Potential fines await township residents who do not clear their sidewalks of snow within 12 hours of a storm.
“Several” summonses for not obeying the township’s law regarding sidewalk cleanups after snow storms have been handed out by police since the Valentine’s Day weekend storms, a police spokesman said.
Several storms spanning from Feb. 12 to Feb. 18 dumped as much as 20 inches of snow on Franklin Township, according to the New Jersey State Climatologist. The township’s ordinance covering snow removal from sidewalks – Chapter 333-38 – states that snow and ice must be removed within “12 hours of daylight” after a snow storm. In the event the ice or snow can’t be removed, the area must be covered by salt, sand, ashes or sawdust.
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