[Ord. No. 20, 9-18-1967; Ord. No. 166, 4-26-1987; Ord. No. 190, 2-19-1991; Ord. No. 243, 3-18-2003; Ord. No. 267, 5-2-2006]
(a) 
Required. The owner, lessee or occupant [owners, occupant or occupants, corporate or otherwise] of any building, or lot of land bordering on any street, square or public place within the town, where there is a sidewalk, [graded, or graded and paved] shall cause to be removed therefrom any and all snow, sleet and ice, and shall cause such sidewalk to be made safe for travel and use by covering the same with sand or other suitable substance within eight (8) hours after said snow or sleet shall have fallen, or said sidewalk shall have become slippery by reason of ice forming thereon, or within eight (8) hours after sunrise when said snow or sleet shall have fallen after 8:00 p.m., [in the night season,] or said sidewalk shall have become slippery by reason of ice forming thereon after 8:00 p.m. [in the night season.]
(b) 
Exceptions permitted. The town council may issue exceptions to the above provisions only in such case where the Town of Vernon or the State of Connecticut has erected a physical barrier at least three (3) feet in height preventing a landowner from directly accessing the sidewalk from his property.
(c) 
Placement of snow or ice on streets, etc., prohibited. No person shall place or cause to be placed any snow or ice onto any [traveled] portion of a public street, highway, sidewalk or throughway under the jurisdiction of the town so as to create a hazard to vehicular or pedestrian traffic or hamper or impede the removal of snow and ice by the town.
(d) 
Penalty for violation. Any person, or in the case of a corporation the officers thereof, who shall violate any provision of this section shall be fined [not more than fifty dollars ($50.00) for each offense] in accordance with section 1-9 of this Code.
(e) 
Duration. This section shall be effective for not more than ten (10) years from the date of adoption at which time, if the town council does not or has not acted to renew the section, the section shall be deemed repealed.
This section may be reviewed by the town council annually and at such time the town council may proceed to amend or repeal said section as it so chooses.
[Ord. No. 133, 3-2-1982; Ord. No. 306, 3-2-2017]
(a) 
This section is adopted pursuant to the provisions of Section 7-163a of the Connecticut General Statutes.
(b) 
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 13a-149 of the Connecticut General Statutes or any other general statute or special act, the town 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 the town is the owner in possession and control of land abutting such sidewalk, other than land used as a highway or street, provided the town shall be liable for its affirmative acts with respect to such sidewalk.
(c) 
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 section, and shall be liable to persons injured in person or property where a breach of duty is the proximate cause of injury.
(d) 
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 and control of land abutting a public sidewalk shall be brought but within two (2) years from the date when the injury is first sustained.
[Ord. No. 165, 8-19-1986]
(a) 
Reckless use forbidden. The reckless use of sidewalk surfboards or skateboards is forbidden upon the sidewalks and streets of the town.
(b) 
Definition. Sidewalk surfboards or skateboards are any wheeled device consisting of a platform or seat of metal, wood, plastic or any other material designed to carry its user in an erect, kneeling, sitting or prone position in a manner similar to that of a true surfboard.
(c) 
Erection of ramps on public roads, etc., prohibited. The erection of any skateboard device such as ramps or other auxiliary devices on any public road or sidewalk is prohibited.
(d) 
Parent/guardian responsibility. The parent or guardian of any child shall not authorize nor knowingly permit any such child to violate this section.
(e) 
Violations. Violations of the provisions of this section shall be dealt with in the following manner:
(1) 
First offense. A warning letter will be sent to the parent or guardian of a child who violates this section by the chief of police. The warning letter will state that the parents may set up a meeting with the chief of police or his designee to discuss the alleged violation.
(2) 
Subsequent offenses. Subsequent offenses shall be punishable by fine of thirty-five dollars ($35.00) with a five-dollar surcharge fee as regulated by the state infraction schedule.
(f) 
Impoundment. The chief of police and sworn officers of the police department shall be authorized and empowered to impound any such sidewalk surfboard or skateboard used upon the sidewalks and streets of the town in cases where there has been continuous noncompliance with the provisions of this section by the child or parents or guardians.
[Ord. No. 317, 9-11-2021[1]]
(a) 
Short title. This section shall be known and may be cited as "Ordinance Regarding Possession and Consumption of Alcoholic Liquor and Consumption of Cannabis in, within and upon Public Areas, Public Highways and Parking Areas within the Town of Vernon."
(b) 
Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall be defined as follows:
ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR
Shall have the same meaning as ascribed to that term in G.S. § 30-1(3), as amended from time to time.
CANNABIS
Means marijuana as defined in G.S. § 21a-240, as amended from time to time.
MOTOR VEHICLE
Means a motor vehicle as defined in G.S. § 14-1(30), as amended from time to time.
OPEN CONTAINER
Means any open bottle, flask or other container lacking an intact liquor tax stamp or seal, whether or not stopped; any can or other container which has been opened in any way; any keg, mini-keg or other container or vessel containing an alcoholic beverage which is open or has been opened in any way.
PARKED VEHICLE
Shall have the same meaning as ascribed to that term in G.S. § 14-1(3), as amended from time to time.
PARKING AREA
Means parking lots, parking garages and similar areas made available for the parking of motor vehicles away from the highway or street which are open to the public use with or without charge.
PUBLIC AREA
Means any park, plaza, mall, arena, stadium, theater, cemetery and other areas, regardless of by whom owned or controlled, open to the public use with or without charge. This term shall not include any private property whose owner or lessee has given written permission to any person who consumes alcoholic liquor therein to so use the property.
PUBLIC HIGHWAY
Means a highway, road, street, avenue, boulevard or other way located within and under the control of the Town of Vernon and open to public use, including the tree-belts and sidewalks of any such public highway. This term shall not include sidewalks or driveways located within the boundaries of privately owned property.
SMOKE or SMOKING
Shall have the same meaning as ascribed to the term(s) in G.S. § 19a-342, as amended from time to time.
(c) 
Possession and consumption of alcoholic liquor prohibited. Except as permitted by subsection (b)(7) above, no person shall consume any alcoholic liquor or have in his possession any open container of alcoholic liquor while upon or within the limits of any public highway, public area or parking area within the town. The possession of an open container of alcoholic liquor or consumption therefrom by any person while in a motor vehicle operating or parked within or upon a public highway, public area or parking area shall also be a violation hereof.
(d) 
Consumption of cannabis prohibited. Except as permitted by subsection (b)(7) above, no person shall burn, smoke or consume cannabis while upon or within the limits of any public highway, public area or parking area within the town. The burning, smoking or consumption of cannabis by any person while in a motor vehicle operating or parked within or upon a public highway, public area or parking area shall also be a violation hereof.
(e) 
Penalty. Any person who violates any provision of this section shall, upon conviction, be punished in accordance with section 1-9 unless such other penalty is set by the Connecticut General Statutes.
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Editor's Note: Ord. No. 317 also repealed former § 11-4, relating to possession of alcoholic beverages in public areas, highways and parking areas, which was adopted 3-3-1992 by Ord. No. 195.