Council hereby adopts the following policy.
(a) Policy. Adopted to facilitate the cleaning of streets, to expedite the flow of vehicular traffic, and to assist the Service Department in sleet, hail, ice and snow removal within the Village. The following policy has been approved by the Council Service Committee and shall be maintained by the Village Street Department.
The snowplows will clean the streets from curb to curb where there are no parked cars.
Vehicles should be moved to off street parking if possible.
(b) Priority. Getting streets cleared for traffic and especially for emergency vehicles such as fire, life-saving and law enforcement is a top priority.
Salting and/or sanding streets will be done when conditions warrant the use of salt and/or sand to reduce dangerous street conditions.
(1) Designated locations for complete removal of accumulated snow:
Snow emergency area as defined on Snow Emergency Location Map, stated in Section 351.14
of the Traffic Code as follows:
A. Main Street N & S Railroad to Bortz Street
B. Long Street Main Street to Plum Street
C. Bortz Street Main Street to Church Street
D. Wright Street Long Street to Bortz Street.
(2) All primary streets: Long, Main, Station, Circleville Avenue, State Route 752.
(3) School areas (if school is in session): Walnut, Plum, Park.
(4) Intersections of secondary streets.
(5) Secondary streets: Jefferson, Miller, Scioto, Cromley, East, Powell, Randolph (Walnut, Plum and Park if school is not in session).
(6) All other residential streets when weather conditions cause Village streets to become impassable.
(c) Definition. Village streets shall be defined as the paved surface of roadways and alleys.
(d) Prohibitions.
(1) Placing of snow from any driveway, sidewalk, curb or parking lot into any street, alley, or public right of way in such a manner that hinders the cleaning of streets or impedes the flow of traffic.
(2) Placement of any snow in front of or around any fire hydrant or storm sewer.
(3) No person shall shovel, sweep, throw or otherwise deposit snow or ice from private property onto a sidewalk or street.
(e) Snow Placement.
(1) When snow cannot be stored off of streets or alleys it should be hauled to a proper location on a person’s own property or to a designated Village area named by the Mayor or designee.
(2) Snow should not be stored along streets and intersections in quantities that impair parking, pedestrian walkways and crosswalks and visual oncoming traffic.
The Village shall take the necessary precautions to reduce the risk of property damage to Village-owned equipment or private property.
(f) Sidewalks.
(1) It is the duty of the owner or occupant of abutting lands to keep the sidewalks free from snow or ice.
(2) Whoever violates this subsection (f) is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(g) Penalty. Residents and/or contractors failing to cooperate will be contacted to return to the location in question and correct the situation.
Any person who violates any provision of this section where no other penalty is provided shall be subject to the penalty of the snow emergency ordinance as codified in Section 351.14
of the Traffic Code.
(Ord. 99-29. Passed 11-1-99.)