[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Council of the Town of Wolcott
as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 2-2-1988 by Ord.
No. 59]
The owner or person in possession and control of any premises
abutting any public street or public place where there is any paved
sidewalk shall cause all snow to be removed from such sidewalk within
24 hours after it has collected there.
The owner or person in possession and control of any premises
abutting any public street or public place where there is any paved
sidewalk shall remove all ice from said sidewalk or cover it with
sand or other suitable substance within six hours after it has collected,
or if such be at night, within six hours after sunrise; and shall
renew such application as soon after as necessary to keep said sidewalk
safe for travel.
The provisions of C.G.S. § 7-163a regarding municipal
liability for ice and snow on public sidewalks are adopted as follows:
A.
Notwithstanding the provisions of C.G.S. § 13a-149 or any
other Connecticut General Statutes or special act, the Town of Wolcott
shall not be liable to any person injured in person or property caused
by the presence of ice or snow on a public sidewalk unless such municipality
is the owner or person in possession and control of land abutting
such sidewalk, other than land used as a highway or street. The Town
shall be liable only for its affirmative acts with respect to such
sidewalk.
B.
Liability of owner of abutting property.
(1)
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 Town had prior to the effective
date of this article and shall be liable to persons injured in person
or property where a breach of said duty is the proximate cause of
said injury.
(2)
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 or 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 throw or put, or cause to be thrown or put,
any snow or ice from private premises into any street or sidewalk
in the Town in such a manner as to cause inconvenience or hazard to
public travel.
The Police Department shall be responsible for the enforcement
of this article.
