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PLOW ROUTES AND SEQUENCING There are City streets, public sidewalks, public parking lots, and ice rinks under the City's jurisdiction which are affected by this policy. All City streets will be assigned toa route. Sidewalks along the collector streets and sidewalks, serving public facilities, shall be cleared by City forces after street routes are completed. City parking lots and ice rinks shall also be cleared after street routes have been completed. The Public Works Supervisor has the responsibility of determining plow routes and sequencing of operations. The Supervisor shall retain latitude to adjust sequencing or route assignments based on storm conditions, equipment availability and/or other conditions warranting changes. Priority locations include, but not limited to, City Hall complex, schools and locations of public interest. LEVEL OF SERVICE The intention of this policy is to provide safe winter driving conditions appropriate for the type of travel necessary on the City's streets. The level of service described herein shall be considered a guideline with the understanding that during and immediately after a storm, the level of service provided may be less than described herein and may vary across the City dependent on storm conditions. Streets shall be plowed and/or sanded to provide intermittent bare pavement and sanded intersection approaches and curves. Cul-de-sacs and dead end streets may have few, if any, bare pavement spots. Gravel and dirt road surfaces shall be plowed to provide a hard pack surface with sand and/or abrasive spread as necessary for traction. During light to normal snowfalls, streets will be plowed full width on the initial pass. During heavier snowfalls, streets shall be plowed as wide as possible initially and widened as the storm intensity lessens. After the storm passes, clean up operations shall begin to clear intersections and snow storage areas along corners and boulevards. It is the City's intent to complete initial plowing and widening operations within 12 hours of the cessation of the storm. Clean up operations should be complete within 24 hours for light snowfalls, and within 48 hours for heavy snowfalls. Major blizzards may require additional time. PARKING RESTRICTIONS Snow plowing and ice control operations can cause property damage even under the best of circumstance and carefulness on the part of the operators. The major types of damage are to improvements in the Right-of-Way and landscape damage. It is appropriate to specify when this damage shall be the responsibility of the City and when it shall be the responsibility of the resident. -2-