(A) The owner or person in control of any private property shall at all times maintain the premises free of litter; provided that this section shall not prohibit the storage of litter in suitable containers.
(B) Any owner or any person in control of any private property, hereafter referred to as “owner”, shall maintain the same, including abutting public ways, up to the curb of the streets where the sidewalk and curbs are present, in a non-dangerous condition, and shall owe this duty to the public.
(C) This responsibility includes areas that are public or private property. The owner shall be charged with the responsibility to keep the sidewalk in a good state of repair and free from defects, debris, trash and pedestrian obstructions. The term SIDEWALK shall apply to driveway approach. If the damage is caused by the town, such as a town tree root lifting the sidewalk, the town shall be responsible for paying for the cost of the repair. The owner shall remove snow from the sidewalk within 24 hours of the end of a continuous period of snowfall.
(D) On any claim presented for bodily injury or property damage on the sidewalk, due to negligent maintenance, the adjoining or abutting property owner shall be held liable in tort for such damages to another, unless the hazard was created by the town.
(1986 Code, § 9-4-3) (Ord. 2008-02, passed 4-18-2008) Penalty, see § 91.99