[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Meeting as
indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Streets and sidewalks — See Ch. 571.
[Adopted 5-8-1988 ATM, Art. 98, as Secs. 120.1 through
120.3 of the General Bylaws]
The tenant, occupant and in case there be no
tenant, the owner or person having the care of any estate abutting
any street, lane, court, or square, within the limits of the Town
where there is a sidewalk, or may hereafter be established or set
apart as such, shall after any snow-fall and within 24 hours, cause
the same to be removed therefrom.
Whenever any snow shall be collected or deposited
upon any sidewalk a mentioned in the preceding section, either by
falling from an adjacent building or by drifting upon said sidewalk,
the tenant, occupant, owner or the person having charge of the estate
abutting said sidewalk shall, within six hours if in the daytime,
and if in the night-time, by noon of the next day, cause the same
to be removed therefrom.
Whenever any sidewalk shall be encumbered with
ice, it shall be the duty of the tenant, occupant, and in case there
be no tenant, the owner or persons having the care of the estate abutting
thereon, to cause such sidewalk to be made safe and convenient for
travel by removing the ice therefrom or by covering the same with
sand or some suitable substance within 12 hours after such sidewalk
becomes encumbered.
[Adopted 5-13-1996 ATM, Art. 8 (Sec. 120.4 of the General
Bylaws)]
No person in charge of, or in control of any
property within the Town, whether owner, tenant, or otherwise, shall
deposit snow in any manner (shoveling, snowblowing, plowing, or other)
onto a public way including streets and sidewalks during or following
a snow storm.
