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Snow Removal Policy & Procedures
Snow Season
It's snow season!
Purpose
The City's snow removal policy was created to establish an order of priority for removal of snow from public streets and parking lots. The priority list is as follows:
- State Trunklines
- Major City Streets
- City Maintained Sidewalks and Local City Streets
- City Owned Parking Lots
- City Alleys
Objective
The objective of the City's standard operating procedures for snow removal is to establish an efficient and cost-effective protocol for winter maintenance of public streets, city maintained sidewalks and parking lots.
For snow events less than three (3) inches:
State Trunklines and Major Streets will be cleared after normal business hours if road conditions warrants.
Local Streets will be cleared within twenty four (24) hours or the next business day.
For snow events greater than three (3) inches
State Trunklines, Major Streets, and Local Streets will be cleared after normal business hours.
For all snow events
Snow and Ice will be removed from City maintained sidewalks within twenty – four (24) hours after the end of a snow event. If necessary a crew will be called in after snow event ends and State Trunklines and Major Streets are cleared, to begin snow removal on City maintained sidewalks. Sidewalk snow removal will be completed during the same time as Local Street clearing.
Procedure
During snow emergencies, the City of Ypsilanti is divided into three overlapping areas which each contain a section of trunkline as well as major and local streets:
- Washtenaw 1 and Upper 2
- Michigan Avenue and Ecorse 3 and 4
- Hamilton and Huron 5 and Lower 2
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Parking Lots & Street Parking
Read the policies and procedures regarding snow removal of parking lots and street parking cut-outs.
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Sidewalk Snow Removal
Ypsilanti ordinance requires that property owners clear adjacent sidewalks within 24 hours of the first accumulation.