Snow and ice removal from sidewalks is a municipal responsibility passed to adjacent property owners. Typical Allegheny County rule: clear within 24 hours of snow ending. Pittsburgh Code Chapter 419 requires clearance within 24 hours.
Under PA case law (Rinaldi v. Levine) and municipal ordinances, property owners must clear public sidewalks abutting their property. Pittsburgh Code 419.01 requires clearance within 24 hours after snowfall ends to a width of 36 inches. Suburbs typically mirror: 24 hours clearance, salt or ice melt for ice. Failure can result in municipal abatement billed to owner and creates tort liability if pedestrian injured.
Pittsburgh first citation 100 dollars, second 300 dollars, third 500 dollars per day. Suburbs typically 25 to 300 dollars. Civil liability for pedestrian falls can reach six figures.
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