(a) Any town, city, borough, consolidated town and city or consolidated town and borough may, by ordinance, adopt the provisions of this section.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 13a-149 or any other general statute or special act, such town, city, borough, consolidated town and city or consolidated town and borough shall not be liable to any person injured in person or property caused by the presence of ice or snow on a public sidewalk unless such municipality is the owner or person in possession and control of land abutting such sidewalk, other than land used as a highway or street, provided such municipality shall be liable for its affirmative acts with respect to such sidewalk.
(c) (1) The owner or person in possession and control of land abutting a public sidewalk shall have the same duty of care with respect to the presence of ice or snow on such sidewalk toward the portion of the sidewalk abutting his property as the municipality had prior to the effective date of any ordinance adopted pursuant to the provisions of this section and shall be liable to persons injured in person or property where a breach of said duty is the proximate cause of said injury. (2) No action to recover damages for injury to the person or to property caused by the presence of ice or snow on a public sidewalk against a person who owns or is in possession and control of land abutting a public sidewalk shall be brought but within two years from the date when the injury is first sustained.
(P.A. 81-340.)
When state owns land abutting public sidewalk, ordinance adopted pursuant to section does not relieve municipality of liability for damages caused by ice or snow on sidewalk. 288 C. 1.
Adoption of ordinance by city under statute relieves city of liability for injuries on sidewalk abutting state property, even though part of the state property is leased to private businesses. 99 CA 492.
Cited. 44 CS 389.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Section 7-148. - Scope of municipal powers.
Section 7-148a. - Compilations of ordinances and special acts; supplements.
Section 7-148aa. - Lien on real estate where penalty for violation of blight ordinance is unpaid.
Section 7-148b. - Creation of fair rent commission. Powers.
Section 7-148c. - Considerations in determining rental charge to be excessive.
Section 7-148cc. - Joint performance of municipal functions.
Section 7-148f. - Penalty for violations.
Section 7-148g. - Fair housing commission; creation and powers.
Section 7-148hh. - Definitions.
Section 7-148i. - Discriminatory practices defined. Boards authorized.
Section 7-148ii. - Registration and maintenance of foreclosed residential properties.
Section 7-148j. - Powers of boards.
Section 7-148jj. - Ordinances regulating maintenance of foreclosed properties.
Section 7-148k. - Complaints. Hearings.
Section 7-148ll. - Determination re regional economic development agreement.
Section 7-148mm. - Interlocal agreement re dispatch services. Governing board.
Section 7-148n. - Local boards may assume powers to investigate discriminatory practices.
Section 7-148p. - Establishment of land bank authority authorized.
Section 7-148r. - Municipal fee for access to computer-assisted mass appraisal system database.
Section 7-148s. - Municipal fee for use of geographic information system.
Section 7-148w. - Disqualification of contractors from bidding on municipal contracts.
Section 7-148x. - Electronic equipment defined.
Section 7-149. - Regulation of waste disposal in highways.
Section 7-149a. - Designation of scenic roads. Appeal. Maintenance of highway.
Section 7-149b. - Regulation of commercial unmanned aircraft.
Section 7-151a. - Establishment of lake authorities. Withdrawal of town.
Section 7-151c. - Lake authority retention fees for boating law fines. Schedule.
Section 7-152b. - Hearing procedure for parking violations.
Section 7-152c. - Hearing procedure for citations.
Section 7-152d. - Civil penalty for illegal disposal of solid waste at municipal landfill.
Section 7-152e. - Ordinances re unregistered motor vehicles.
Section 7-152f. - Ordinances re illegal gifts, sales and transfers of cannabis.
Section 7-157. - Publication. Referendum. Publication of summary.
Section 7-159. - Validity of prior ordinances, bylaws and regulations.
Section 7-159a. - Joint public hearing authorized on proposal requiring multiagency approval.
Section 7-159b. - Preapplication review of use of property.
Section 7-163a. - Municipal liability for ice and snow on public sidewalks.
Section 7-163b. - Annual municipal reports re telecommunications towers and antennas.
Section 7-163c. - Municipal telecommunications plan.
Section 7-163d. - Establishment of municipal authority to develop or redevelop single parcel.
Section 7-169a. - Registration with municipal official. Definitions.
Section 7-169b. - Report re receipts, expenses and profit.
Section 7-169c. - Recreational bingo for senior citizens. Definitions. Registrations. Records.
Section 7-170. - Bazaars and raffles; definitions.
Section 7-171. - Adoption of bazaar and raffle law.
Section 7-173. - Application for permit.
Section 7-174. - Investigation of applicant.
Section 7-175. - Kinds of permits.
Section 7-175a. - Marketability of title to real property as prize under “Class No. 6” permit.
Section 7-177a. - Cash prizes permitted. Special checking account.
Section 7-179. - Certain advertising prohibited. Exceptions.
Section 7-180. - Change in facts on application to be reported.
Section 7-183. - Examination of reports.
Section 7-184. - Rescission of adoption.
Section 7-185b. - Tuition raffles. Regulations. Special bank account. Financial report.
Section 7-186m. - Exceptions for certain sponsoring organizations.