2009 Rhode Island Code
Title 24 - Highways
CHAPTER 24-7 - Sidewalks
§ 24-7-1 - Power of towns to establish and regulate sidewalks.
SECTION 24-7-1
§ 24-7-1 Power of towns to establish and regulate sidewalks. – The town council of any town shall have the power to order sidewalks, including curbing of stone or other material, made and laid in and upon the streets and highways of the town, and may make ordinances and regulations relative to the altering or repairing thereof, to the use, maintenance, care, and cleaning of the sidewalks, to removing ice and snow therefrom, to the removal of posts, steps, and other obstructions therein, and to the maintenance and removal of awnings, signs, and other structures projecting over the sidewalks; provided, that the ordinances and regulations shall not be contrary to the laws of this state.
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