Wednesday, January 22, 2014

THE TOWNSHIP'S MIXED MESSAGE ON SNOW REMOVAL

There seems to be a discrepancy on the Township website about when snow must be removed from public sidewalks and other areas. 

12 hours or 24 hours after the snow ends?

One notice, HERE, states:

The removal of snow from the sidewalks in front of property is required to be done 12 hours of daylight after snow or ice stops falling. It is to be removed the full width of the walk and to bade surface. If the property is a corner property all walk is to be cleared including the corner.

Another, HERE, says:

The owner, occupant or tenant of premises abutting or bordering on any street in the Township of Maplewood shall remove all snow and ice from the abutting sidewalks of such street or the abutting right-of-way actually used by the public within 24 hours from the end of every snowfall or hail or after the formation of ice upon the sidewalks or abutting right-of-way. In the event of ice which may be so frozen as to make removal impractical, the ice shall be thoroughly covered with sand or salt within 24 hours from the end of every fall of snow, or hail, or after the formation of ice upon the sidewalks or abutting right-of-way so as to protect against falls.

We have reached out to the Township to find out why there is a mixed message on their site and what the rule is.


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