Livingston Snow Shoveling: Who Is Responsible, When Does It Need To Happen?

LIVINGSTON, NJ — As the winter months close their icy grip on the Essex County region, many Livingston residents will find themselves facing one of December’s most-dreaded chores: shoveling snow.

Here are a few points to keep in mind as you grab those shovels, Livingston. According to the Livingston township code:

• “It shall be the duty of the owner, occupant or tenant of any lot, parcel of land, or real property in the Township abutting or bordering on the sidewalks of a public street in the Township to remove or cause to be removed all snow and ice from the sidewalk area in front of or bordering his lands, within 12 hours of daylight after the snow has ceased to fall”
• “If a building opposite the sidewalks referred to in § 274-6 is occupied by more than one family or business unit, the tenant or occupant of the first floor or story thereof shall remove all snow and ice”
• “If the owner or tenant of any such lands or premises shall neglect or refuse to comply with the provisions and requirements of this article, the [Township Manager] shall cause the snow and ice to be removed from such sidewalks”
• “No person, including the owner, tenant or occupant of any premises abutting on any street shall throw, place or deposit upon any sidewalk or street in the Township, any snow or ice which has accumulated within the private property of such person, owner, tenant or occupant.”
• “A person who owns or controls a parking area is responsible for assuring that parking spaces reserved for handicapped motorists and curb cuts and other improvements designed to provide accessibility are not obstructed. If the obstruction is ice or snow, it must be removed from the parking space, curb cut or other improvement within 48 hours after inclement weather has ended.”
• “Unless another penalty is expressly provided herein, any person who violates any provision of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine not exceeding $500 or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days, or both.”

Link to the full township code for snow and ice removal here.

• See related article: Could Robot Snowblowers Mean The End Of Winter Shoveling? [VIDEOS]

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