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SECTION 5.0 SIDEWALK SNOW/ ICE REMOVAL <br />5.01 City employees will be responsible for removing snow from sidewalks that abut City -owned <br />property. Adjacent property owners, including other public entities, are responsible for removing <br />snow and ice from sidewalks that abut their property. This includes any snow plowed from <br />public streets onto the sidewalk. <br />5.02 The City may, as a public service or for public safety, remove snow and ice from sidewalks that <br />abut private property when consistent with this policy. <br />5.03 As there are a limited number of personnel and financial resources available, the City will only <br />maintain snow removal from sidewalks after the streets have been plowed. The Director of Public <br />Works or designee will decide when to begin snow and ice removal operations. The criteria for <br />that decision are: <br />a. Snow accumulation of two inches or more. <br />b. Drifting snow that impairs pedestrian travel. <br />c. Time of snowfall in relation to pedestrian travel. <br />d. Icy conditions which seriously affect pedestrian travel. <br />5.04 Snow and ice removal operations are expensive and involve the use of limited personnel and <br />equipment. Consequently, snow removal from sidewalks will not generally be conducted for <br />snowfall of less than two inches. <br />5.05 The level of service will be limited to what can be provided by mechanical equipment. <br />a. Due to these limitations, sidewalks may not be cleared or maintained to a dry pavement <br />standard. <br />b. No hand work will be performed by the City or its contractor. <br />c. Surface irregularities or slippery conditions may result. <br />d. No ice control (sanding or salting) will be performed by the City or its contractor. <br />5.06 Reasonable attempts will be made not to deposit excessive snow on driveways or private <br />sidewalks if it is operationally or mechanically controllable. The removal of any snow deposits <br />on private driveways or sidewalks will be the responsibility of the private property owner and/or <br />occupant. <br />5.07 The City will not be responsible for plow damage to turf, driveways, irrigation systems or <br />landscaping located within public right-of-way or easements. Any related repair will be the <br />responsibility of the private property owner and/or occupant. <br />5.08 In cases where a nuisance is declared via the City's Code Enforcement Policy, the City may <br />remove snow from walks other than those identified in 4.02 and seek reimbursement if <br />practicable and consistent with City Code. <br />S1Page <br />