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THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PICKERING
BY-LAW NO.6650/06
A by-law to regulate the removal of ice and
snow from sidewalks.
WHEREAS pursuant to Section 128(1) of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25, as
amended, a local municipality may prohibit and regulate with respect to public
nuisances; and
WHEREAS the accumulation of ice and snow on public sidewalks is not only a nuisance
to persons traveling on foot on the sidewalk but also a serious safety hazard to
pedestrians;
NOW THEREFORE THE COUNCIL OF THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF
PICKERING HEREBY ENACTS AS FOLLOWS:
1. In this by-law,
a) "City" shall mean The Corporation of the City of Pickering.
b) "Person" shall mean any individual, firm, society, association, partnership
or corporation.
2. Every owner of any building, either occupied or unoccupied, or vacant land within
the boundaries of the City shall clear away and remove or cause to be cleared
away and removed any ice or snow from such sidewalks on the highways in front
of, along side of or at the rear of any occupied or unoccupied building or vacant
land within twenty-four (24) hours after the accumulation of such ice or snow.
3. The City may clear away and remove ice and snow 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 after the accumulation of such ice or
snow, and the costs incurred may be recovered by action or by adding the costs
to the tax roll and collecting them in the same manner as taxes.
4. No person shall sweep, shovel, throw, drop or place or cause to be swept,
shoveled, thrown, dropped or placed any ice, snow or slush onto the traveled
portion of any highway or onto any sidewalk on any highway.
5. No person shall remove ice, snow or slush from a public sidewalk in a manner
that would damage any sidewalk or curb.
6. No person shall deposit ice, snow or slush in such a way as to obstruct access to
any fire hydrant.
7. 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.
8. By-law Number 5597/99 is hereby repealed.
BY-LAW read a first, second and third time and finally passed this 3rd day of April, 2006.
David Ryan,
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