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Council discusses amending property maintenance code to enforce sidewalk snow removal
Summary
City staff presented options to enforce sidewalk snow removal after an extended winter event, including warning notices, fines and a potential contractor‑removal option modeled on the city’s grass‑cutting enforcement.
City staff presented proposed approaches to enforce the existing sidewalk, snow and ice provisions in Milford’s property maintenance code and councilors discussed balancing enforcement with elder residents’ needs and schoolwalk safety.
Rob (city staff) walked the council through the current code language that makes property owners responsible for keeping sidewalks “in good repair, in safe condition, and free from snow, ice” and the existing penalty range under the general provisions (a fine of $100 to $500). He noted that the code currently requires snow and ice to be removed “no longer than 12 hours of daylight after it had ceased snowing,” and that…
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