Houlton Town Ordinance
Sec. 12-301, Deposit of Snow on Sidewalks Prohibited: No person shall use or cause to use any sidewalk in the Town of Houlton s a depository for snow or ice.
Sec. 12-302, Sidewalk Snow Removal Required: The occupant of any store, shop, manufactory, hotel, or any lot, land, bordering upon the sidewalk of the streets hereinafter named, and in case there shall be no occupant, the owner or any agent having the care or control of any such building or lot of land bordering upon the streets hereafter mentioned, shall, after ceasing to fall of any snow and, if in the daytime, within six hours, but if in the nighttime, before 12 o’clock noon of the day succeeding, cause to same to be removed from such sidewalk. This provision shall be construed to extend to the removing of snow falling from any roof upon said sidewalk. The requirements of this section shall apply to all sidewalks in Market Square and Union Square and all sidewalks on Kendall Street, Bangor Street between Union Square and Military Street, Main Street between Market Square and Broadway Street and Powers Avenue, Mechanic Street, Court Street between Market Square and Military Street and Water Street, and the sidewalk on the west side of Broadway, except those sidewalks bordering on property belonging to churches and the county or occupied by dwellings are included hereunder.
Sec. 12-303 Care of Icy Sidewalks: Such owner, tenant or occupant whenever any ice shall have been formed upon the sidewalk bordering upon such store or shop, shall cause such ice to be removed, or strewn with sand, ashes or other substance in a manner as to allow safe travel on such sidewalk.
Sec. 12-304 Street Floor Occupants Responsible: When a building to which this article applies has more than one story, the occupants of the street floor, or the owner thereof if unoccupied, shall be responsible for the clearing of snow and the proper care of ice as provide therein.
Sec. 12-305 Penalties: Every such tenant, occupant or owner, neglecting or refusing to comply with the provisions of this article, shall be subject to a fine of not less than one (1) or more than ten (10) dollars for each and every day he shall refuse or neglect to comply with the terms hereof.
