[Code 1969, § 13-1.1; Ord. No. 137, 5-15-1978]
(a) 
Every person in charge or control of any building or lot of land within the jurisdiction of the town fronting or abutting on a paved sidewalk, whether as owner, tenant, occupant, lessee or otherwise, shall remove and clear away, or cause to be removed and cleared away, snow and ice from so much of such sidewalk as is in front of or abuts on such building or lot of land.
(b) 
Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, snow and ice shall be removed from sidewalks serving all businesses within the jurisdiction of the town by three business hours after the cessation of any fall of snow, sleet or freezing rain or by the beginning of business hours of the next business day following such fall, whichever period is shorter.
(c) 
Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, snow and ice shall be removed from all other sidewalks within the jurisdiction of the town on the same day of the cessation of any fall of snow, sleet or freezing rain or within the first six hours of daylight after the cessation of any such fall, whichever period is longer.
(d) 
However, if snow and ice on a sidewalk has become so hard that it cannot be removed without likelihood of damage to the sidewalk, the person charged with its removal shall, within the time mentioned in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, cause enough sand or other abrasive to be put on the sidewalk to make travel thereon reasonably safe; and shall then, as soon thereafter as weather permits, cause such sidewalk to be thoroughly cleaned.
(e) 
Every person in charge or control of any building or lot of land within the jurisdiction of the town fronting or abutting on a paved sidewalk, whether as owner, tenant, occupant, lessee or otherwise who fails to comply with the requirements of this section shall upon conviction be fined in accordance with section 1-7.
[Code 1969, § 13-1.2; Ord. No. 169, 5-1-1984]
(a) 
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 May 1, 1984, and shall be liable to persons injured in person or property where a breach of such duty is the proximate cause of such injury.
(b) 
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 years from the date when the injury is first sustained.
[Code 1969, § 13-1.3; Ord. No. 169, 5-1-1984]
Notwithstanding the provisions of C.G.S. § 13a-149 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 or person 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.