[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Framingham 1-5-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-006 as Art. V, Sec. 15, of the General Ordinances. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
Every building owner shall erect or cause to be erected upon
any building which they own or of which they have charge, and which
is near the line of a sidewalk or street, a barrier or other suitable
provisions sufficient to prevent the falling of snow and ice from
the roof of such building upon persons traveling on such sidewalk
or street.
The Director of Public Works or other officers having charge
of ways of the City shall have the authority, for the purposes of
removing or plowing snow, or removing ice from any way in the City,
to remove or cause to be removed to some convenient place, including
in such term a public garage, any vehicle interfering with such work.
A.
The owner
of any such vehicle so removed shall be liable for the reasonable
cost of such removal and storage, and delivery of the vehicle to said
owner may be withheld by the Director of Public Works or other officer
having charge of ways in the City until such reasonable costs shall
be paid.
B.
Whenever
any vehicle is so removed, the Framingham Police Department shall
be notified and said Department shall render all necessary assistance
to the Director of Public Works, or other officer having charge of
ways, in enforcing this chapter.
A.
No person or entity, regardless of their ownership, tenancy, or other
status or relationship to any property, nor any agent, employee, contractor
or servant of any person or entity shall place, throw, plow or in
any way move any snow or ice onto any portion of the City's streets,
ways, sidewalks, or land, except with the approval of the Director
of Public Works or their designee. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
this chapter shall not be construed to prohibit owners or lawful occupants
of residential premises from placing snow and ice on the sidewalk
while leaving unobstructed room for pedestrian passage, and from placing
snow or ice from pavement edge to no more than one foot (12 inches)
out into the street, immediately adjacent to the driveway opening.
B.
Anyone violating the prohibitions of this section shall be subject
to a specific penalty of a fine in an amount up to $300 for each offense.
The fine structure shall be as follows:
C.
The Director of Public Works, the Assistant Director of Public Works,
Superintendent of Highways, all Highway Department Construction Supervisors,
all Framingham police officers, and other City employees from time
to time designated by the Director of Public Works are empowered and
authorized to enforce this section.
