POLICY
REGARDING SNOW REMOVAL
City of Ely
Public Works employees work on an on-call basis, 24 hours a day, 7 days per
week, including holidays and weekends.
In general, after snow accumulation of three (3) inches, plowing begins.
Under City
Ordinance, it is ILLEGAL:
--To deposit snow onto ANY street or alley
--To deposit snow on a sidewalk
--To deposit snow on a fire hydrant
--To ignore calendar parking ordinances
To aid in snow
removal, law enforcement personnel will strictly enforce calendar parking and
abandoned vehicle ordinances. They can
impose fines for any or all of the illegal activities listed above and your
vehicles may be towed.
If you hire a
contractor to remove snow from your property, it is YOUR responsibility to
inform them of Public Works Policy. YOU
are responsible for their actions while they are working for you.
As a public
service to residents and the business community, banks of snow left after
plowing will be removed from the downtown area and public parking in a timely
manner as budget and staffing allow.
In the interest
of public safety and as a courtesy to pedestrians, we will make every effort to
assist with snow removal from sidewalks as budget and staffing levels
permit. We will be unable to clear
sidewalks where parked cars, light poles, awnings or other obstructions limit
access for our equipment. City Ordinance
requires the property owner to clear snow and ice from public sidewalks at a
minimum width of 3 feet 24 hours after the snow or ice has ceased to be
deposited. Enforcement of this ordinance
may include a fine and a fee for the City of Ely to remove the snow and ice.
Any items placed
onto the City of Ely right-of-way must be removed immediately, so as not to
impede our snow removal processes. The
City of Ely is not responsible for any damage to any items illegally on the
city right-of-way.
It is the City
of Ely’s goal to remove snow in the safest most efficient manner possible, and
your assistance is appreciated.
If you have any questions about snow
removal, please contact the Public Works Department: Harold Langowski at 218-235-3083 or
218-365-3224 Ext 5
City of Ely
Harold R Langowski, Clerk/Treasurer
