HomeMy WebLinkAboutBy-law 5597/99THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF PICKERING
BY-LAW NO. 5597/99
Being a by-law to regulate the removal of snow and ice
from sidewalks.
WHEREAS Section 210(60) of the Municipal Act, R.S.O. 1990, as amended, provides
that a Council of a Municipality may pass By-laws regarding the removal of snow and ice
from roofs and sidewalks of occupied premises; and
WHEREAS Section 210(61) of the said Act provides that a Council of a Municipality may
pass By-laws regarding the removal of snow and ice from roofs and sidewalks of
unoccupied premises; and
WHEREAS Section 210(62) of the said Act provides that a Council of a Municipality may
pass By-laws regarding the removal of snow and ice from sidewalks at the expense of the
abutting owner, in any manner, including that provided by Section 326 of the said Act;
NOW THEREFORE THE COUNCIL OF THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF
PICKERING HEREBY ENACTS AS FOLLOWS:
1. In this by-law:
"Person" shall mean any individual, finn, society, association, partnership
or corporation.
b) "Town" shall mean the Corporation of the Town of Pickering.
Every owner and occupant of any building, either occupied or unoccupied, or
vacant land within the boundaries of the Town shall clear away and remove or
cause to be cleared away and removed any snow or ice from such sidewalks on the
highways in front of, along side or at the rear of such building or vacant land
within twenty-four (24) hours after the accumulation of such snow or ice.
The Town may clear away and remove snow or ice from the sidewalks, on the
highway in front of, along side or at the rear of any occupied or unoccupied
building or vacant land if the owner or occupant fails to do so within the
aforementioned twenty-four (24) hours, and the expense incurred may be
recovered by action or be entered in the Tax Collector's Roll and recovered in like
manner as municipal taxes.
No person shah sweep, shovel, throw, drop or place or cause to be swept,
shoveled, thrown, dropped or placed any snow, slush or ice onto the traveled
portion of any highway or onto any sidewalk on any highway.
No person shall remove snow, slush and/or ice from a public sidewalk in a manner
which would damage any sidewalk or curb.
No person shall deposit snow, slush, and/or ice in such a way as to obstruct access
to any fire hydrant.
Every person who contravenes any section of this by-law is guilty of an offence
and upon conviction is liable to a fine or penalty for each offence, exclusive of
costs as prescribed by the Provincial Offences Act, R.S.O. 1990.
8. By-law Number 577/77 is hereby repealed.
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BY-LAW read a first, second and third time and finally passed this 20th day of December,
1999.
Wayne Arthurs, Mayor
~---''"~~~homas ~I. Q6inn, Acting Clerk