[Adopted 7-9-1984 by L.L. No. 3-1984 (Ch. 90, Art. II, of the 1983 Code)]
[Amended 11-9-2009 by L.L. No. 5-2009]
No person shall construct or cause or permit to be constructed a curb or sidewalk unless the same shall be constructed in accordance with the grade which shall have been obtained from the Public Works Commissioner.
A. 
As of the date of adoption of this article, all sidewalks shall be constructed of concrete and pursuant to the street standards as issued by the Public Works Commissioner of the Town of Dickinson.
[Amended 7-14-2008 by L.L. No. 5-2008]
B. 
All curbs shall be of concrete and constructed pursuant to the street standards as issued by the Public Works Commissioner of the Town of Dickinson.
[Amended 11-9-2009 by L.L. No. 5-2009]
Every person who constructs a sidewalk or curb shall guard any excavation or work by guardrails, red signal lights or any other means as may be necessary to warn pedestrians and others of the danger to be approached.
A. 
The owner or occupant of every property shall keep and maintain the existing sidewalks adjoining his premises in a safe, passable condition and the sidewalk free from snow, ice, dirt, filth, weeds and other obstructions.
[Amended 3-14-2016 by L.L. No. 3-2016]
B. 
Violations.
(1) 
Any owner or occupant of premises who has been notified by the Town Clerk or Code Enforcement Officer that the contiguous sidewalks are in violation of Subsection A hereof, except as regard to snow and ice, and who shall fail to correct the condition within 60 days of the sending of such notice to his last known address by mail, shall be in violation of this section. In addition to the penalties otherwise enforceable for general violation of this article, the Town may thereafter correct the prohibited condition and assess the cost thereof against the owner of the adjacent property. Such cost, if not paid, shall be assessable against the property as a tax thereon.
(2) 
In the case of snow and ice, no such sixty-day notice is required and if, within 24 hours after the cessation of every fall of snow or the formation of any ice, the owner or occupant of any premises shall fail to clear such sidewalk of snow and ice, he shall be in violation of this section. In addition, the Town may clear such sidewalks of snow and ice if they are not cleared by the owner or occupant within said 24 hours and assess the cost thereof against the owner of the adjacent property. Such cost, if not paid, shall be assessable against the property as a tax thereon.
No person shall install, construct, place, maintain or permit to be installed, constructed, placed or maintained in the area between curb and property line of premises adjoining any street, parking field or parking field walk, owned or occupied by him, any structure, masonry, stone, sprinkler pipes, sprinkler heads, garbage receptacles or any similar devices or fixtures.
No person shall ride, drive, operate or park any motor-driven vehicle, including snowmobiles and minibikes, along or upon any public sidewalk or path intended for use by pedestrians within the Town of Dickinson.
Any person committing an offense against any provision of this article shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a violation pursuant to the Penal Law of the State of New York, punishable by a fine not exceeding $250 or imprisonment not exceeding 15 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. In addition to the above-provided penalty, the Town Board may also maintain an action or proceeding in the name of the Town in a court of competent jurisdiction to compel compliance with or to restrain by injunction the violation of this article.