If it snows in Pennington and Hopewell …

Rules to go by …

By:Ruth Luse
   The Pennington Police Department reminds all residents and visitors to the borough that a local ordinance prohibits parking on any street in the borough when snow has fallen and has accumulated to a depth of 2 inches or more.
   Also prohibited when 2 or more inches of snow have fallen is parking in the municipal parking lot off North Main Street between 9 p.m. and midnight. These restrictions enable the Public Works Department to clear the parking lot and streets of snow.
   In addition, the police remind residents that sidewalks are to cleared of snow and/or ice within 12 hours of daylight after snow and/or ice has fallen.
   The department has said it will issue summonses to individuals in violation of the ordinances pertaining to the above.
   In Hopewell Borough — where two residents, Virginia Lewis and Sue Silvestri, complained Tuesday at Hopewell Borough Council’s regular meeting about walks that had not been cleared after the recent snowfall — the rules are:
   Occupants and tenants of any property fronting on any street shall remove all snow and ice from abutting sidewalks to the curb or pavement edge … or in the event of ice (which may be so frozen as to make removal impracticable) shall cover it with sand, ashes or other material to provide traction, within 12 hours of daylight after snow has fallen or ice has formed.
   Sidewalks shall be cleared to a width of three feet or the entire width of the sidewalk, whichever is less.
   No snow or ice accumulated on private property should be thrown, placed or deposited on any street or sidewalk.
   If occupants or tenants do not comply with these requirements, mayor and council can see that obstructions are removed. Costs could be changed against the lands abutting or bordering the sidewalks and later show up on tax bills.
   When snow has fallen and covers streets, no vehicle shall be parked on any street or roadway. Such prohibition will remain in effect after the snow has ceased and until streets have been plowed to the extent that parking will not interfere with the normal flow of traffic.
   During this period, cars may be parked in any municipal parking yard, including those behind Borough Hall and at the railroad station.
   Vehicles left parked or standing can be removed by the police and the owner shall pay reasonable costs for the removal and storage that may result.