[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Saugerties
as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Vehicles and traffic — See Ch. 232.
[Adopted 1-25-1999 by L.L. No. 1-1999]
The owner and occupant of any premises abutting upon any public
sidewalk within the area of the Town outside the Village of Saugerties
shall remove all snow, sleet and ice which shall have accumulated
thereon within a period of 12 hours after the same shall have accumulated
or been deposited, or within 12 hours after sunrise if the same shall
have accumulated during the night, for the length of the property
frontage; and whenever any such public sidewalk, or any part thereof,
shall be coated with ice which cannot satisfactorily be removed, the
owner and occupant of the premises abutting thereon shall, as an alternative
to said removal of the ice, cause such public sidewalks to be made
safe and convenient for pedestrians by covering the ice with sand
or other suitable substance.
All snow and ice accumulating higher than a point four inches
below the bottom of the lowest outlet on any fire hydrant, and within
a radius of three feet from the center of such hydrant, shall be removed
by the owner and occupant of the premises adjoining the hydrant within
a period of 12 hours after the same shall have accumulated or been
deposited or within 12 hours after sunrise if the same shall have
accumulated during the night. The owner and occupant shall also clear
a path having a minimum width of three feet between any fire hydrant
and the edge of the traveled portion of the abutting street, highway,
private road or drive.
A.
Any owner and occupant who fails to comply with the provisions of
this article shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine not to exceed
$250 or be imprisoned for a term not to exceed 15 days, or both. Each
day that the snow, ice or sleet remains on the sidewalk shall be a
separate offense.
B.
If, for the safety of pedestrians, it is necessary for the Highway
Department to undertake the snow or ice removal, there will be a charge
of $1 a running foot to be paid or placed on the next tax roll.
C.
Violations of this article shall be considered violations and/or
offenses and not misdemeanors.
