Fayetteville imposes no sidewalk snow or ice removal duty. The city code contains no snow-clearing requirement at all. Instead, Section 24-19 makes the abutting owner or occupant responsible for keeping the sidewalk in good repair and free of vegetation year-round.
Every person who owns or occupies property abutting a street must keep the adjoining sidewalk, paved or unpaved, in good repair for safe pedestrian passage, and clear of grass, weeds, and other rank growth. That duty runs all year and does not switch on after a storm. Separately, Section 24-18 charges the city with keeping streets and sidewalks open and free from unnecessary obstructions under G.S. 160A-296, and prohibits blocking or impeding pedestrian passage. Section 24-7 covers merchandise and building material left on sidewalks. Sidewalks along state-maintained routes fall to NCDOT rather than the city. Fayetteville averages only a few inches of snow per winter, and the code reflects that.
Enforced through Code Enforcement notices to abate. Obstruction violations under Chapter 24 carry civil penalties; vegetation and debris also trigger Chapter 22 abatement and cost liens.
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