[Adopted 10-27-2022 by L.L. No. 3-2022]
It shall be the duty and responsibility of every owner, lessee,
occupant or person in possession of any lot or parcel of land in the
Town of Goshen to maintain, at his own expense, any sidewalk abutting
such lot or parcel in a clean and safe condition and in a good state
of repair.
If the Highway Superintendent or his duly designated representative
shall find any such sidewalk in any unclean condition or in a state
of disrepair, he shall serve on any such person, either personally
or by mail, a notice stating:
A.
The location, by reference to post office address or tax lot number,
of the particular sidewalk in question.
B.
The particular cleaning or repair to be performed.
C.
The time following the receipt of such notice within which such cleaning
or repairs shall be completed, which shall not be less than 24 hours
in the case of cleaning and not less than six days in the case of
repair.
If any such person shall fail to perform and complete such cleaning
or repair work within the time specified in said notice, the Town
may cause such cleaning or repairs to be performed and assess the
expense therefor upon the abutting premises, which expense shall be
a lien against such premises.
In the event that a third party is injured as the result of the abutting owner's failure to keep said sidewalk in a clean condition or failure to keep said sidewalk in repair, said abutting owner shall be liable to said third party for any damages resulting therefrom in any lawsuit or claim filed with regard thereto regardless of whether notice was provided to the abutting owner per § 81-6 herein.
