Showing ordinances that apply to Port Washington, NY
Port Washington is an unincorporated community (population 16,753) in Nassau County, New York. Because Port Washington is not an incorporated city, it does not have its own municipal code. Instead, Nassau County ordinances apply directly to properties here. The snow & sidewalk clearing rules below are the ones that govern your area.
Nassau County towns and villages require property owners to clear sidewalks of snow and ice within a set window after snowfall ends, typically 12 to 24 hours. Town of Hempstead requires clearance within 12 hours of daylight after snowfall.
Town of Hempstead Code Chapter 182-4 requires abutting property owners to remove snow, ice, and sleet from sidewalks within 12 hours of daylight following cessation of snowfall. Town of North Hempstead Code Chapter 61 and Town of Oyster Bay Code Chapter 205 have comparable requirements. Villages set their own windows: Great Neck 24 hours, Rockville Centre 24 hours, Long Beach 8 hours. Under New York common law and local codes, property owners and commercial tenants owe a duty of reasonable care; slip-and-fall liability generally attaches when clearing is done negligently or with excessive delay. A path of at least 36 inches is typically required to meet ADA-adjacent walkability standards.
Failure to clear: 50 to 250 dollars for first offense, up to 1,000 dollars for repeat. Town may clear and bill owner at abatement rate. Civil liability for injuries.
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