[Ord. No. 65-7, § 3, 6-24-1965; Ord. of 6-18-1986; Ord. of 12-6-2004]
(a) No person, occupying or using any premises adjoining any sidewalk,
shall use, and no person occupying or using any such premises shall
permit or suffer anyone to use any part of any such sidewalk within
six feet from the curb thereof, for the purpose of selling or offering
for sale, or inducing the sale of any article of food, or any goods,
wares or merchandise displayed or maintained on the premises occupied
or used by such person, unless a special permit for same shall have
been obtained as authorized by the Board of Police Commissioners.
(b) No permit issued to an individual shall be for a period longer than
two days. No individual shall be entitled to receive more than one
such permit per month and no more than two permits may be issued to
different individuals for the same period of time. No permit issued
to a group or association shall be for a period longer than three
days. No group or association shall be entitled to receive more than
four such permits per calendar year.
[Ord. No. 65-7, § 4, 6-24-1965; Ord. of 12-6-2004]
No person, in making delivery to any place of any article of
food, or of any goods, wares or merchandise or of any other thing,
shall deposit and permit any such articles to remain upon any street
or sidewalk.
[Ord. No. 65-7, § 6, 6-24-1965; Ord. of 7-10-1978, §§ 1,
2; Ord. of 12-6-2004]
(a) Nothing contained herein shall apply to or forbid the maintenance
of any sidewalk stand for the sale of newspapers, nor to any receptacle
for the deposit of refuse or rubbish maintained for the use of the
public by or with the permission of the City; nor to refuse or garbage
deposited for collection by the Department of Public Works, provided
such refuse or garbage is deposited in such manner and form, in such
receptacles and at such places as are approved by the Director of
Public Works, nor to lawful picketing in any bona fide labor dispute.
(b) Nothing contained herein shall apply to those activities of the Milford
Chamber of Commerce from Railroad Avenue south to Milford Harbor,
and Harborside Drive west to Seaside Avenue during their annual event
known as the "Milford Oyster Festival." All activities conducted by
the Milford Chamber of Commerce on City streets and sidewalks for
the Milford Oyster Festival shall be under the sole jurisdiction of
the Milford Parks, Beaches and Recreation Commission and the ordinance
regulating the conducting of a carnival, amusement show, festival
or public exposition on any City park or playground.
(c) The passage of Subsection
(b) shall only apply to those vendors permits issued by the City of Milford after August 1, 1978.
[Ord. of 2-5-1973, § 1]
On any corner lot in the City, no planting, structure, fence,
wall or obstruction to vision more than three feet in height above
the center line of the road shall be placed or maintained within the
triangular area formed by the intersecting street lines and a straight
line connecting points on such street lines each of which points is
25 feet distant from the point in intersection.
[Ord. of 3-4-1968]
The City and its proper agents are hereby empowered to provide
for the maintenance of railroad roadways owned by the New Haven Railroad
that run on either side of the railroad station buildings from High
Street to River Street and from High Street to West Town Street within
the City limits.
[Code 1962, § 14-32]
All snow and ice shall be removed from the sidewalks of the City by the owner, tenant or occupant of the premises adjoining and fronting every such sidewalk within 24 hours after the storm, during which such snow or ice was precipitated, shall have ceased. Every owner, tenant or occupant of the premises adjoining and fronting on any sidewalk which has not been cleared of snow and ice shall be subject to punishment as provided in Section
1-9 of this Code of Ordinances.
[Code 1962, § 14-32]
The City, as provided in Section 7-118, of the General Statutes of the state, may remove snow and ice upon default or neglect of the owner, tenant or occupant of such premises to comply with the removal of Section
20-9 of this chapter. The expense of such removal of snow and ice shall be a lien upon the premises adjoining such sidewalk upon the filing of a certificate of lien to be recorded in the City Clerk's office within 60 days from completion of such removal of snow and ice.
[Ord. of 8-3-1981, §§ 1, 2]
(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 13a-149 of the General
Statutes or any other general statute or special act, the City shall
not be liable to any person injured in person or property due to the
presence of ice or snow on a public sidewalk unless the City is the
owner or person in possession and control of land abutting such sidewalk,
other than land used as a highway or street, provided the City shall
be liable for its affirmative acts with respect to such sidewalk.
(b) The owner or person in possession and control of land abutting a
public sidewalk shall have the same duty of care with respect to the
presence of ice or snow on such sidewalk toward the portion of the
sidewalk abutting his property as the City had prior to October 1,
1981, and shall be liable to persons injured in person or property
where a breach of said duty is the proximate cause of said injury.
(c) No action to recover damages for injury to the person or to property
caused by the presence of ice or snow on a public sidewalk against
a person who owns or is in possession and control of land abutting
a public sidewalk shall be brought but within two years from the date
when the injury is first sustained.
No person shall operate a bicycle:
(a) Without due regard for the safety and rights of pedestrians and drivers
and occupants of all other vehicles, and so as to endanger the life,
limb or property of any person while in the lawful use of the streets
or sidewalks or any other public or private property.
(b) Without exercising reasonable and ordinary control over such bicycle.
(c) By trick riding or in a weaving or zigzag course, unless such irregular
course is necessary for safe operation in compliance with the law.
The operator of a bicycle emerging from an alley, driveway or
building shall, upon approaching a sidewalk or the sidewalk area extending
across any alley or driveway, yield the right-of-way to all pedestrians
approaching on such sidewalk area and upon entering the street shall
yield the right-of-way to all vehicles approaching on said street.
Whenever any person operates a bicycle or motorized bicycle
in violation of any section of this Code, the bicycle may be seized
by any member of the Police Department and impounded. A bicycle or
motorized bicycle so impounded shall be surrendered to the owner,
or if the owner is a minor, to the parents or guardians of such minor.
A full explanation of the reason for the impounding shall be made
to the owner, parent or guardian. A complete record of each such impounding
shall be kept in the office of the Chief of Police.