What is the responsibility of the residents regarding snow removal?
The City of Summit Ordinance, Chapter 18, Section 5.3, states, "The owner of each and every dwelling, store or other building or lots of ground in the City of Summit, shall within 24 hours form the end of every fall of snow, or hail, or after the formation of ice upon the sidewalks, unless ice shall have been covered with sand or other gritty material, cause it to be removed entirely from the paved sidewalk or unpaved area normally used as follows: for a width of at least two feet on the single family or two family residential lot, and a width of at least four feet on all other lots." If you have any questions, please contact the Department of Community Services at 908-273-6404.

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12. What is the responsibility of the residents regarding snow removal?
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