Town of Newington, CT Article IV Obstruction of Public Ways

§ 367-23 Snow and ice.

A. No person shall lay, throw, blow, place or plow or cause to be laid, thrown, blown, placed or plowed on or into any public street or way any snow or ice from any private property, public or private sidewalk or public right-of-way. If, in the removal of snow or ice from any such property, sidewalk or way, it is necessary to temporarily place snow or ice on any public street or way, such snow or ice shall immediately be removed from the public street or way by and at the expense of the person causing such deposit.

B. No person in the process of clearing any property, sidewalk or way as defined above shall:

(1) Leave the surface of adjoining public ways any less clear of snow and ice than such person found the public way just previous to commencement of clearance.

(2) Plow or deposit snow or ice on the side of embankments to public ways so as to narrow or decrease the width of the traveled portion of the public way as it existed just previous to such person's clearance.

(3) Plow or deposit snow or ice on that portion of the public right-of-way that adjoins another person's property without the consent of the Town.

C. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the official snow removal operations of the Town of Newington and the State of Connecticut.

D. The penalty for each violation or offense shall be $50, and each and every twenty-four-hour period of failure or neglect to comply with the provisions of this section shall be deemed a separate offense or violation.