The purpose of this chapter is to protect the safety of the
users of public roads located within the Town of Bethel, State of
Connecticut.
As used in this chapter, the following terms have the meanings
as indicated:
DEBRIS
Any material consisting of rubble, rubbish, garbage, trash,
waste including but not limited to other items which are not suitable
or proper for disposal onto a public roadway which would create a
hazardous condition and other items as hereinafter set forth.
PERSON
Any individual, owner, organization, trust, foundation, group,
association, partnership, limited liability company, corporation,
society, owner, tenant, occupant or any combination of one or more,
whether principal or agent.
PUBLIC ROADWAY
Any road used and traveled on by vehicle or pedestrian that
is open to the general public owned by, or maintained by, or dedicated
to be owned by the Town of Bethel. The term public roadway includes
a public right-of-way and any Town-owned properties that are open
to vehicular and pedestrian traffic.
No person shall place, move, keep, permit to be moved or suffer
to be placed debris from any source, whether from adjoining private
property or any other location onto any public roadway or public right-of-way,
including, but not limited to snow, ice, leaves, grass clippings,
yard waste, household waste, brush, tree branches or other debris.
If any person, after having been notified by writing, either by hand delivery, certified mailing and/or overnight mail by the Bethel Director of Public Works or his designee to remove the debris from the public roadway caused by said person, shall refuse or neglect to do so to the satisfaction of the Bethel Director of Public Works or his designee, within seven days (including weekends and legal holidays) from the date of said notice, weather permitting, he will be in violation of Section §
83-3 and may be fined as hereinafter set forth in §
83-5 and/or may be subject to litigation in order to enforce the provisions of §
83-3.
In the event that any one or more portions, sections and/or
subsections of this chapter shall be determined to be invalid or unenforceable,
it shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining
portions, sections and/or subsections.