Description
Auto Works gas station at the corner of Main and Geary Street has piled a 10 foot high snow bank across the sidewalk that extends into Main Street. This snowbank forces you to walk out into Main Street to continue on the sidewalk. You can not even walk through the gas station to get around it. This is a very busy stretch of Main Street leading to Summer Street and the South Elementary School. Private businesses should not be allowed to block the sidewalk like this and this safety hazard needs to be removed. Thank you.
12 Commentaires
Reconnu Stoneham DPW 2 (Utilisateur inscrit)
SES Teacher (Utilisateur inscrit)
Mary (Invité)
Karen (Invité)
I see three issues with this violation.
First, this is a violation of town code and the business should be required to rectify it at their own expense.
Second, if the town ends up clearing this obstruction, then the taxpayers are basically paying to clear this business lot. (I would like the town to come down and clear my driveway next snowstorm!)
Thirdly, and this affects everyone in town, the time and resources spent clearing this businesses snow should be spent on other areas of town who are still struggling with narrow streets.
SES Teacher (Utilisateur inscrit)
Thank you. .
Clos Stoneham DPW 2 (Utilisateur inscrit)
Réouvert SES Teacher (Utilisateur inscrit)
Stoneham DPW 2 (Utilisateur inscrit)
Clos Stoneham DPW 2 (Utilisateur inscrit)
Réouvert SES Teacher (Utilisateur inscrit)
Sec. 13-12. Same—Deposit of snow on certain sidewalks or streets.
"The tenant, occupant and, in case there shall be no tenant or occupant, the owner of any
building or lot of land bordering any and all public ways, shall not, in the process of snow
removal on the lands owned, occupied, leased or rented by them, deposit snow or cause snow to
be deposited on the sidewalk areas or any other portion of said public ways."
Sec. 13-12 as I read it does not seem to give any
specific time for how long after storm you're not allowed to shovel snow into the street
or a sidewalk. According to your last post, a couple days after a snowstorm I'm allowed to shovel snow from my driveway out into the street as long as I don't do it the day or night right after the storm. Is that correct?
Clos Stoneham DPW 2 (Utilisateur inscrit)
That is not correct.
The problem with this situation is no person was present during the infraction and with the presence of another adjacent business an investigation by the Police will need to be made to confirm the which one is the violator. Issuing an infraction on a business or resident should be based on facts. The Department will work with the Police to find the responsible party.
Julia Lee (Utilisateur inscrit)