Let's all work together to keep our community safe by promptly clearing snow from sidewalks according to our snow ordinance.  A clear path ensures everyone can move around easily.  Please review the snow removal guidelines below and remember to clear your sidewalks.  

Section 1. The owner, occupant or tenant of every property fronting upon or alongside of any of the 
streets in the Borough of New Cumberland is hereby required to remove or cause to be removed from 
all of the sidewalks in front of or alongside of such property all snow or ice thereon fallen or 
formed, within ten (10) hours after the same shall have ceased to fall or to form. Provided: snow 
or ice that has ceased to fall or to be formed after six o'clock of any evening may be removed at 
any time before ten o'clock of the next morning. Provided further: The owner of a property shall be 
responsible for conforming to the requirements of this section where such property is occupied by 
such owner or a tenant or is vacant or unoccupied or is a multiple-business or multiple-dwelling 
property, designed for occupancy by more than tenant or occupier.

Section 2. Fire hydrants shall remain visible and accessible at all times. The owner, occupier and 
tenant of every property is hereby required to remove or cause to be removed all snow or ice or any 
combination thereof, or any accumulation and/or impediment which would limit access to, from, 
and/or around all of the fire hydrants which are located on said property, so as to provide a three 
(3) foot clearance around the fire hydrant. All snow or ice shall be cleared from fire hydrants 
pursuant to the time limits prescribed in Section 1.

Section 3. Snow and ice removed from sidewalks, walkways and fire hydrants shall in no case be 
thrown onto any street but shall be placed in such a manner as to not to create a hazard, including 
the impairment of visibility from or to a street or roadway or to obstruct the free passageway on 
either the sidewalk and walkway or abutting the street.

Section 4. In any case where the owner, occupier and tenant, as aforesaid, shall fail, neglect or 
refuse to comply with any provisions of this Ordinance with the time limits prescribed 
therein, the Borough authorities may proceed to immediately clear all snow and/or ice from the 
sidewalks and/or fire hydrants of such property, and to collect its expenses, together with the 
actual costs of labor, materials and use of machinery for doing so, plus an administrative overhead 
cost of not less than $20.00 nor greater than 20% of the costs of removal, together with the 
Borough's reasonable attorney's fees and any other charges permitted by law, which amount may be 
collected in the same manner as municipal claims and liens.

Section 5. Any person who shall violate any provision of this ordinance shall, upon conviction 
thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of $30.00 upon the first finding, $100.00 upon the second 
finding, $200 upon the third finding, and not more than $1,000 upon the fourth finding, in addition 
to all court costs, together with the Borough's reasonable attorney fees incurred as a result of 
such violations; and, in default of payment of such fine and costs, to imprisonment not to exceed 
30 days. Each day that a violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.