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Parma committee advances tree-and-sidewalk ordinance package; council clarifies city vs homeowner responsibility
Summary
Council committees reviewed a multi-part ordinance package that would shift some trip-hazard and tree-lawn responsibilities from homeowners to the city for public sidewalks; councilmembers and the law director clarified snow/ice removal remains a homeowner duty and asked for implementation details and funding information.
The Parma public service committee on March 16 reviewed a package of ordinances (29-33 series) designed to revise how the city handles trees and sidewalk trip hazards along public rights-of-way and to reduce homeowner liability where the city's tree-lawn trees are the cause.
Service department and task-force representatives described the ordinances as the product of a property maintenance task force. "This ordinance along with the next five ... is the driving mechanism to remove the responsibility for the property owner in regards to trip hazards on public sidewalks," the service director said,…
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