See Springfield's Snow Removal Laws Before The Storm

SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP, 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 Springfield Township code handle snow removal, or lack thereof?

Let's take a look:

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• The owner, occupant or tenant of every property fronting upon or alongside of any of the streets in the Township of Springfield is hereby required to remove or cause to be removed from all of the sidewalks in front of or alongside of such property all snow or ice thereon fallen or formed within 24 hours after the same shall have ceased to fall or to form. The owner of a property shall be responsible for conforming to the requirements of this section where such property is occupied by such owner or is unoccupied; the owner or tenant or occupier thereof, where such property is occupied by such tenant or occupier only; and the owner thereof where the property is a multiple-business or multiple-dwelling property, occupied by more than one tenant or occupier.
• In any case where the owner, occupant or tenant, as aforesaid shall fail, neglect or refuse to comply with any of the provisions of § 120-6 of this ordinance within the time limit prescribed therein, the Township authorities may proceed immediately to clear all snow and/or ice from the sidewalk of such delinquents, and to collect the expenses thereof, with any additional amount allowed by law, from such owner, occupant or tenant, as the case may be, which may be in addition to any fine or penalty imposed under § 120-8 of this ordinance.
• Whenever any of the provisions of the Code of the Township of Springfield, or any of its regulations pursuant thereto, shall be violated by any person, persons, firm or corporation, upon judgment against any persons by summary conviction or by proceedings by summons before any District Justice, said person, persons, firm or corporation shall pay a fine and penalty not exceeding $1,000 in any instance for any violation this code.
• For the purposes of this ordinance it shall be sufficient for a sidewalk to be cleared for a path having a width of three feet.

See Springfield's code here.

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