Chapter 4.15
SNOW AND ICE REMOVAL
Sections:
4.15.010 Definitions.
4.15.020 Duty of owner or occupant to remove snow and ice from sidewalks – Legislative policy.
4.15.030 Duty of owner or occupant to remove snow and ice from sidewalks – Requirements.
4.15.040 Violation – Penalty.
4.15.010 Definitions.
The words “owner,” “occupant,” “person having charge,” or “person” as used in this chapter shall mean and include any natural person or persons, firm, corporation, partnership, association, business or any other legal or commercial entity. [Ord. 4346, 2002.]
4.15.020 Duty of owner or occupant to remove snow and ice from sidewalks – Legislative policy.
Accumulations of snow and ice on public sidewalks within the city of Ellensburg are detrimental to the public health, convenience, safety and welfare of the citizens of the city and to visitors of the city. It is reasonable and necessary that persons owning, occupying, or having charge of premises or property adjacent to sidewalks make all reasonable efforts to clear the sidewalks which they control of snow and ice in a prudent fashion so that those public rights-of-way remain accessible and safe for their intended use. This chapter is for the benefit of the general public and no specific duty to particular persons is created hereby. [Ord. 4346, 2002.]
4.15.030 Duty of owner or occupant to remove snow and ice from sidewalks – Requirements.
It shall be the duty of the owner, occupant, or person having charge of any building, residence, premises or real property located within the city adjacent to or fronting upon any public sidewalk to remove or cause to be removed, by 9:00 a.m. on every day after snowfall, snow and ice from said sidewalks to their full improved width. In the event snow and ice accumulates so that it is not practical to remove, the owner, occupant, or person having charge shall by the time specified above disperse traction-aiding material upon said sidewalk, and shall as soon thereafter as the weather permits, thoroughly clear such sidewalk. [Ord. 4346, 2002.]
4.15.040 Violation – Penalty.
Any person who violates ECC 4.15.030 shall be assessed the penalty and default amount for a Class 4 civil infraction, in an amount not to exceed $25.00, not including statutory assessments. Each day in which any violation shall continue or occur shall constitute a separate offense. [Ord. 4346, 2002.]