30 Minutes to Clear the Sidewalk
Posted on | January 31, 2010 | 7 Comments
As listed in the Museum District Association Email…
According to the City Code, the path must be cleared on the sidewalk within six (6) hours after the snow ceases to fall, or by 11:00 a.m. the next day if the snow ends during the night. The city cautions that if someone is injured, you may be liable.
Well, it’s 10:30 AM. That means you have 30 minutes left to abide by the City Code.
Is it fair to expect the city to clean off the streets in the same amount of time?
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January 31st, 2010 @ 12:30 pm
Good call! They never even cleared our street (grayland) after the last snow. The city needs to step it up!
January 31st, 2010 @ 2:49 pm
City Code should be changed to state that your sidewalk must meet or exceed street safety within 2 hours of significant change of conditions – i.e. you don’t have to shovel until the street’s been plowed.
February 1st, 2010 @ 2:31 pm
I cleared my sidewalk by 10am yesterday. Apparently the USPS can’t be bothered by such menial tasks: http://twitter.com/SummerOfJay/status/8505158173
February 2nd, 2010 @ 9:46 am
That the City fails to meet its responsibility is a pretty poor reason for us not to meet ours. The City’s performance has been very poor, but they have hundreds of miles of road to clear. We have 30 feet of sidewalk to clear. Be a decent neighbor. The number of people who have failed to clear their sidewalks three days after the storm is such a sad statement.
February 2nd, 2010 @ 11:23 am
AC- I completely agree with you. Just because someone fails to do there job, does not excuse another person from fulfilling their responsibility.
Still, that does take away from the irony that the city expects its citizens to do what it fails to live up to.
We are now on day 3 and expecting sleet tonight. Nothing like having a ice falling on my already icy road.
February 5th, 2010 @ 12:51 pm
like sodomy laws this one would be mighty hard to enforce…
February 8th, 2010 @ 12:23 am
Did the city plow any streets this winter at all in the museum district let alone in a timely manner?