Are property owners required to clear sidewalks?
The Town Ordinance Chapter 18, Section 33 requires that (a) The owner, agent of the owner or occupant of premises bordering on any street or public place within the town where there is an established sidewalk shall cause to be removed any and all snow, ice, sleet, debris or any other obstruction. Snow and sleet shall be removed within eight 8 hours after it has fallen or formed upon the sidewalk during daylight hours. If the fall or formation occurs between sunset and sunrise, it shall be removed from the sidewalk within eight (8) hours after sunrise. Obstructions other than snow, ice and sleet shall be removed immediately after they have appeared on a sidewalk. (b) Any formation of ice upon a sidewalk shall be removed immediately, except that, when weather conditions are such as to make the removal of ice from a sidewalk impracticable, the sidewalk shall be made safe and convenient for travel by covering the
ice with sand, salt, sifted ashes or some other suitable substance that will provide adequate traction.
(c) Every owner, agent or occupant to have violated any provision of subsections (a) or (b) above shall be issued a written warning by the Town's Director of Inspections and Permits or his designees directing such owner, agent or occupant to cure such violation within three (3)._hours after the issuance of the warning. If such violation is not corrected within the time set out in the warning, the owner, agent or occupant will be issued an infraction ticket by the Sidewalk Inspector which will subject such owner, agent or occupant to a fine of fifty ($50.00) dollars for the first violation. Failure by the owner, agent or occupant to cure the violation after issuance of the infraction ticket will result in the issuance of an additional infraction ticket by the Director of Inspections and Permits for each day the violation remains unabated, each of which will subject the owner, agent or occupant to a fine of ninety ($90.00) dollars. For additional information, review Town Ordinances Chapter 18.
Updated 1/28/2025 12:17 PM