Waterbury, CT Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules: Sidewalk Repair (2026)

if it stops at night. If the accumulation cannot be wholly removed, the responsible party must spread sand or another proper substance so the sidewalk stays safe for travel. The duty extends to snow falling from a building onto the sidewalk and to any footway or sidewalk on a bridge spanning a railroad within the city. 56 adopts Connecticut Public Act 81-340 and builds on the protection the city already has from suit under Charter section 11B-2, making clear the Charter provision controls if the two conflict.

56(B), the city itself is not liable for ice or snow injuries on a public sidewalk unless it owns or controls land abutting that sidewalk apart from the street itself, though the city remains liable for its own affirmative acts on a sidewalk. 56(C) places the front-line duty on the abutting owner or occupant, who shall have a duty of exercising reasonable care to keep the sidewalk free of dangerous conditions caused by the accumulation of ice or snow and is liable to anyone injured where a breach of that duty is the proximate cause. Claims must be brought within two years, with notice to the City Clerk within 90 days under Conn. Gen. section 13a-149.