Who is responsible for clearing sidewalks?
Residents are responsible for clearing driveways and sidewalks within 24 hours after a snowstorm to allow safe use by pedestrians. This is particularly important along school pedestrian routes to prevent children from having to walk in the street. It is required that owners place snow from their driveways and sidewalks onto their front yard and not into the street. This practice reduces the number of icy areas on streets and ensures proper drainage flow into the storm sewer. In addition, your lawn can use the available moisture over the winter. After the storm, the snowplow came through and pushed snow back into my driveway entrance. Cleanup and widening operations often take place one to four days after the snowstorm, depending upon the severity of the storm and wind conditions. It is often necessary to widen roads to ensure that ice and snow melts from the pavement surface. Unfortunately, subsequent widening operations may push snow back onto sidewalks and driveways.
