Pursuant to the provisions of Sections 7-117, 7-118 and 7-119 of the
General Statutes of Connecticut, Revision of 1958, as amended, the Town of Branford hereby adopts and enacts this Sidewalk Ordinance.
The Board of Selectmen shall determine where and when sidewalks shall
be installed on existing Town roads in the Town of Branford.
The Town Engineer or his agent shall designate the required specifications
for sidewalks, shall superintend all original construction and repairs and
shall act as Sidewalk Inspector and Enforcement Officer.
Except as hereinafter set forth, the Town of Branford shall pay the
entire cost of original installation of sidewalks from an annual capital improvement
appropriation to be requested in the annual budget.
The Planning and Zoning Commission shall have jurisdiction over the
installation of sidewalks in subdivisions and may, on its own initiative,
order sidewalks installed in any subdivision at the expense of the developer
thereof, said sidewalk to be constructed in accordance with specifications
on file with the Town Engineer's office. Said sidewalk shall be installed
no closer than four feet from the aforementioned curb, and said sidewalk shall
be at least five feet in width. The area between said curb and sidewalk shall
be loamed, graded and seeded with grass.