[Adopted 1-22-1986 by L.L. No. 1-1986]
The Town Superintendent of Highways of the town shall transmit, in writing,
to the Town Clerk of the town within five days after receipt thereof, all
written notices received by him pursuant to this article, and he shall take
any and all corrective action with respect thereto as soon as practicable.
The Town Clerk of the town shall keep an accurate record of all written
notices which the Town Clerk shall receive of the existence of a defective,
unsafe, dangerous or obstructed condition in or upon or of an accumulation
of ice and snow upon any town highway, bridge, culvert or a sidewalk or any
other property owned by the town or by any improvement district. The Town
Clerk, upon receipt of such written notice, shall immediately, and in writing,
notify the Town Superintendent of Highways of the town of the receipt of such
notice.
Nothing contained in this article shall be held to repeal or modify
or waive any existing requirement or statute of limitations but, on the contrary,
shall be held to be additional requirements to the rights to maintain such
action. Nothing contained herein shall be held to modify any existing rule
of law relative to the question of contributory negligence, nor to impose
upon the town, its officers and employees, and/or any of its improvement districts,
any greater duty or obligations than that it shall keep its streets, sidewalks
and public places in a reasonably safe condition for public use and travel.
[Added 9-12-1995 by L.L. No. 1-1995]
This article shall supersede in its application by the Town of Highlands
Subdivisions 1 and 3 of § 65-a of the Town Law of the State of New
York.
[Adopted 1-9-2001 by L.L. No. 1-2001]
The purpose of this article is to promote the health and safety of the
residents and the persons using the sidewalks in the town.
The owner of property shall not permit or allow snow and/or ice to be
plowed, shoveled or otherwise placed on adjoining property or any sidewalk
adjoining, or in the vicinity of property used for pedestrian traffic. If
the snow and ice cannot be removed because of physical conditions, they shall
be covered or sprinkled with sand or other materials intended to prevent slipping
and promote melting.
For purposes of this article, "person" is defined as a person, corporation,
partnership or any similar group or body.
In addition, the Town Superintendent of Highways may, at his option,
in the event of a violation of this article, remove the snow or ice from the
adjoining property and sidewalk, on which such snow and ice was placed in
violation of this article, fixing and assessing the expense thereof against
the owner who has violated this article, in the manner provided by law.