The owner and the tenant of any premises adjacent to a sidewalk
shall remove or cause to be removed any snow from said sidewalk, to
make the same safe for use by the general public, within 24 hours
of snowfall and shall remove any ice or fully cover any ice with sand,
ashes or similar substance within 24 hours of formation. Violation
of this section of this article shall be punishable by a fine of $25.
Each twenty-four-hour period in which said owner or tenant fails to
remove said snow or ice, after notice of violation, shall constitute
a separate offense. If said owner, tenant or occupant of any premises
adjacent to a sidewalk fails or neglects to remove, or have removed,
any snow or ice from said sidewalk, the municipality may remove, or
have removed, said snow or ice for reasons of public safety, and the
expense of the same shall be borne by said owner, tenant or occupant.
The municipality shall have the right to lien said premises adjoining
said sidewalk by causing a certificate of lien to be recorded in the
Town Clerk's office within 60 days from completion of such snow or
ice removal.
No owner, tenant, occupant or his or its agent shall plow, throw,
put, or cause to be thrown or put any snow or ice from any private
property, from any area in the rear of said private property, from
any legally laid out sidewalk, or from the area between a private
dwelling house or structure and the legally laid out sidewalk into
any public highway, street or traveled roadway in the Town. Violation
of this section of this article shall be deemed an infraction as defined
in the Connecticut General Statutes and punishable by a fine of $25.