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Home My WebLink About00-013 • • CITY OF LAKEVILLE RESOLUTION DATE January 18, 2000 RESOLUTION NO 2000-13 MOTION BY Luick SECONDED BY Mulvihill .RESOLUTION ADOPTING SNOW AND ICE CONTROL POLICY WHEREAS, it is the City of Lakeville's responsibility to perform snow and ice removal services on public. city streets and designated pedestrian sidewalks and trails, and WHEREAS, reasonable snow and ice control is necessary for routine travel and emergency services, and WHEREAS, the snow and ice control policy allows the city to provide snow and ice control services in a safe, efficient and cost effective manner. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED the. City of Lakeville authorizes adoption of the Lakeville Snow and Ice Control Policy, attached. • APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 18 day of January , 2000, by the City Council of the City of Lakeville. CITY OF LAKEVILLE y: B ttY i dt, Acting -Mayor A TEST: harlene Friedges, Cit Jerk RESOLUTION/SNOWANDICEPOUCY CLTY OF LAKEVILLE SNOW AND ICE CONTROL POLICY I. PURPOSE The purpose of this policy is to establish and maintain uniform definitions and procedures concerning snow and ice control operations by the City of Lakeville. II. OBJECTIVE It is the goal of the City of Lakeville. Public Works Department to maintain city roadways during the snow and ice season in order to assure delivery of emergency services and provide access#o the motoring public. III. PROCEDURE The Operations & Maintenance Director, Street Department Superintendent or his/her designated representative will determine when to begin snow and :ice control operations. In General: • A. Every year the Operations and Maintenance Department .prepares snow removal and ice control route maps. These maps are carried on all snow removal and ice control equipment and are not altered except for public safety emergencies. B. Any snow, freezing rain, sleet or wind conditions contributing to drifting " may require operations to begin, depending on their effects to city roadways. C. Mainline plowing operations will occur upon the accumulation of approximately two or more inches of snow. D. Cul-de-sacs will be plowed to -the center whenever possible with the intention of bulk snow storage in this area. Exceptions will be defined by the Street Superintendent or his/her designee after identifying a special need or circumstance. E. Application of salt/sand or other chemicals will occur as a secondary effort following snow plowing, except for major intersections or critical areas where needed. • 1 t ~ F. Removal of snow from bridge shoulders, medians, and intersections may occur at some time after snow and ice control operations are complete. • Normally, these efforts will occur during regular work hours. G. All plow routes will be checked. and .re-plowed as needed during the next regular work days following mainline plowing efforts.. H. Additional plowing, scraping, and/or application of chemicals or abrasives will occur as determined by the Director of Operations & Maintenance, Street Superintendent, or his/her designee. Whenever possible, these additional operations will continue during normal work shifts. I. Snow plowing and ice control on county roads is the responsibility of the Dakota County Highway Department. State highways are the responsibility of the Minnesota Department of Transportation. J. During extraordinary snow and ice events, additional personnel and equipment may be utilized to supplement normal mainline and cul-de-sac operations. During periods of extended continuous snowfall or freezing rain, operations may be focused on primary transportation routes and .emergency service delivery locations and may be performed on a Limited scale. K. Snow removal and/or ice control operations will be coordinated with police . and fire operations to accommodate emergencies. In the event a blizzard emergency is declared by the. Police Chief or his/her designee, the City Council approved Emergency Operation Plan-Blizzard Emergency Annex M, will take precedence over Snow and Ice Control Policy. L. The city has classified city streets based on the street function, traffic volume, and importance to the welfare of the community. Accordingly, snow plow routing is designed to provide the maximum possible coverage to higher volume safety sensitive areas