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CITYOFCENTERVILLE <br />S NOWPLOWING P OLICY <br />02/09/2022 <br />1. Introduction <br />The city of Centerville believes it is in the best interest of the residents for the city to <br />assume basic responsibility for control of snow and ice on city streets and bituminous trails. <br />Reasonable ice and snow control is necessary for routine travel and emergency services. <br />The city will provide such control in a safe and cost effective manner, keeping in mind <br />safety, budget, personnel, and environmental concerns. The city will use city employees, <br />equipment, and/or private contractors to provide this service. Road conditions are <br />monitored by the Public Works Department in conjunction with the Centennial Lakes <br />Police Department and the weather service. <br /> <br />GOALS <br /> A. Provide access to emergency vehicles during weather events. <br /> B. Maintain streets in safe driving condition, before, during, and after weather <br />events <br />C. Provide reasonable and timely access for residents leaving for and returning <br />from work. <br />D. Perform snow and ice control in an efficient and cost-effective manner. <br />E. To have streets plowed to full width as soon as possible after snow has quit <br />falling during a typical snowfall event. <br />F. Provide access to city trails once all streets have been cleared. <br /> <br /> <br />2. When will city start snow or ice control operations? <br />The Public Works Director will decide when to begin snow or ice control operations. The <br />criteria for that decision are: <br /> <br />A. Snow accumulation of 1.5 inches or more; <br />B. Drifting of snow that causes problems for travel; <br />C. Icy conditions that seriously affect travel; and <br />D. Time of snowfall in relationship to heavy use of streets. Any weather condition(s) <br />that impacts public safety. <br />E. Plowing will generally begin such that collector streets are plowed as soon as <br />possible following a snow fall event. Plowing of neighborhood streets will <br />commence following completion of the collector streets. <br /> <br />Snow and ice control operations are expensive and involve the use of limited personnel and <br />equipment. Consequently, snowplowing operations will not generally be conducted for <br />snowfall of less than 1.5 inches. <br /> <br />3. How snow will be plowed <br />Snow will be plowed in a manner so as to minimize any traffic obstructions. The center of <br />S:\\Administration\\Policies\\Snowplowing Policy 2017v1revisions.doc <br />1 <br /> <br />