$150 fines for not shoveling your sidewalk within 12 hours...

[kalimba21.livejournal.com]

According to the Somerville Journal, the next thing the city is trying to get approved is a standard $150 first offense fine for non shoveling within 12 hours of a storm, 4 hours for businesses. This is up from $25 and 12 hours for both residents and businesses. Repeat offense will be $300. Probably the biggest part of this is they are looking to have it enforced by the people who write the parking tickets, currently it is the city's Inspectional Services dept. who write the tickets.

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[adaptively.livejournal.com]

When I last rented in Somerville, the landlord assumed responsibility of shoveling in the lease, but never once cleared the walk or driveway - so I gotta wonder what would happen in a situation like that. Would the renters be fined? Which one would get the fine in, say, a three-family house?