[Adopted 7-8-1991 by L.L. No. 5-1991]
Out of concern for the health, safety and welfare of residents,
guests and travelers on the sidewalks in the Village of Castleton-on-Hudson,
the County of Rensselaer, State of New York, and due to the congestion
on such sidewalks and due to the threat of injury to pedestrians as
a result of obstruction, encumbrances and occupation of such sidewalks
and pursuant to the provisions of the New York State Village Law,
the New York State Criminal Procedure Law and the General Municipal
Law, the following regulations are hereby enacted.
Pursuant to this article, no person shall in any way obstruct,
encumber, occupy or consent to aid or abet the obstruction, encumbrance
or occupation of any part of any sidewalk through placement of object(s)
upon such sidewalk in the Village of Castleton-on-Hudson, except so
far as the same shall be necessary for the erection or repair, upon
receipt of a valid building permit and/or other municipal approval
as is necessary, of a building or structure, or the grading or improvement
of a lot, or for normal purposes of ingress and egress into structures
and/or building, travel along such sidewalk, provided always that
a passageway shall at all times be kept clear for travelers and pedestrians,
and, provided also that all such valid obstructions shall be carefully
and properly guarded at all times and properly lighted at all times
during the night. Under no circumstances shall any person or persons
store or keep personal property on any sidewalk during the night.
[Adopted 8-15-2011 by L.L. No. 2-2011]
The purpose of this article is to provide for the maintenance
and repair of all sidewalks within the Village of Castleton-on-Hudson.
It shall be the duty of the owner or occupant, in whole or in
part, of any lot or part of a lot fronting upon any street in the
Village to, at all times, keep the gutter and sidewalk in front of
the same cleaned, including of all snow and/or ice and in good order
and condition and to the true grade thereof and to repair the concrete
flagging and bricks or other materials of such sidewalk and materials
to such gutter and also to observe and obey any lawful resolution
which may be passed by the Village Board with reference thereto and
also to observe and obey any notice, printed or written, which may
be served upon him by the Department of Public Works Superintendent
or by the Code Enforcement Officer directing him to put such sidewalk
and gutter in good order and condition and to repair the same.
In addition to the liability for the cost of removal of the snow from sidewalks as provided in §
175-6, failure to remove snow within 48 hours of the end of snowfall shall be punishable by a fine of up to $75 per twenty-four-hour period thereafter.
There shall be no violation of this article if extenuating circumstances,
such as amounts deposited by snowplows, the amount of fallen snow
or any other circumstances, reasonably preclude or materially inhibits
the clearing of the snow or ice.