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Clearing Sidewalks of Snow, Sleet, and Ice – Deadlines, Enforcement, and City Clearing
For the purpose of changing the time allowed to clear snow, sleet, and ice from sidewalks after a weather event ends; requiring a Public Works inspector to post a notice of violation; authorizing the Director of Public Works to clear a sidewalk that remains uncleared and charge the owner of the abutting property a snow-clearing fee; and generally relating to the clearing of snow, sleet, and ice from sidewalks.
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City Council of the
City of Annapolis
Ordinance 24-26
Introduced by: Alderman Huntley
Co-sponsored by:
Referred to:
Environmental Matters Committee
Transportation Committee
AN ORDINANCE concerning
Clearing Sidewalks of Snow, Sleet, and Ice –
Deadlines, Enforcement, and City Clearing
FOR the purpose of changing the time allowed to clear snow, sleet, and ice from sidewalks after a weather event ends; requiring a Public Works inspector to post a notice of violation; authorizing the Director of Public Works to clear a sidewalk that remains uncleared and charge the owner of the abutting property a snow-clearing fee; and generally relating to the clearing of snow, sleet, and ice from sidewalks.
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, the following portions of the Code of the City of Annapolis, 2026 Edition:
Section 14.04.060 (Clearing sidewalks of snow, sleet, and ice)
Section 14.04.070 (Violations, citations, and appeals)
SECTION I: BE IT ESTABLISHED AND ORDAINED BY THE ANNAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL that the Code of the City of Annapolis shall be amended to read as follows:
Title 14 - STREETS, SIDEWALKS, PUBLIC PLACES, AND SMALL CELL SYSTEMS
Chapter 14.04 - Sidewalks
Section 14.04.060 - Clearing sidewalks of snow, sleet, and ice.
A. Snow, Sleet, and Ice Removal Criteria.
1. Property owners or occupants with a sidewalk adjacent to their property must remove any snow, sleet, or ice from that sidewalk within three hours after the precipitation has stop...
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