01/26/2026
Reminder of the borough ordinance requiring removal of snow around fire hydrants on your property. This is property owners responsibility. The seconds you save the fire department having to find and dig out a hydrant could be the seconds that save a life!
[Amended 12-13-1994 by Ord. No. 20-1994]
A.
Every person, owner, tenant or occupant of improved or unimproved premises or property abutting upon any public street shall remove or cause to have removed all snow and ice from such abutting sidewalks and any and all depressed curbs that may intersect two streets at a corner property; and any fire hydrant which abuts the property, so as to allow free passage of pedestrians and access to any fire hydrant within 12 hours of daylight after the same shall fall or be formed thereon. In the event that snow or ice has fallen or been formed upon any property as hereinabove set forth and is so frozen or impacted as to make removal impractical in the judgment of the Building Subcode Inspector, Public Works Manager, members of the Fire Prevention Bureau or member of the regular Maywood Police Department, then the owner, tenant or occupant thereof, as required, shall forthwith cause said snow or ice to be thoroughly covered with clean sand, ashes, sawdust or rock salt within 12 hours of daylight after the accumulation or formation of such snow or ice.
[Amended 3-11-2014 by Ord. No. 6-14]
