Plymouth Mayor Mark Senter is urging citizens and businesses to be mindful of the city ordinance about keeping the sidewalk cleared of snow.
The city’s ordinance states, “It shall be the duty of every owner, lessee or occupant of any premises abutting or bordering upon any street in the city to remove, all snow and ice from the sidewalk in front of such premises to the full paved width of the sidewalk within 24 hours after the snow or ice has fallen or accumulated”.
In the event the property owner, lessee or occupant fails to remove the snow and ice from sidewalks within the time period of time, the Board of Public Works may remove or clean such snow or ice.
The cost of removal or cleaning of snow and ice, shall be a lien on the property and collected in the same manner as taxes are collected and turned in to the City Treasury.
Mayor Senter said, “I want to emphasize that this is businesses as well as residents that are required to remove the snow from the sidewalk.”
Mayor Senter said the street department will be out as well and he truly appreciates what they do and believes that both the residents and drivers in Plymouth are always patient throughout the process.
Please be courteous of the kids that have to walk to school, the mail carriers and others that have to walk as a means of transportation and shovel your sidewalks.
SNOW AND ICE Ordinance:
96.020 DUTY TO REMOVE IN 24 HOURS.
It shall be the duty of every owner, lessee or occupant of any premises abutting or bordering upon any street in the city to remove, or cause to be removed, all snow and ice from the sidewalk in front of such premises to the full paved width of the sidewalk within 24 hours after such snow or ice shall have fallen or accumulated thereon.
(1994 Code, § 96.15) Penalty, see § 10.99
96.021 UPON FAILURE OF OWNER, PUBLIC WORKS TO REMOVE.
In the event of the failure of the property owner, lessee or occupant to remove or cause to be removed snow and ice from sidewalks as required in the preceding section, within the period of time specified in the preceding section, the Board of Public Works may remove or clean such snow or ice or cause the same to be removed or cleaned.
(1994 Code, § 96.16)
96.022 COLLECTING COSTS.
The cost of removal or cleaning of snow and ice, as provided in the preceding section, shall be a lien on such property, which shall be placed on the tax duplicate and shall be collected in the same manner as taxes are collected and turned in to the City Treasury.
