ORDINANCE NO. 5735

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY OF WATERLOO CODE OF ORDINANCES BY AMENDING SUBSECTION 2B, SNOW AND ICE REMOVAL, SECTION 2, PROHIBITED ACTS AND CONDITIONS, CHAPTER 1, STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND PUBLIC WAYS, TITLE 7, PUBLIC WAYS AND PROPERTIES.

   BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WATERLOO, IOWA AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. That Subsection 2B, Snow and Ice Removal, Section 2, Prohibited Acts and Conditions, Chapter 1, Streets, Sidewalks and Public Ways, Title 7, Public Ways and Properties, is amended to read as follows:

   B.   Snow And Ice Removal:

         1.   Transfer Of Snow And Ice From Private Property: No person shall transfer or cause to be transferred any snow or ice from private property onto public property in the city.

         2.   Removal From Sidewalks: It shall be the responsibility of the abutting property owner(s) to remove accumulations of two inches (2") or more of snow and ice from sidewalks as follows:

a.   Within twenty-four (24) hours in a three (3) block radius of schools and hospitals.

b.   Within forty-eight (48) hours in all other areas of the city except for the Downtown Business District.

c.   If additional snow events occur, the time frame commencing from the original snowfall will not reset.

     d. Removal Not Reasonable: In the event that snow or ice cannot be reasonably removed, the owner shall put on the sidewalk, sand or other abrasive material in such an amount and manner to make foot traffic reasonably safe. The owner will maintain that condition until the weather permits the removal of the snow or ice.

     3. Downtown Business District- Removal from Sidewalks: It shall be the responsibility of the abutting business and/or owner(s) of property located in the Downtown Business District, which is the area bounded by Franklin Street, 6 th Street, Washington Street, and 1st Street, to remove accumulations of two inches (2”) or more of snow and ice from sidewalks, as follows:

   a. Within twenty-four (24) hours.

   b. The use of salt, abrasive material, or a combination thereof must be used to make foot traffic reasonably safe.

   c. If additional snow events occur, the time frame commencing from the original snowfall will not reset.

   d. Sidewalks must be cleared the entire length and width of the property.

   e. Snow must be cleared from the building to two feet past the curb and placed in the parking area, not in the traveled portion of the roadway, for removal by city crews.

Section 2. If any section, provision or part of this chapter shall be adjudged invalid or unconstitutional, such adjudication shall not affect the validity of this chapter as a whole or any section, provision or part thereof not adjudged invalid or unconstitutional.

Section 3. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and

publication as provided by law.

INTRODUCED:             November 6, 2023

   PASSED 1st CONSIDERATION:      November 6, 2023

   PASSED 2nd CONSIDERATION:      November 6, 2023   

   PASSED 3rd CONSIDERATION:       November 6, 2023

   PASSED AND ADOPTED this 6th day of November, 2023.

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                        Quentin Hart, Mayor

ATTEST:                     

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Kelley Felchle, City Clerk

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