Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection A of § 15.2-2000, any county in Northern Virginia Planning District 8 may provide by ordinance reasonable criteria and requirements for the removal of accumulations of snow and ice from public sidewalks, by the owner or other person in charge of any occupied property.Such ordinance shall include reasonable time frames for compliance and reasonable exceptions for handicapped and elderly persons, and those otherwise physically incapable of meeting the criteria and requirements for such removal.Civil penalties not to exceed $ 100 may be imposed for violation of such ordinance.

History

1988, c. 356, § 15.1-29.16; 1997, c. 587.