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CITY COUNCIL ACTION
Council Meeting Date: August 13, 2018
Item No: 18-316
Responsible Dept: Legal
Action Requested: Ordinance
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Amending Chapter 257, §257-2, Code of the City of Bangor — Snow and Ice Control and Removal
Summary
The City ordinance currently imposes requirements for snow and ice control for commercial establishments that
abut certain city streets. In addition the ordinance references all commercial establishments in the City, but only
applies to those abutting the named streets.
This ordinance would amend the Code of the City of Bangor to remove the named streets and replace them with
the Downtown Parking Management District and impose the requirements for snow and ice control for
commercial establishments that abut the streets in the District.
Committee Action
Committee: Infrastructure
Action: Approve
Staff Comments & Approvals
Meeting Date: 8-6-18
For: 4 Against: 1
Councilor Graham doubted on the basis that all commercial areas should be required to clear sidewalks in front
of businesses.
City Manager ity Solicitor
Introduced for: First Reading and Referral
Finance Director
CITY COUNCIL ORDINANCE
Date: August 13, 2018
Assigned to Councilor: Perry
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ORDINANCE, Amending Chapter 257, §257-2 Code of the City of Bangor — Snow and Ice Control and Removal
WHEREAS, the City ordinance currently requires that snow be removed, ice be controlled, and rooftop snow
slides be prevented for commercial establishment on certain streets; and
WHEREAS, it is more appropriate to designate the Downtown Parking Management District rather than
individual streets that are subject to the requirements for snow and ice control; and
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BANGOR AS FOLLOWS, THAT
Chapter 257 of the Code of the City of Bangor be amended as follows:
§257-2. Snow and ice control and removal
A. Applicability. This section shall apply to any owner, tenant, firm, corporation, and/or other occupant of any
property located on the Wig -streets in the Downtown Parking Management District.; these. fiery
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B. Snow removal. The owner, tenant, firm, corporation, and/or other occupant having control or management of
any property bordering upon any street or square designated in Subsection A shall remove all snow and ice
from any adjacent sidewalk and any adjacent alley, including private alleys, within six hours after the end of a
precipitation event, except that if the precipitation ends after 6:00 p.m., then the snow and ice shall be removed
before 1:00 p.m. on the following day. Additionally, the owner, tenant, firm, corporation, and/or other occupant
shall have a continuing duty to keep said sidewalks and alleys free and clear of snow and ice and shall maintain
adequate accessibility to said sidewalks and alleys from the street.
C. Ice control. Whenever any ice forms upon a sidewalk or private alley, the owner, tenant, firm, corporation,
and/or other occupant having control or management of any property bordering upon any street or square
designated in Subsection A shall cause such ice on said adjacent sidewalks or alleys to be removed or to be
covered or strewed with sand or other substances in such manner as to allow safe and easy travel on such
sidewalk or in such alley.
D. Prevention of rooftop snow slides. The owner, tenant, firm, corporation, and/or other occupant having control
or management of any property bordering upon any street designated in Subsection A shall install roof railings
or other protection satisfactory to the Code Enforcement Officer to prevent the slide of snow and ice from the
roofs into the street or sidewalk.
E. Clearing by City. If any owner, tenant, firm, corporation, and/or other occupant having control or
management of a property bordering upon any street designated in Subsection A fails to cause the removal of
snow within the time provided in this section or fails to remove or control ice forming upon the sidewalk in front
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of such property, the City Manager may direct the City's Director of Operations and Maintenance to cause the
removal or control of such snow or ice, and the owner, tenant, firm, corporation, and/or other occupant shall be
jointly and severally liable to repay the City of Bangor all reasonable charges therefor.
F. Violations and penalties. In addition to Subsection E, any owner, tenant, firm, corporation, and/or other
occupant who violates any provision of this section shall be subject to a civil fine, upon conviction, of not less
than $100 per offense. For this purpose, each day on which a violation shall occur or continue shall constitute a
separate offense.
Additions are underlined, deletions strueak threugh.
IN CITY COUNCIL
AUGUST 13, 2018
COr 18-316
FIRST READING
CITY CLERK
IN CITY COUNCIL
AUGUST 27, 2018
COr 18-316
MOTION MADE AND SECONDED FOR PASSED
DOUBTED
VOTE: 6-1
COUNCILORS VOTING YES: NEALLEY, NICHOLS, PERRY, SUPICA,
TREMBLE, SPRAGUE
COUNCILORS VOTING NO: GRAHAM
PASSED
go-41,
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CITY CLERK