Agreed. People should shovel but shouldn't be forced to do it.
Supposedly it is so kids won't have to walk on the street if the sidewalk isn't shoveled. In the city kids walk in the middle of the street in good weather. They never use sidewalks.
That ordinance has been on the books where I live forever.
How freaking hard is it for you to go out and clean your walks.
And, it's not just for the kids.