HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd1991-662
.
.
.
Sponsored by: Schaefermeyer
CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
ORDINANCE NO. 662
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SEWARD, ALASKA, AMENDING SEWARD CITY CODE
~ 13.01.025, CLEARING SIDEWALKS OF SNOW AND ICE
WHEREAS, the city has just recently completed construction of
a number of new sidewalks; and
WHEREAS, if properly cared for, these sidewalks should be
serviceable for more than 20 years; and
WHEREAS, if abused through the use of salt or calcium chloride
and steel ice chippers to rid the sidewalks of snow and ice, the
sidewalks may need replacement in just a few years; and
WHEREAS, it is in the public interest to prohibit the use of
any materials or equipment which might lead to an early failure or
destruction of the public sidewalks;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
HEREBY ORDAINS that:
Section 1. Seward City Code Section 13.01.025 is hereby
repealed and re-enacted to read as follows:
13.01.025 Clearinq sidewalks of snow and ice. A.
No person having the care, either as owner, an agent of
an owner, or occupant or any premises, bordered by a
graded or paved sidewalk shall fail to remove promptly
any snow which may fall or ice which may form thereon.
B. The approved methods to remove snow and ice
from a sidewalk include hand shoveling with light
shovels, pushers and brooms or the use of light tractors
with blades, brooms or blowers configured so they cannot
scrape, chip or otherwise damage the concrete or asphalt
sidewalk surface. The snow may be placed in the street
along the street curb in a manner so as not to block or
impede traffic, provided that the street has not already
been plowed and snow removed from the curb. The use of
metal ice chippers or tractors and other equipment with
chains or steel lugs on wheels or tracks is prohibited.
Urea based snow melting chemicals may be applied to the
sidewalk surface to melt ice and snow and to prevent
surface moisture from freezing. The application of salt
or calcium chloride compounds to the sidewalk surface is
prohibited.
C. The removal and disposal of snow and ice from
a driveway or parking lot is the responsibility of the
person having care, either as owner, an agent of an
owner, or occupant of the premises. Placing of snow and
.
.
.
CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
ORDINANCE NO. 662
ice from any driveway, parking lot or other location on
private property onto the public streets or within the
public rights of way is prohibited.
D. Any person required under this section to
remove snow and ice from any sidewalk shall effect such
removal at his own cost within twenty-four hours of the
cessation of visible precipitation and in event of
failure to effect such removal within such period shall
be deemed in violation of this section and the pertinent
sidewalk shall be deemed in nonconforming condition with
respect to the requirements of this section.
E. Any person in violation of this section who by
his failure to perform as required hereunder maintains or
allows to be maintained any sidewalk in nonconforming
condition shall be deemed guilty of gross neglect of the
public safety. Any person placing snow in the rights of
way in violation of this section shall be required to
remove snow from the rights of way or shall be required
to pay the cost of removal by the city. Any person
damaging the surface of a sidewalk and curb in violation
of this section shall be required to remove and replace
the damaged sidewalk and curb as directed by the city or
shall be required to pay the cost of the city to remove
and replace the sidewalk.
Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect ten (10) days
following its enactment.
ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA,
this 25th day of November, 1991.
THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
/, i:t'Y~
~--~ ," .,' ~
, ", ,/'1"'7<1-'((.. . ' ~
DLONALD W. CRIPPS, '
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Burgess, Crane, Cripps, Dunham, Krasnansky, Swartz, White
None
None
None
-2-
.
.
.
CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
ORDINANCE NO. 662
ATTEST:
(City Seal)
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
PERKINS COlE, Attorneys for
the City of Seward, Alaska
7MM N~
Fred B. Arvidson
City Attorney
Introduced By:
Introduction Date:
Public Hearing &
Enactment Date:
Swartz/Dunham
10/28/91
11/25/91
-3-