[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Town of Manchester 9-12-1978 (Ch. 85 of the 1979 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Streets and sidewalks — See Ch. 196.
Snow and ice emergencies — See Ch. 220, Art. IV.
A. 
All owners and persons in possession of any land or premises situated on any street, alley or highway within the limits of the Town where sidewalks have been or may hereafter be laid which are contiguous to the corner of Main Street and York Street and Main Street and Westminster Street shall remove the snow therefrom the entire length thereof for a width of at least three feet and may deposit the same along the remaining portion of said sidewalks nearest the curb within 10 hours after it has ceased falling, unless the same shall have fallen between the hours of 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., in which case it shall be removed before 6:00 p.m. the same day.
[Amended 12-8-1981 by Ord. No. 20]
B. 
However, in the event snow and ice on a sidewalk has become so hard that it cannot be removed without likelihood of damage to the sidewalk, the person charged with its removal shall, within the time mentioned in Subsection A hereof, cause enough CaCl2 or some comparable substance, with the exception of road salt, to be put on the sidewalk to make travel thereon reasonably safe, and then shall, as soon thereafter as weather permits, cause a path in said sidewalk of at least 36 inches in width to be thoroughly cleaned.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
No person shall deposit or cause to be deposited any snow and ice on or against a fire hydrant or on any sidewalk, roadway or loading and unloading areas of a public transportation system, except that snow and ice may be windrowed on public roadways incident to the cleaning thereof.
[Amended 4-10-1984 by Ord. No. 31; 3-25-1987 by Ord. No. 43; 4-24-1996 by Ord. No. 102[1]]
Any violation of the requirements of this chapter is declared to be an infraction, subject to a fine of $50 for the initial offense and $100 for each additional violation which occurs within a fiscal year.
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
[Amended 4-24-1996 by Ord. No. 102]
A. 
Irrespective of other provisions of this chapter for penalizing the failure of any person to clear away or treat with CaCl2 or some comparable substance, with the exception of road salt, and subsequently clear away any snow and ice from any sidewalk as herein before provided, or cause this to be done in the event of any such failure of any person, then the same may be done by a person employed to do so on behalf of the Mayor and Council by the Director of Finance or such other officer as may be hereafter designated to employ such person.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
B. 
A statement of account for the actual or established minimum cost of cleaning and removing snow and ice by the Town shall be presented to the Town Administrator, and if approved, shall be placed in the hands of the Director of Finance, who shall immediately record the same among Town records and enter therein the time and date of such recordation.
[Amended 9-12-2006 by Ord. No. 172]
C. 
The amount of the cost of removal of snow and ice by the Town shall be a debt of the owner of the abutting property and shall become due and payable when the statement thereof is placed in the hands of the Director of Finance. The Director shall proceed immediately to collect the same as municipal taxes are collected. Any such charge shall be a lien upon the abutting property as provided in the Charter.
D. 
The owner of the abutting property shall have the right to appeal from the decision of the Town Administrator approving the charge of removal by the Town to the Circuit Court of the county, all in accordance with the laws of the state.
[Amended 9-12-2006 by Ord. No. 172]
E. 
There shall be a minimum cost for cleaning and removing snow and ice by the Town of $0.50 for each square foot of sidewalk from which the snow and ice may be so cleaned and removed.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
[Amended 4-24-1996 by Ord. No. 102]
When the state puts the snow emergency plan in effect, it shall be effective on all municipal streets in the Town of Manchester.
[1]
Editor's Note: See also Ch. 220, Vehicles and Traffic, Art. IV, Snow and Ice Emergencies.