(a)   It shall be the duty of the owner or of the occupant of any lot abutting upon any sidewalk in the city to cause to be removed therefrom all snow and ice within 24 hours from the time the snow shall have fallen or ice shall have accumulated.

(b)   It shall be unlawful for any person to place snow removed from private property upon any public street, alley or sidewalk.

(Ord. 94; Code 2012)

Where there shall be ice or compacted snow on any such sidewalk of such a character as to make it practically impossible to remove the same, the sprinkling of ashes, sand or other noncorrosive chemicals on the accumulation of ice or snow in such a manner as to make such sidewalk reasonably safe for pedestrian travel shall be deemed a sufficient compliance with the provisions of this article until the ice or snow can be removed.

(Code 2012)

That any person violating the provisions of section 13-401 shall, upon conviction, be fined $25.00.

(Code 2012)

If any owner or occupant of any lot or lots shall refuse or neglect to remove all snow and ice within the time as specified above from the sidewalks abutting the lot, the city may cause such snow or ice to be removed from the sidewalks and the costs thereof shall be assessed against such abutting lot and the cost shall be collected in the same manner as required for the collection of other special assessments as authorized by law.

(Ord. 94; Code 1984, 13-113; Code 2012)

The city clerk shall, at the time of certifying other city taxes to the county clerk, certify the unpaid costs for removal of snow or ice performed under the authority of section 13-404 and the county clerk shall extend the same on the tax roll of the county against the lot or parcel of ground. The cost of such work shall be paid from the general fund or other proper fund of the city, and such fund shall be reimbursed when payments therefor are received or when such assessments are collected and received by the city.

(Code 2012)