Winter is officially upon us, which precipitates a reminder of the City Code (167-47) regarding snow clean-up.

Winter is officially upon us, which precipitates a reminder of the City Code (167-47) regarding snow clean-up:

Every person having charge of any building or lot of ground fronting a sidewalk, including any unpaved area used as a sidewalk or walkway, on any public street or public place in the City of Rye shall, within 24 hours after the cessation of every fall of snow or the formation of any ice on the sidewalk in front of or adjacent to a building or lot, remove or cause snow or ice to be removed or entirely cleared.

If the snow or ice on any sidewalk in front of or adjacent to a building or lot shall be frozen so hard that it cannot practically be removed, the owner or person having charge shall within 24 hours cover the sidewalk or cause it to be covered with ashes, sand or some other similar material and as soon as weather permits, clean the sidewalk and remove the ice and snow.

Any person convicted of a violation shall be liable to a fine for each offense of not less than $50 nor more than $100. Each day a violation is permitted to continue shall constitute a separate offense.