Ordinance 1273 - Amend Duty to Keep Sidewalks Clear0"45
ORDINANCE NO._1 Z31_
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 24,
MUNICIPAL CODE BY AMENDING R.O.
ATTORNEY TO RECODIFY CHAPTER
ACCORDANCE WITH THIS ORDINANCE;
STREETS AND SIDEWALKS, KALISPELL
1947, 1 975; AUTHORIZING THE CITY
24, KALISPELL MUNICIPAL CODE IN
AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KALISPELL AS
FOLLOWS:
That R.O. 1947, § 975, (§ 24-17, Kalispell
Municipal Code) is hereby amended to read as follows:
Upon announcement of the City Manager (or his designee) of a
snow event, it shall be the duty of the occupant of any
premises within the City limits, except within the City's
Central Business District, or in case the same are
unoccupied, then of the owner or his agent, to keep the
sidewalks in front of and adjoining his premises clean and
safe for pedestrians. Such occupant, owner or agent shall,
within 72 hours of said announcement, remove snow, ice, slush,
mud or other impediment to safe and convenient foot travel,
and prevent the continuance and accumulation of the same.
Notice of a snow event announcement shall be made by Public
Service Announcements on local radio, televison and in the
newspaper.
Within the City's Central Business District the owners,
agents, or occupants shall remove any accumulation of snow,
ice, slush, mud or other impediments to foot travel by twelve
o'clock (12:00) Noon on the day that any amount accumulates.
For purposes of this Ordinance Central Business District shall
include all sidewalks on both sides of any street or avenue
within the area bounded by 115t Avenue Bast (on the East), 10t
Avenue Weston the West), Idaho Street (on the North) and 61-''
Street (on the South).
SECTION 11: Except as otherwise provided herein, any person
violating any of the provisions of this article shall, upon
conviction thereof, be punished as provided in Section 1-9.
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S)ECTION M: That the City Attorney is hereby authorized and
directed to recodify Chapter 24, Streets and Sidewalks,
Kalispell Municipal Code in accordance with this Ordinance.
qRCTTON IV. I This Ordinance shall take effect 30 days from
and after its passage by the City Council. I
PASSED AND APPROVED B THE CITY C C Ljr THE MAYOR OF THE CITY
OF KALISPELL, THIS /1�7 DAY OF NceIm� , 1997.
ATTEST:
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Debbie Gif o C
Clerk of Council
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