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An Ordinance to amend Section 11.12 of the West Allis Revised Municipal Code relating to Snow and Ice Removal.
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The Common Council of the City of West Allis do ordain as follows:
PART I. Section 11.12(1) of the Revised Municipal Code is hereby revised to read:
11.12 SNOW AND ICE REMOVAL.
(1) Duty to Remove. The owner, occupant or person in charge of any premises shall remove and clear or cause to be removed and cleared from the public sidewalk, including the curb ramp, which includes clearing to the plowed portion of the street or alley, abutting or fronting the premises all snow and ice to the width of at least three (3) feet on such sidewalk within twenty-four (24) hours of the ending of a snowfall or other source of snow/ice accumulation. When ice has so formed on any such sidewalk that it cannot be removed, the owner, occupant or person in charge of the abutting premises shall prevent such ice from causing a hazard to the users of the sidewalk by sprinkling the walk with salt, sand, abrasive material or other product designed to prevent ice accumulation. In constructing the provisions of this section, where the premises are occupied, the occupant or person in charge shall be deemed the proper person whose duty it shall be to comply with the provisions hereof.
PART II. All ordinances or parts of ordinances contravening the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed.
PART III. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication.