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An Ordinance creating Section 12-8.4 (a) of the Code of Ordinances related to accumulation of snow to declare accumulation of snow on a sidewalk a nuisance; creating section 12-8.4 (b) of the Code of Ordinances related to accumulation of snow to provide for abatement on any nuisance in violation of this section; creating Section 12-8.4(b)(1) of the Code of Ordinances related to accumulation of snow to require sidewalks be cleared after an accumulation of four or more inches of snow; creating Section 12-8.4(b)(2) of the Code of Ordinances related to accumulation of snow to require sidewalks be cleared within twenty four hours of the end of the snow event; creating section 12-8.4(b)(3) of the Code of Ordinances related to accumulation of snow to establish the end of the snow event as posted on the government website; creating Section 12-8.4(c) of the Code of Ordinances related to the accumulation of snow to provide for no citations for sidewalks not cleared when the abutting street has not been plowed; creating Section 12-8.4(d) of the Code of Ordinances related to the accumulation of snow to allow the Mayor or his designee to hold in abeyance the provisions of this section in the presence of extreme weather. [Council Office, Maynard]
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE LEXINGTON-FAYETTE URBAN COUNTY GOVERNMENT:
Section 1 - That Section 12-8.4 of the Code of Ordinances of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government be and hereby is created to read as follows:
(a). Accumulation of snow upon a sidewalk so as to endanger the public health and safety by preventing the safe and reasonable flow of pedestrian traffic is hereby declared a nuisance.
(b). Any person who causes or maintains a nuisance in violation of subsection (a) of this section is subject to the abatement procedure provided in Section 12-7 of this code subject to the following:
(1). The owner of property abutting any sidewalk shall clear the sidewa...
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