[Amended 3-11-2003; 10-7-2014]
A. The owner, agent of the owner, or occupant of any building or land
bordering upon any street, square or public place within the Town
where there is a sidewalk, concrete or paved, or a fire hydrant, shall
cause to be removed therefrom any and all snow, sleet and ice within
24 hours after the same shall have fallen; and whenever any such sidewalk
or any part thereof shall be covered with ice, the owner, agent or
occupant of the building or land adjacent thereof shall, within the
space of 12 hours thereafter cause such walk to be made safe and convenient
by removing the ice therefrom, or by covering the same with sand or
some other suitable substance.
B. Sidewalks shall be cleared and sanded to pedestrian push-button signals,
through snow windrows at intersecting streets, crosswalks, sidewalk
ramps and bus stops so that pedestrians have unimpeded access to pedestrian
push-button signals and have walking space to cross at intersecting
streets, crosswalks, sidewalk ramps and bus stops.
C. Fire hydrants shall be cleared of snow and ice so as to create a
four-foot clearance in all directions, and a three-foot-wide path
should be cleared from the fire hydrant to the street, square or public
place so that Fire Department personnel shall have unimpeded access
to the fire hydrant.
D. No person shall lay, throw, blow, place or plow on or into any public
sidewalk, public street or public right-of-way any snow or ice from
any private property, public or private sidewalk or public right-of-way
in a manner which jeopardizes public safety or impedes pedestrian
or vehicular traffic.
E. The owner, agent or occupant of any building or lot of land, whose
duty it is to clear the sidewalk or fire hydrant adjacent thereto,
who shall violate any of the provisions of the foregoing subsections,
or refuse or neglect to comply with the same, shall be deemed guilty
of an infraction and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined $75
per offense. Each twenty-four-hour period shall be deemed to constitute
a separate offense.
[Amended 10-7-2014]
Should the owner or agent of the owner of any building or land
be able to verify with written documentation that the occupant of
the building or land is responsible for the removal of snow and ice,
then the occupant will be deemed liable for violations under this
article.
[Amended 10-7-2014]
Whenever a private corporation shall violate the provisions
of this article, any officers and/or directors of such corporation
shall be personally liable for any fine imposed.
[Added 10-7-2014]
The Youth Commission is hereby requested to work with Town staff and the Manchester school system to develop a Youth Corps consisting of volunteers to assist eligible owners and occupants of residential properties in complying with the provisions of §
279-19.