HomeMy WebLinkAboutLL 12 of 2009 Hanshaw Road Walkway.docTOWN OF ITHACA
LOCAL LAW NO. 12 OF THE YEAR 2009
A LOCAL LAW ADDING A REFERENCE TO TOWN CODE NOTIFICATION OF
DEFECTS REQUIREMENTS IN CHAPTER 230 OF THE TOWN OF ITHACA CODE
REGARDING THE HANSHAW ROAD WALKWAY
Be it enacted by the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 230 ("Streets and Sidewalks"), Article III ("Hanshaw Road
Walkway") of the Town of Ithaca Code, Section 230-10, titled "Ownership, maintenance
and liability," is amended by adding the words "and Town Code Chapter 188,
Notification of Defects" after the words "as set forth in Town Law § 65-a" so that this
section reads as follows:
"If a Town -sponsored walkway is built along part or all of Hanshaw Road within
the Town of Ithaca, the Town will assume ownership and maintenance
responsibilities for said walkway within the Town, and the Town will further
assume liability for its negligent acts and omissions related to defects in, or snow
or ice upon, said walkway within the Town; provided, however, that nothing in
this section shall be deemed to dispense with the requirement of advance written
notice to the Town of the defect or the existence of snow or ice thereon, or with
the requirement that the Town have the opportunity to repair or remove the same
within a reasonable time after receipt of such notice, as set forth in Town Law §
65-a and Town Code Chapter 188, Notification of Defects, as conditions
precedent to liability."
Section 2. In the event that any portion of this law is declared invalid by a court
of competent jurisdiction, the validity of the remaining portions shall not be affected by
such declaration of invalidity.
Section 3. This local law shall take effect immediately upon its filing with the
New York Secretary of State.
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