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Ordinance to repeal and recreate section 11.12 of the City of West Allis Revised Municipal Code, Chapter 11, Public Ways, Places and Property, relative to Snow and Ice Removal on Public Areas.
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The Common Council of the City of West Allis do ordain as follows:
PART I. Section 11.12 of the City of West Allis Revised Municipal Code is hereby repealed and recreated to read as follows:
11.12 Snow and Ice Removal.
(1) Duty to Remove. The owner of any premises shall remove and clear, or cause to be removed and cleared, any snow or ice from the public sidewalk in front of their premises, or other areas as indicated in this Section.
(2) Removal by the City.
(a) If the owner of any premises shall fail to remove or clear the snow or ice as provided in this Section, the Director of Public Works and/or the Director of Building Inspection and Neighborhood Services and/or their respective designee is authorized to remove and clear the snow or ice.
(b) The Director of Public Works and/or the Director of Building Inspection and Neighborhood Services and/or their respective designee is authorized to clear and remove the snow or ice from any public sidewalk abutting or adjoining the premises of any person who, because of physical disability, is unable to comply with the provisions of this section.
(c) The expense of snow or ice removal by the Director of Public Works and/or the Director of Building Inspection and Neighborhood Services and/or their respective designee, as herein provided, shall be charged against the owner of the premises abutting or fronting upon any such sidewalk and may be entered as a special tax against such premises to be collected in all respects like other taxes upon real estate, as provided in Sec. 66.0907(5) of the Wisconsin Statutes.
(d) The Board of Public Works shall establish rules consistent with this paragraph governing snow removal by the Director of Public Works and/or the Director of Building Inspection and Neighborhood Service...
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