Snow & Ice Removal: See Radnor Ordinances Ahead Of Storm

RADNOR 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.

How does Radnor Township's code handle snow and ice removal?

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Laws on the books state "all owners, tenants and occupants of buildings or land abutting on a paved sidewalk on a public highway to cause such sidewalk to be kept clear of snow and ice in front of their respective premises."

Snow and ice removed from sidewalks, driveways, and other private property cannot be shoveled or plowed into any public road.

According to Chapter 250, Section 3 of the township code:

• A. Any person whose duty it is to comply with the provisions of this article who permits or suffers snow to stay on the sidewalk for more than 24 hours after the snow has ceased to fall or shall permit ice to remain on the sidewalk and not covered with a material designed to alleviate the slippery condition shall be subject to a fine of $50, plus costs, for each offense.

• B. Each day or part of a day in which any such snow or ice remains after it should be removed shall constitute a separate offense.

Section 1 and 2 of the code lays out snow removal procedures for township properties:

• It shall be the duty of all owners, tenants and occupants of buildings or land abutting on a paved sidewalk on a public highway to cause such sidewalk to be kept clear of snow and ice in front of their respective premises.
• Snow and ice removed from sidewalks, driveways and other private property shall not be deposited or plowed into any public street or highway. The existence of any such deposit on a street or highway in front of a sidewalk, driveway or private property shall be prima facie evidence of a violation of this section by the owner, tenant or occupant thereof.

You can see the township's laws online here