Obstruction of Fire Hydrants

Town Code Section § 216-7. Obstruction of fire hydrants.

It shall be unlawful for any person or company in any manor to obstruct the use or maintenance of any fire hydrant within the Town, or to place any material or utility of any type in front thereof or within 10 feet of either side thereof. It shall be the duty of the owner and occupant, jointly, of every parcel of real estate adjoining a fire hydrant to keep a two-foot-wide path around the fire hydrant free from snow and ice. Snow and ice shall be removed within 48 hours of a snowstorm. It shall be the duty of the owner and occupant, jointly, to notify the water district if the fire hydrant cannot be cleared within 48 hours of a snowstorm.  

Town Code Section § 280-23. Fire hydrants.

Paragraph D - The Water Department is hereby authorized to remove, trim, cut and/or otherwise clear any and all vegetation, shrubbery and/or obstruction around, about, near and/or within a ten-foot proximity of any fire hydrant that in the discretion of the Superintendent obstructs said fire hydrant.