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Snow shall be plowed in a manner that will not obstruct traffic flow on a normal basis. The center of the roadway will be plowed first. The snow will be pushed from the center-line. The discharge shall go onto the boulevard area of the street. There is no practical method for the City to prevent snow from filling the end of driveways as the plow passes by. Salting may occur while plowing depending on the conditions. Generally intersections, hills, high traffic areas, and curves are salted during plowing. If severe ice conditions exist, salt applications may be more widespread. Salt is purchased from Ramsey County. It is loaded by Ramsey County operators that measure tonnage via scales on the loader or by an average bucket volume basis. Excess salt returned to storage is estimated and recorded by the plow operator. The City of Arden Hills does not have a dry pavement policy so those using City maintained rights- of-way are expected to exercise careful judgment and caution during winter months. During light to normal snowfalls, streets shall be plowed to full width as soon after the initial pass as practical. During heavier snowfalls, the streets shall be plowed as wide as possible initially and widened as the storm intensity lessens. After the storm subsides, clean-up operations shall begin in order to clear intersections and snow storage areas along corners and boulevards. It is the City’s intent to complete the initial plowing and salting operations within twenty-four (24) hours of light snowfalls and within seventy-two (72) hours of heavy snowfalls. Major winter weather events may require more time. 6. PARKING RESTRICTIONS On-street parking is not compatible with efficient snowplowing operations. Vehicles left parked on the street for extended periods of time created significant operational problems for snowplow operators as well as safety problems due to packed snow and ice remaining on the roadway around the vehicle. The City’s Ordinance prohibit parking of vehicles on City streets after the accumulation of two inches or more of snow, with the prohibition continuing until snow removal or plowing thereof has been completed. Any vehicle parked in violation of this Ordinance is subject to a parking citation and is also declared to be a safety hazard and nuisance. This nuisance may be summarily abated by removing and towing away such vehicle under the direction of the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Department. Enforcement of this Ordinance shall be directed by the City Council. 7. SNOW REMOVAL Certain locations within our community may require additional service after snowplowing operations cease. This shall be referred to as “snow removal”. Snow removal hereinafter will be defined as the loading and trucking of snow to an approved site under the direction of the Public Works Director or his designated representative. This service may be provided when there is no area for snow storage. Snow removal operations normally begin within twenty-four (24) hours after snowplowing operations have been completed.