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Snow Removal - Resident's Responsibility
Snow/Ice storms create numerous problems and inconveniences for our community. In addition to the city program, residents and businesses have certain responsibilities to assist our community’s efforts. These include clearing their sidewalks, driveways, mailboxes and fire hydrants adjacent to their property. These areas should be cleaned without depositing any snow on street surfaces. Piles must be located in an area to assure that they will not be an obstruction to the vision of vehicles and pedestrians.
Snowplowing does cause additional amounts of snow to be deposited in drive approaches and around roadside obstacles. Residents need to be aware that it is not practical or feasible to eliminate this situation, and at times it may be necessary to clean a driveway a second time after a street has been plowed. With this in mind, private snow operators and residents need to be aware that it is a MISDEMEANOR for any person to plow snow across streets onto neighboring property, remove snow from private property and place it in any roadway or on a sidewalk, store snow on boulevard areas, and/or block street signs. Tickets can be issued for this violation.
City crews will NOT repair mailbox damage caused by the weight of snow hitting the mailbox. Residents should contact the local Post Office to assure their mailbox is installed property. A properly installed mailbox has less chance of being damaged by a snowplow, since most damage is caused to mailboxes that are either too close to the roadway, at an incorrect height, or mounted on a substandard post.
Residents/property owners are also responsible for removing snow and/or ice from sidewalks fronting their property within 24 hours after the snow/ice has stopped falling. If the snow and/or ice has not been cleared to the full width of the sidewalk within the twenty four (24) hour period, city crews can remove snow and/or ice from these walkways and all expenses incurred will be forwarded to the property owner. NO PRIOR NOTICE WILL BE GIVEN.