See Media's Snow Removal Laws Before The Storm

MEDIA, PA — Winter weather is on the way to the area and you could face penalties if snow and ice is not removed from your property depending on your municipal government codes.

So how does the Media Borough code handle snow removal, or lack thereof?

Let's take a look:

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• Every owner, occupant and/or tenant of any property which abuts a sidewalk or public walkway in the Borough of Media shall remove or cause to be removed all snow from that sidewalk or walkway within 24 hours after the national or local weather service determines that the major accumulation of a storm has ended. The pathway shall be cleared and create a pathway with a minimum width of three feet. If the owner, occupant or tenant chooses to not personally clear the sidewalk or walkway, he or she shall contract another party to clear it for them meeting any and all requirements of this article.
• An "owner, occupant and/or tenant" are defined for the purposes of this article as any or all of the following, but limited to an individual, person, partnership, business, municipality, and/or a corporation, and the term "he/she" shall be applicable to all such terms.
• Every owner, occupant, and/or tenant of any property which abuts a sidewalk or public walkway in the Borough of Media shall remove or cause to be removed any and all ice on the sidewalk or walkway or make the sidewalk or walkway safe for travel by pedestrians, through the application of a salt or a similar antiskid material approved by the Code Enforcement Department.
• No person, in removing snow or ice from sidewalks or private property, shall throw, shovel, push, plow or otherwise move snow or ice into the public street.
• If an owner, occupant and/or tenant fails to comply with this article, the Borough of Media may elect to clear the snow and/or ice. The owner, occupant and/or tenant shall be responsible for any and all costs, plus any interest associated with the removal through the placement of a municipal lien or civil action instituted by the Borough. These costs are exclusive of any and all fines and/or penalties provided in § 253-47 of this article.
• The Code Enforcement Department is authorized to enforce the provisions of this article and to serve a notice of violation at the property in violation.
• The notice of violation shall indicate the time the Borough determines that a violation exists and provide a time period for the property owner, occupant and/or tenant to comply in order to avoid municipal clearing or penalties.
• Any person, partnership or corporation who violates the provisions of this article and/or fails to comply with any of the requirements thereof shall, upon being found liable in a civil enforcement proceeding commenced by the Borough, pay a judgment penalty of not more than $500 plus any and all court costs, including reasonable attorneys' fees incurred by the Borough as a result thereof.
• Each day that a violation continues shall constitute a separate violation at the discretion of a court with jurisdiction over this matter. Any and all judgments, costs and reasonable attorneys' fees for a violation of this article shall be paid directly to the Borough.

See Media's code here.

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