parking ban

There will be a “Limited Parking Ban” in effect at 12:01 AM Friday, March 10, 2017, until 2:00 PM Friday, March 10, 2017, due to the forecasted snow storm. This Limited Parking Ban affects the following streets along the St. Patrick’s Day Parade route:  Broadway, Washington Square and Thames Street.

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Motor vehicles parked on such a street one-half hour after the public ban has been announced may be towed. Residents can utilize the following parking lots: Gateway Center, Mary Street lot, and Easton’s Beach free of charge during parking ban.

All property owners and/or occupants of buildings where sidewalks are present are required to clear snow/ice from the sidewalks per the established city ordinances as follows:

*****************9.08.110. Snow removal.********************

No owner, occupant or other person having the care of any building or lot of land bordering on any street, square or public place in the city, where there is a sidewalk, shall fail, within five hours of daylight, after the ceasing to fall of any snow, to cause the same to be removed from the sidewalk adjoining such building or lot, and in all streets where there is no curbstone set, a pathway, at least four feet wide, shall be made on and along the sidewalk aforesaid for the convenience of pedestrians.

***************9.08.120. Ice removal.****************************

Whenever any sidewalk, or any part thereof, adjoining any building or lot of land on any street is encumbered with ice, no owner, occupant or other person having the care of such building or lot shall fail to cause such sidewalks to be made safe and convenient, by removing the ice therefrom or by covering the same with sand or ashes within four hours during the daytime.

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