The tenant or occupant and, in case there shall be no tenant, the owner of any building or land or any person having the care of any building or land fronting on any highway where there is a sidewalk, within eight hours after the ceasing to fall of any snow, ice or sleet, in the daytime or before 12:00 noon of the following day, if in the interim, shall remove or cause the same to be removed from such sidewalk. If the same cannot wholly be removed such person shall sprinkle it with sand or other proper substance to make the sidewalk safe for travel thereon.
[Amended 12-13-1982]
After the expiration of the time stated in §
310-20 for the
removal of
snow, ice or sleet, the Board of Selectmen may have the same
removed at the expense of the owner.
The expense for any work done by order of the Board of Selectmen by virtue of §
310-21 shall be and continue to be a lien on the property in favor of the Town. The Board shall cause a proper certificate of lien to be recorded upon the land records of the Town unless the expense shall have been previously paid.
[Amended 3-17-2010]
Any such person who shall fail to comply with the provisions of this article shall pay a penalty of not more than $100 to the Town for each and every hour after the required removal time that said snow, ice or sleet shall not be removed.
The amount of the penalty imposed by §
310-23 shall be added to the amount of the cost of
removal and shall be a part of said lien. Said lien shall take precedence over all liens except liens for taxes.