LETTER TO RESIDENTS Along North Drive 

Please be advised that snow/ice removal from the sidewalks that are adjacent and/or abut property along North Drive are the responsibility of each homeowner/tenant to clear of all ice/snow/obstructions, etc.

Enclosed are the Newtown Township ordinances that pertain to these sidewalks. The Master Homeowners Association does not perform any services along North Drive. The Township maintains the roadway. The Master Association does not own any of the grounds along North Drive, nor does it maintain any common space or open areas along North Drive.

It is required by the Township and the cluster association Rules and Regulations where you reside to remove the snow/ice from the sidewalk within 24 hours.

If you have any questions, please contact our Property Manager, Larry Mayer, at 215-343-1550.

SNOW REMOVAL: Township Guidelines 

(21, § 201)

Part 2

Removal of Snow and Ice

§201. Definitions. Words and phrases, when used in this Part 2, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Vehicle Code of Pennsylvania, as now in force, or as hereafter amended, enacted or reenacted, except in those instances where the context clearly indicates a different meaning. The following words, terms and phrases used in this Part 2 shall have the meanings given herein. When not inconsistent with the context, words used in the singular include the plural, and words in the plural include the singular, and words used in the present tense include the future. The word "shall" is always mandatory.

• PROPERTY OWNER - any person or persons, male or female, corporation, partnership, association, company, individual, owner, occupant, tenant, or any organization. Tenant shall include the occupant, lessee, abutting the sidewalk or street.

• SIDEWALK - a paved path or footwalk for public use located between the cartway or curb line and right-of-way line of any public or Township maintained street or highway.

• STREET - any highway within the Township of Newtown, when maintained by the Township of Newtown.

• TOWNSHIP OF NEWTOWN - the elected officials of the Township of Newtown or any authorized representatives, agency or agencies of the Township appointed by the Supervisors of the Township.

(Ord. 1983-0-117, 4/18/1983,§l; as reenacted by Ord. 1996-0-5, 5/8/1996, §I(2))

§202. Snow Removal from Sidewalks. It shall be the duty of the property owner, not later than twenty-four (24) hours after snow has ceased to fall, to clear or cause to be cleared a pathway in the sidewalk upon which such property abuts. Such pathway shall not be less than thirty (30*) inches in width and shall be thoroughly cleared to that extent of snow or ice or other obstruction. It shall be unlawful for any property owner to allow or permit snow or ice to lie upon or remain upon or piled or accumulated upon a sidewalk within the Township for more than twenty-four (24) hours.

(Ord. 1983-0-117, 4/18/1983,§2; as reenacted by Ord. 1996-0-5, 5/8/1996,§1(2))

§203. Method of Snow and Ice Removal from Sidewalks and Driveways.

1. Snow or ice removed from sidewalk areas or driveways shall be placed on the person's property.

2. If there shall be a sufficient amount of snow or ice and there is no longer any place on the person's property to shovel or remove the snow, then it may be placed along the berm or curb line, but not in the paved street or road.

3. Should the snow and ice on the sidewalk or footpath be frozen so that it cannot be removed without injury to the pavement or damaging the base of the footpath, the person having charge of the ice and snow removal, shall cause the sidewalk abutting or adjacent to such premises to be strewn and to be kept strewn with ashes, sand, or any suitable abrasive material and shall as soon thereafter as the weather shall permit, thoroughly clean such sidewalks.

4. Fire hydrants shall not be covered.

(0rd. 1983-0-117, 4/18/1983,§3; as reenacted by Ord. 1996-0-5, 5/8/1996, §I(2))

§204. Penalties. Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision of this Part. upon conviction thereof in an action brought before a district justice in the manner provided for the enforcement of summary offenses under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) plus costs and, in default of payment of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment not to exceed ninety (90) days. Each day that a violation of this Part continues or each Section of this Part which shall be found to have been violated shall constitute a separate offense.

(Ord. 1983-0-117, 4/18/1983; as added by Ord. 93-0-4, 2/24/1993,§3; and reenacted by Ord. 1996-0-5, 5/8/1996, §1(2); amended by Ord. 97-0-22, 12/3/1997)