Berlin Issues Statement On Ice Removal, Placement Of Trash Carts

Information via Town of Berlin

BERLIN, CT — The Public Works Department would like to inform residents of the local ordinances that apply to the removal of ice and snow from public roadways. Property owners are not allowed to shovel, throw or plow ice and snow from private property into, or across a public street. These actions are strictly prohibited and subject to a written warning and/or $100 fine as noted in the Town of Berlin Municipal Code.

Residents are advised that they are responsible to clear snow and ice from any public sidewalk fronting along their property. All sidewalks are to be cleared and/or sanded within 24 hours of the completion of street plowing operations. It is the responsibility of the property owner fronting that sidewalk to make it safe for public travel. Failure to comply will subject the abutting property owner to a written warning and/or $100 fine as noted in the Town of Berlin Municipal Code.

No Parking Bans become effective automatically (or at the discretion of the Director of Public Works) whenever there is an accumulation of four (4) inches or more of snow and ice on any of the streets of the town. No Parking Bans will terminate no sooner than eight (8) hours after any snowstorm, or as directed by the Director of Public Works. Any vehicle left parked on the street after such No Parking Ban has taken effect, will be towed and subject to a fine and all towing and storage charges.

Residents are also reminded that placement of both automated refuse and recycling carts within the roadway, hampering snow removal operations, is a violation of the Town of Berlin Municipal Code (Chapter XV-Solid Waste, Section 15-11), and subject to fines as addressed within the Town of Berlin Fee Schedule. It should also be noted that a $75 (per cart) fee will be assessed for the replacement of each and every damaged container.

For further questions regarding snow removal operations, please call the Public Works Department at 860-828-7022.