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REVISED 12/13/91 . SNOW AND ICE CONTROL POLICY SNOW PLOWING Guidelines for Commencement of Operations Snow plowing and/or ice control operations will be initiated by the Street Superintendent or his designated representative. Operations will begin when two or more inches of snow has fallen. Plowing will begin as close as practicable to the time when the snowfall ceases, however, every effort will be made to have all priority routes plowed by morning rush hour. For storms of an unusually long duration, priority routes will be plowed when accumulation becomes hazardous for driving. Based on different storm situations and severity levels, the starting times are flexible. During an extremely heavy snowfall, priority routes will be plowed and all residential routes will be plowed with at least one pass to allow emergency travel. Following the storm, all streets will be replowed and widened to allow normal vehicle usage. Street Plowinq Priorities Each of the five truck plowing areas has a priority route that is plowed first (see map Attachment "At!) followed by a residential route. Sand and salt are applied while plowing and after plowing is completed. . Sidewalks Sidewalks on the unmotorized pathway system are plowed concurrentlY with the street plowing (see map Attachment "B") using City equipment. Sidewalks that. are not plowed by the City must be cleared by the property owners. Cul-de-sacs While some isolated cul-de-sacs are plowed immediately with the streets, most are just "circled" by the truck plow and plowed completely at a later time. When "circling," the truck makes one pass, usually in the clockwise rotation, leaving the bulk of the snow in the center of the cul-de-sac and opening all driveways. The cul-de-sac is plowed out completely by another machine at a later time. Snow Removal The downtown area and several other locations must have the snow loaded and trucked away because of lack of snow storage (see map Attachment "C"). The snow removal is normally accomplished within 24 hours of the completion of snow plowing operations. . Ice Control & Salt/Sand Application First Priority - Priority routes, high volume intersections, hills, curves, and railroad tracks.