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REPORT - SNOW & ICE REMOVAL FROM SIDEWALKS - NFA

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9.         REPORT, Committee on Ordinances, recommending that the City Council take “No Further Action” on the WRITTEN MOTION, Councillors Martins, Winterson, Abreu, Rebeiro, Oliveira and Gomes, requesting, that the Committee on Ordinances review the current Ordinance, Chapter 22, Section 15, Snow and Ice-Removal from Sidewalks; Required, to possibly amend and clarify said Ordinance, to redefine the definition of “sidewalk” whether paved, grass or dirt and also to extend the time frame for which a homeowner is required to remove snow from their property to avoid a fine, due to the fact that many homeowners do not arrive home until the end of the day, long after the snow has stopped falling and should not be fined for not removing snow immediately from their sidewalk.

 

9a.        WRITTEN MOTION, Councillors Martins, Winterson, Abreu, Rebeiro, Oliveira, and Gomes, requesting, that the Committee on Ordinances review the current Ordinance, Chapter 22, Section 15, Snow and Ice-Removal from Sidewalks; Required, to possibly amend and clarify said Ordinance, to redefine the definition of “sidewalk” whether paved, grass or dirt and also to extend the time frame for which a homeowner is required to remove snow from their property to avoid a fine, due to the fact that many homeowners do not arrive home until the end of the day, long after the snow has stopped falling and should not be fined for not removing snow immediately from their sidewalk. (Referred to the Committee on Ordinances 03/09/2017.)



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