[Adopted 3-6-1989 by Ord. No. 103]
No public sidewalk shall be installed by any
person without first having a written permit from the Town of Ridgely.
Application for sidewalk installation shall
be made by written request to the Town office.
[Amended 5-3-1999 by Ord. No. 187]
A permit for sidewalk installation shall expire
for work not started within 30 days, and work must be completed within
three months after the issuance of the permit. A new permit shall
be required before beginning or completing the work if the first permit
should expire before work is started or completed.
All owners or agents of owners with property
abutting or fronting on any street or alley within the corporate limits
of the Town of Ridgely are required to keep any public sidewalk immediately
abutting their property in good order and repair. Each owner shall
be liable to the Town for all losses to the Town or recoveries from
the Town for damages to person or property of others caused by his
or her failure or that of his or her agents to repair or keep in good
order in a reasonably safe condition all sidewalks abutting and fronting
his or her property.
Nothing in this article shall require the installation
of a new public sidewalk for any property not currently serviced by
a public sidewalk.
A.
The Town Building Inspector shall notify property
owners of any required repairs and/or maintenance to sidewalks abutting
their property.
B.
Within 10 days of the notification of sidewalk maintenance
and/or repair (or within such additional time as may be granted by
the Commissioners upon application by the property owner), the property
owner, under the supervision of the Supervisor of Public Works of
the town, shall complete the necessary sidewalk repairs as specified
in the notice. In the event that the property owner fails to make
the required repairs or complete the required maintenance, the Town
may repair the same, and the owner shall be liable to the Town for
the cost of repairs and/or maintenance.
[Added 3-7-2000 by Ord. No. 203[1]]
A.
It shall be unlawful for any owner or occupant of
land located in the C-2 Zoning District of the Town to allow snow
and ice to remain on or upon the sidewalk of any street or alley adjoining
property owned or occupied by him, them or it. Any such owner or occupant
shall have the same cleared off and removed from the sidewalk within
24 hours from the cessation of the fall of the snow or ice.
B.
In the event that the responsible person or persons
shall fail to remove such snow or ice from the sidewalk within 24
hours after the cessation of the fall of the snow or ice, the Town
may, at the cost and expense of the responsible person or persons,
cause the removal of that snow or ice, the expense of which shall
be a lien upon the property affected and shall be collectible in the
same manner as taxes levied upon such property. Any lien provided
herein shall be in addition to the penalty set forth for violation
thereof and not in substitution therefor.
