A reminder for the winter season…
Sec. 22-1. Snow removal
(a) Moving snow onto streets. No person shall push, blow or otherwise move accumulated snow
from any private driveway onto the traveled portion of any public street.
(b) Damage of village property; owner liability. If any water curb boxes, valves or drainage tubes or
ditches or other village property shall be damaged by snow removal equipment during the removal of snow
from any private drive, the owner of the premises upon which the drive is located shall be responsible for the
cost of the repair and replacement of such village property.
(c) Costs of repair or replacement of village property; billing of property owner; penalty for
nonpayment. The cost of repair or replacement of such property shall be billed to the owner of the premises by
the village on completion of replacement or repair and if the costs are not paid within 30 days thereafter, such
costs shall be reported to the village council, together with a penalty of ten percent, which shall be levied as a
special assessment against the premises pursuant to the ordinance in such case made and provided.
(d) Violation of section. Any person violating the provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of this section
shall be guilty of an infraction and punished in accordance with section 1-12.
(Comp. Ords. 1987, §§ 30.031--30.054)
Sec. 22-2 Snow Removal, Notice to Owner, Abatement and Assessment.
(a) Necessity. The Village Council determines the public safety and welfare require
the prompt removal of snow and ice from the pedestrian sidewalks in the central business district
of the Village. The central business district of the Village is such is described on the official
zoning map of the Village which is on file and available in the Village offices.
(b) Nuisance. The Village Council declares that ice and snow on sidewalks located in
the central business district of the Village which remains uncleared after the time limits
expressed in notice to the property owner as provided for in this Ordinance. All owners of
property located in the central business district shall keep sidewalks adjacent to the property they own clear of
ice and/or snow.
(c) Notice to Owner/Occupants. When ice and/or snow shall remain uncleared on
any sidewalk located in the central business district of the Village for a period of time exceeding
24 hours, the Village shall give notice to the owner of the property to which the said sidewalk is
adjacent which notice shall require said owner to remove or cause to be removed the ice and/or
snow within 24 hours of service of said notice and abate the nuisance.
(d) Default, Abatement by the Village, Special Assessment. If the owner of property
having received notice pursuant to the preceding section shall fail to remove or cause to be
removed the ice and/or snow from the sidewalk, the Village may then abate the nuisance by
removing the ice and/or snow and upon doing so shall charge the cost of so doing against the real
property to which the sidewalk is adjacent. All costs incurred by the Village for removal of
snow and/or ice from sidewalks under this section shall be paid by the owner of the property
adjacent to the sidewalk within 30 days of receipt of an invoice for the same. If a property
owner does not fully pay the Village within 30 days of receipt of an invoice for such charges, the
Village may declare a special assessment against the property for the full amount of costs
incurred by the Village to remove snow and/or ice and such shall be collectible in the same manner as real
property taxes.
Sec. 26-104. Overnight parking.
No vehicle shall be parked within the limits of any public streets in the village between the hours of 3:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. (Comp. Ords. 1987, § 20.304) Sec. 26-105. Parking during a snow emergency. (a) The Village President or his/her designated official, may declare a snow emergency when he/she determines the presence of snow, freezing rain, sleet, ice or snow drifts create or are likely to create hazardous road conditions or impede or are likely to impede the free movement of fire, health, police, emergency, or other vehicular traffic. (b) An announcement of a snow emergency shall be broadcast by the Village President or his/her designee through radio or television stations with a normal operating range covering the Village of Capac and shall state the time after which the snow emergency will be in effect. The snow emergency shall continue until the snow emergency is cancelled by the Village President or his/her designee. (c) No vehicle shall be parked within the limits of any public street in the Village during a snow emergency that is declared under this Section. (Comp. Ords. 1987, § 20.304A; Ord. No. 2008-03, § 1, 04-21-2008; Ord. No. 2008-03, § 3, 04-21-2008)
