Chapter 27
STREETS AND SIDEWALKS1
Article I. In General
27-2 Enclosing highway; erecting fence or encroachment; nuisance.
27-3 Barbed wire fence or railing prohibited.
27-4 Unnecessary interference with use of sidewalk.
27-5 Parades and street events.
27-6 Authority to close streets for parades and street events.
27-7 Disturbing monuments or markers prohibited.
27-8 Sprinkling salt in street.
27-9 Playing games in street, marketplace or public park.
27-11 Wetting sidewalk; encumbering with hose.
27-12 Books containing surveys, maps or profiles adopted as public records.
27-13 Street grades not to be altered without notice.
27-14 Sidewalks, curbs and gutters to conform to specifications.
27-15 Cost of street improvements.
27-18 Operation of non-motorized vehicles.
27-19 Use of non-motorized vehicles on the public right-of-way.
27-20 Establishment of pedestrian way on Church Street Marketplace.
27-22—27-28. Reserved.
Article II. Excavations and Obstructions
Division 1. Permits
27-30 Contents of permit for excavation; fee.
27-31 Obstructing street or sidewalk prohibited; exception.
27-32 Time limit for permit to obstruct street or sidewalk; fee.
27-33 Obstructing metered parking spaces prohibited; exception.
27-34 Permits for curb cuts required.
27-35 Cuts to conform with requirements.
27-37 Penalties; suspension; revocation.
27-38 Newsracks; placement and registration.
27-40—27-45. Reserved.
Division 2. Generally
27-50 Restoration of right-of-way.
27-53—27-62. Reserved.
Article III. Projections Over Streets and Sidewalks
27-63 Permit required for awnings, shades, flags and banners.
27-67 Projections to be supported from above.
27-68 Height of projections above sidewalk.
27-69—27-83. Reserved.
Article IV. Snow and Ice Removal
27-84 Throwing snow into street prohibited.
27-86 Removal of snow required.
27-87 Removal of snow upon occupant’s failure to do so; costs to be assessed.
27-88 Notification of violations.
27-89—27-99. Reserved.
Article V. Address Numbering and Street Naming
27-100 Enhanced 911 coordinator appointment.
27-101 Authority to name and number.
27-103 Form, size, material and manner of affixing numbers.
27-105 Vanity address prohibition.
27-107 Variance from article permitted.
27-109—27-118. Reserved.
Article VI. Street Franchise Fees
27-121 Grant of franchise; express agreements.
27-123 Term of franchise; reservation of city’s right to alter, amend, revoke or repeal.
27-126 Regulating the placement of utility facilities below ground.
Charter reference—Board of public works appointed, §§ 120, 230; duties of board generally, § 231; streets generally, § 234 et seq.
Cross reference—City engineer, § 2-35 et seq.; bicycles, Ch. 6; garbage and refuse, Ch. 14; motor vehicles, Ch. 20; parks, Ch. 22; sewers and sewage disposal, Ch. 26; subdivisions, Ch. 28; vegetation, Ch. 29; water, Ch. 31; zoning, App. A.
State law reference—Authority of municipality to provide for and regulate sidewalks, 24 V.S.A. § 2291(1).