereunder, such violator may be imprisoned for a period not exceeding thirty (30) days. Whenever such person shall have been officially notified by the Town Manager or by service of a summons in a prosecution, or in any other official manner, that he is committing a violation, each day's continuance of such violation after such notification shall constitute separate offense punishable by a like fine or penalty.