HomeMy WebLinkAbout#17 - Snow Removal from SidewalksSTAFF REPORT
DATE: November 20, 2018
CONSENT
AGENDA ITEM: Sidewalk Snow Removal Ordinance Amendment
SUBMITTED BY: Rob Weldon, Public Works Director
REVIEWED BY: Kristina Handt, City Administrator
BACKGROUND:
The Council discussed changes to the current city ordinance relating to the timing of snow removal from
public sidewalks during the November 7, 2018 City Council Meeting. Staff has included an amended
ordinances which currently falls within Chapter 96, Nuisances affecting Peace and Safety section of the
City Code and is proposing an additional language be added to the Streets and Sidewalks, Chapter 93, of
the city code to further cover the intent of sidewalk sow removal.
ISSUE BEFORE COUNCIL:
Should the City Council amend the existing ordinances related to snow removal from public sidewalks?
PROPOSAL DETAILS/ANALYSIS:
Included in your packet is a redlined ordinance to show the proposed changes to Chapter 96, along with
additional language to be included in Chapter 93 of the City Code. Both ordinances are consistent in
language and directly address the removal of snow from public sidewalks abutting city streets.
OPTIONS:
• Approve amendment of City Code as it relates to sidewalk snow removal
• Amend and approve amendment of City Code as it relates to sidewalk snow removal
• Deny amendment of City Code as it relates to sidewalk snow removal
RECOMMENDATION:
“Motion to approve Ordinance Amendment 08-216 amending Chapters 96 and 93 regarding Snow
Removal from Sidewalks.”
ATTACHMENTS:
• Ordinance Amendment
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CITY OF LAKE ELMO
COUNTY OF WASHINGTON
STATE OF MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO. 08-216
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE LAKE ELMO CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES BY
AMENDING CHAPTERS 96 AND 93 REGARDING SNOW REMOVAL FROM
SIDEWALKS
SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Lake Elmo hereby amends Title IX, Chapter 96,
Nuisances, Section 96.03, paragraph (A)(23) by deleting the stricken language and adding the
underlined language as follows:
§ 96.03 PUBLIC NUISANCES AFFECTING PEACE AND SAFETY.
(A) The following are declared to be nuisances affecting peace and safety.
(23) Snow on streets and sidewalks. All snow and ice not removed from public sidewalks
12 24 hours following after the termination of any snow and or ice formation has stopped
precipitating. Snow plowed or shoveled into a public street shall also be declared a nuisance;
SECTION 2. The City Council of the City of Lake Elmo hereby amends Title IX, Chapter 93,
Streets and Sidewalks, by adding a new Section 93.50, Sidewalks which shall read as follows.
SIDEWALKS
§ 93.50 SIDEWALK SNOW REMOVAL.
(A) Removal of snow and ice from sidewalks. The owner or occupant of any property
within the city’s corporate limits that fronts upon any public street that has an abutting sidewalk
must remove any snow or ice from the sidewalk within 24 hours following the termination of an y
snow or ice formation. The owner or occupant of the property abutting the sidewalk must keep
the abutting sidewalk reasonably clear and free of any snow or ice.
(B) Nuisance. Failure by the owner or occupant of the property abutting the sidewalk
to comply with this section shall constitute a nuisance and the nuisance may be abated by the city
in accordance with Chapter 96 of the city code.
SECTION 3. Effective Date. This ordinance shall become effective immediately upon adoption
and publication in the official newspaper of the City of Lake Elmo.
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SECTION 4. Adoption Date. This Ordinance 08-216 was adopted on this ______ day of ___
2018, by a vote of ___ Ayes and ___ Nays.
LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL
_________________________________
Mike Pearson, Mayor
ATTEST:
_________________________________
Julie Johnson, City Clerk
This Ordinance 08-216 was published on the ___ day of _________________, 2018.