Stamford, CT Property Maintenance: Snow & Sidewalk Clearing (2026)
Key Facts
- Daytime deadline
- 12 hours after snow stops
- Overnight deadline
- 10:00 a.m. next day
- Who's responsible
- Owner, occupant, or condo association
- City-plow exception
- No citation for city-plowed snow
- Fine range
- $25 to $90 per offense
Summary
Stamford requires the owner, occupant, or condo association responsible for property along a sidewalk to clear snow and ice within 12 hours of a daytime snowfall, or by 10 a.m. the next day if it fell overnight, or sand it.
The owner, occupant or person or condominium association in charge of any land in the city which is in front of, along or adjoining any sidewalk shall, after the ceasing of the fall of snow or ice on such sidewalk and after the freezing of any water or moisture thereon, remove or cause to be removed such snow or ice from such sidewalk, and if the same cannot be wholly removed, shall sprinkle or cause to be sprinkled thereon sand or other proper substance so that such sidewalk shall be safe for public travel.(1)If such fall of snow or ice or such freezing of water or moisture is in the daytime, it shall be removed within twelve (12) hours of the ceasing of such fall or freezing; or if such fall or freezing is in the nighttime, before 10:00 a.m. of the succeeding day.B.No owner or occupant of, or condominium association or person in charge of, property abutting a sidewalk shall be liable for a citation for a violation of this section for snow plowed from the street onto said sidewalk by a plow operated by or contracted to the City of Stamford. Footnotes: --- (10) --- Amended 8-7-1995 by Ord. No. 763; 8-3-2015 by Ord. No. 1198.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 72).
Full Breakdown
Section 214-16 puts the clearing duty on whoever owns, occupies, or (for condos) is in charge of land fronting a sidewalk: once snow or ice stops falling and any water on the walk freezes, it must be removed, or sanded if it can't be fully cleared, so the sidewalk stays safe for public travel. Daytime accumulations must be cleared within 12 hours; snow or ice from an overnight event must be cleared by 10:00 a.m. the next day. Owners are not liable for snow a City-operated or City-contracted plow pushes onto their sidewalk. Violations under this Article carry a $25 to $90 fine per offense, per day, under §214-31.1.
Violations & Fines
Not clearing sidewalk snow/ice by the 12-hour daytime or 10 a.m. next-day deadline is a separate offense each day, fined $25 to $90, unless a city plow caused it.
Frequently Asked Questions
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