Snow Ordinance

TOWN OF LLOYD SNOW ORDINANCE

In order to facilitate the removal of snow and ice from roads in the town maintained by the Town of Lloyd, parking of any motor vehicles is prohibited on all town maintained roads, streets, or highways in the town from October 15 thru April 15 from 12:00 midnight to 7:00 a.m. except in the Hamlet of Highland where it is 3:00a.m. to 7:00 a.m.

Parking by merchants and businesses and the parking of their delivery trucks immediately in front of their places of business for temporary purposes is excepted from the prohibitions contained herein so long as parking does not interfere with snow removal procedures.  Residences - please remove garbage cans, basketball hoops or any objects that that may impede the removal of snow by plows.

Any questions, please call 691-7631.

Snow Regulations

[Added 10-4-2019 by L.L. No. 7-20171]; amended 12-19-2018 by L.L. No. 9-2018]

Town of Lloyd Snow Ordinance regarding Removal of snow and ice - § 89-4  Removal of snow and ice; failure to remove; assessment of costs.

[Added 4-9-1997 by L.L. No. 3-1997]

The owner or occupant of the property upon which a sidewalk exists shall be obligated for maintenance and removal of snow and ice as set forth hereinafter in this section.

A. The owner or occupant of any real property, whether vacant or improved by any buildings, abutting any sidewalk in the Town of Lloyd shall keep such sidewalk free and clear of snow and ice at all times.

B. Within 24 hours after cessation of every fall of snow or the formation of any ice on the sidewalk abutting the premises, the owner or occupant shall remove or cause the same to be removed or cleared entirely from said sidewalk to a minimum width of 30 inches. If the snow or ice shall be frozen so hard that it cannot practicably be removed, the owner or occupant shall, within the time above specified, cause the sidewalk to be covered and strewn with salt, ashes, sand or other dissolving or disintegrating material and shall, as soon thereafter as the weather will permit, thoroughly clean the sidewalk and remove the ice and snow therefrom.

C.Where a sidewalk has not been set aside along the margin of a street or highway adjoining that portion of business or commercial premises used for access and parking, including but not limited to individual stores, shopping centers and gasoline service stations, the owner or occupant shall clear a path at least 30 inches in width throughout the length of the premises free from snow and ice for use by pedestrians as a walkway in compliance with the provisions of Subsections A and B of this section.

D.The owner or occupant of any real property, whether vacant or improved by any buildings, in front of which or adjacent to which property there is a fire hydrant, shall cause snow to be removed for a distance of 30 inches around the hydrant and between the hydrant and the street and keep the fire hydrant and access to the street free from snow throughout the winter.

E.The owner or occupant of any real property, whether vacant or improved by any buildings, located at an intersection of two streets shall clear a path at the intersection at least 30 inches in width through any piles or accumulation of snow or ice on the sidewalk or street so as to enable pedestrian access from the sidewalk at the corner to the cleared portion of the roadway.

F.If snow or ice shall remain on the sidewalk for more than 24 hours after the cessation of snowfall, or the formation of ice, the Town may provide for the removal thereof at the expense of the owner or occupant of the abutting premises. The charge to be collected for removal of the snow, ice or for clearing the area around a fire hydrant, or for covering the sidewalk with salt, ashes, sand or other dissolving or disintegrating material, shall be at a rate set by the Town Board by resolution, and amended from time to time, and shall consist of a basic rate for the clearance of the sidewalk, plus an additional charge per linear foot for the length of the sidewalk cleared or treated by the Town, on each occasion. The Town Supervisor shall calculate the amount of the charge and shall send a statement to the owner or occupant of the premises abutting the sidewalk from which the snow or ice shall have been removed. If the owner or occupant disputes the amount of the charge, or the necessity for the removal by the Town, or the overall validity of the charge, he may appeal the same by filing a notice of appeal with the Town Board, and the Town Board shall thereupon hold a public hearing, on 10 days' notice to all parties involved in the expense, and shall render a decision as to the applicability of the charge and the validity of the calculation, within 10 days of the public hearing. If the Town Board finds that the charge is applicable and valid, it shall be paid by the owner or occupant within 30 days. If not paid, an appearance ticket shall be issued for the violation under this section, and the Town Court shall rule after trial de novo of all issues under this section.

[Amended 4-12-2000 by L.L. No. 1-2000]

G.The charge determined in § 89-4F will be collected by the Town Supervisor as an assessment upon said premises on the real property tax statements issued by the Town Supervisor on the tax collection date next following, as provided, all as set forth below in § 89-5, after all court proceedings are terminated.

[Amended 4-12-2000 by L.L. No. 1-2000]

H.The Building Inspector and Codes Enforcement Officers of the Town of Lloyd are authorized to enforce this article by issuing an appearance ticket pursuant to the Criminal Procedure Law for any violation of any provision of this article, and an answer to such appearance ticket shall be made to the Town Court of the Town of Lloyd on the return date at the time specified in said appearance ticket.

§ 89-5

Noncompliance.Owners of premises in the Town of Lloyd, subject to this article, must comply therewith and with any regulations, specifications and any order passed by the Town Board of the Town of Lloyd pursuant to the Town Law, §§ 200-a and 130(4). In the event any owner or occupant, as the case may be, fails to comply with this article, the sections of the Town Law set forth above, any regulations passed by the Town Board or the specifications or any orders of the Town Board pursuant thereto, the Town may cause the construction, reconstruction, repair or removal of obstructions to be accomplished and audit and pay the expense of doing same. If the owner or occupant in question does not reimburse the Town, the Town shall assess the expense thereof against the property benefited as a whole, in any five or less annual installments, in the same manner as street improvements constructed pursuant to the Town Law, § 200, and in accordance with the Town Law, § 200-a.Par