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The duties of owners, tenants, or persons in possession of any property are as follows:
(A) Sidewalks. It shall be the duty of the owner, tenant, or person in possession of any property abutting on any sidewalk to keep such sidewalk free from snow and ice and to remove or cause to be removed all accumulation of snow or ice within 24 hours after every fall or accumulation of snow or ice.
(B) Sidewalks ending at intersection or crosswalk. It shall be the duty of the owner, tenant, or person in possession of any property abutting upon any sidewalk which ends at an intersection or crosswalk to remove or cause to be removed all accumulation of snow or ice within 24 hours after every fall or accumulation of snow or ice. Snow and ice deposited on the sidewalk in the street removal process shall be removed within 24 hours of being deposited.
(C) Mailboxes. It shall be the duty of the property owner, tenant, or person in possession of any property upon which any mailbox is affixed to keep the immediate area around such mailbox free from snow and ice in such a manner so as not to obstruct or interfere with the delivery or collection of the United States mail, and to remove or cause to be removed all accumulation of snow or ice within 24 hours after every fall or accumulation of snow or ice. Snow and ice deposited around any mailbox in the street removal process shall be removed within 24 hours of being deposited.
(D) Fire hydrants. It shall be the duty of the property owner, tenant, or person in possession of any property upon which any fire hydrant is affixed to keep the immediate area around such fire hydrant free from snow and ice in such a manner so as not to obstruct or interfere with access to the fire hydrant, and to remove or cause to be removed all accumulation of snow or ice within 24 hours after every fall or accumulation of snow or ice. Snow and ice must be removed from at least a three-foot radius around any fire hydrant, and at least a two-foot wide path must be cleared between the fire hydrant and the nearest city street. Snow and ice deposited around any fire hydrant in the street removal process shall be removed within 24 hours of being deposited.
(E) Sanding sidewalks. In the event that snow or ice on a sidewalk have become so hard that such accumulation cannot be removed without the likelihood of damage to the sidewalk, the owner, tenant, or person in possession charged with the removal of such accumulation shall, within 24 hours, cause enough sand or other abrasive to be put on the sidewalk to make travel thereon reasonably safe and shall then, as soon thereafter as weather permits, remove or cause to be removed all accumulation of snow or ice within 24 hours.
(Prior Code, § 6.0301) Penalty, see § 91.99
The city shall provide notice on the official city website that each owner, tenant, or person in possession is required to keep the sidewalk in front of the premises free and clear from snow and ice. It shall state that if the owner, tenant, or person in possession fails to remove the snow or ice within 24 hours of the falling or accumulation hereof, that the city may cause said snow or ice to be removed and charge the cost to the abutting property.
(Prior Code, § 6.0302)
If the owner, tenant, or person in possession of property fails to remove the snow or ice from the sidewalks within the time specified, any authorized officer of the city, as designated by the Mayor, may issue a citation for such violation and the City Council may authorize such removal with the costs to be assessed against the abutting property.
(Prior Code, § 6.0303)
Statutory reference:
Similar state provisions, see SDCL § 9-30-5
The property owner, tenant, person in possession, or person removing snow or ice from any sidewalk, public or private driveway, parking lot, or parking area shall dispose of accumulated snow and ice upon such property as follows:
(A) Snow and ice shall not be deposited on any sidewalk.
(B) Snow and ice shall not be deposited on any public street or alley.
(C) Snow and ice shall not be deposited so as to obstruct or interfere with the passage or vision of vehicular or pedestrian traffic.
(D) Snow and ice shall not be deposited upon or around any mailbox so as to obstruct or interfere with the delivery or collection of the United States mail.
(E) Snow and ice shall not be deposited upon or around any fire hydrant, as specified above, so as to obstruct or interfere with access to the fire hydrant.
(F) Snow and ice shall be disposed of upon the property from which it was removed.
(Prior Code, § 6.0304) Penalty, see § 91.99
A snow removal alert will occur automatically with the accumulation of two inches of snow on the public streets or when the Mayor or Maintenance Supervisor determines that snow removal from the public streets will commence and announces a snow removal alert. The announcement shall be through the local news media and whatever other sources are available. The announcement shall indicate that the provisions of this subchapter will be effective and will be enforced. The announcement shall also designate the date and time when the alert begins. The determination to declare a snow removal alert will be based on the then existing weather conditions, and the amount of snow then on the ground or expected according to forecasts from weather forecasting services.
(Prior Code, § 6.0305)
(A) During any snow removal alert, parking of vehicles on any public street, or leaving any other movable property item upon any public street within the city shall be prohibited, on both sides of any street and regardless of the directional run of any street. Off-street parking will be made available for residents on the north side of the Baltic Lounge parking lot and on the south New Baltic Heights Park parking lot.
(B) Violations of this section, such that the plow cannot make its initial pass, shall subject the vehicle or property item to immediate removal by or at the direction of the city, without notice to the owner or person in control or possession thereof. Removal shall be at the expense and risk of the owner or person in control or possession thereof. The removal, at the direction of the city, may be done by city crews or by private tow truck, wrecker, or other operator, without risk or liability to the city or private business person doing the removal. Once removed, the vehicle or other property item removed shall be impounded by the city or private business person until the owner or persons in control or possession shall pay the towing and storage charges.
(C) Any violation shall subject the owner or person in control or possession of any vehicle or other movable property item to citation and fine therefor, as set forth in § 91.99.
(D) Parking will be allowed on St. Olaf Avenue after all snow has been removed from that street from curb to curb.
(Prior Code, § 6.0306) Penalty, see § 91.99
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