first. M. On-street parking is not allowed during snow removal operations per City Code, attachment A. N. Safety of personnel and the public will always be priority in snow removal and ice control operations. IV. BOULEVARD CONSIDERATIONS Snow and ice is stored on the public boulevard area adjacent to the street (normally 7 to 13 feet behind the curb). Any object that could hamper or be damaged by snow removal operations should be removed from this area {fences, landscaping, etc.) Trash awaiting pick-up should beset in at least eight feet behind the curbline. Mailboxes 2 should be installed no less than 48"above the street level and should not extend • beyond the back of the curb. A. Mailboxes actually hit by a snow plow will be the responsibility of the city to replace, per City Council Resolution No: 99-290, Attachment B. B. Snow removal near mailboxes is completed by city as safe as possible to not damage mailbox. It is mailbox owners responsibility to remove any excess snow for mail delivery. C. Most of the mainline plowing vehicles are equipped with a front plow and side wing fortwo-pass plowing of most residential streets. Plows are angled to the right for plowing from the centerline of the street toward the curb. For this reason, a certain amount of snow will be deposited in driveways, and on boulevards. The city does not plow private streets, accesses or driveways. D. The city will maintain some of the pedestrian sidewalks and trails in the city, per pedestrian sidewalk/trail snow removal routes, Attachment C. As there is a limited number of personnel available, the city will only maintain these sidewalks after the streets have been plowed. All other sidewalks are the responsibility of the owners and/or occupants, per City Code, Attachment D. • E. The city will repair turf damage on boulevards which was the direct result of plowing beyond the back of the curb. All other damage within the public right-of-way is the property owner's responsibility (i.e. shrubs, bushes, rock, trees, irrigation systems, etc.) 3 ATTACHMENT A CITY CODE TITLE 6 SECTION 6-1 1-3 PARKING A. No owner of a motor vehicle, trailer, boat, snowmobile, or seasonal vehicle shall leave, park, or permit the same to stand on any city street or alley for more. than forty eight (48) hours. B. No owner of a motor vehicle, trailer, boat, snowmobile, or seasonal vehicle shall leave, park, or permit the same to-stand on a street or alley after a snowfall of such amount which reasonably requires the plowing and clearing of city streets and alleys until the street or alley has been plowed. • ATTACHMENT B CITY OF LAKEVILLE RESOLUTION DATE: December 13, 1999 RESOLUTION NO: 99-290 MOTION BY: Mulvihill SECONDED. By: Luick MAILBOX RERLACEMENT POLICY DURfNG SNOW AND !CE CONTROL SEASON WHEREAS, this resolution will replace Lakeville Resolution 92-17, (Damaged Mailbox Replacement Policy) in its entirety, and WHEREAS, the l.akeviile Street Department may inadvertently damage mailboxes and support posts by direot contact with city snowplows, and WHEREAS, the city is accepting responsibility for replacement or reimbursement far replacement of mailboxes per the following policy: • .Only mailboxes actually .hit, by a snowplow, will be the responsibility of the city to replace or reimburse. . • The city will not be responsible for .damage to mailboxes or support posts caused by • snow or ice coming in contact with the mailbox.. - . • At the mailbox owners request, the city.wiif, replace the mailbox with a standard size non-decorative metal mailbox and. replace the support post as necessary with a ..minimum 4" x 4", decay resistant wood support post, .both installed by the city, or _ The city will reimburse the mailbox owner ~b0.00 for the replacement of the mailbox and post by others.. AND, WHEREAS, replacement or option. reimbursement per policy will satisfy. city's responsibility for damage to mailbox. NOW, THEREI=ORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City .Council of the City of Lakeville .adopts this Resolution establishing a snow and ice season mailbox replacement policy on this 13th day of December , 1999. C3TY OF LAKEVILLE i D ane Zaun, or rrES . hariene Friedges ity Clerk RESOLU710WMAIU30X REPLACEMENT POLICY ATTACHMENT D CITY CODE TITLE 7 SECTION 7-3-8 SNOW AND ICE REMOVAL FROM SIDEWALKS A. Owners and occupants of real property are required to maintain public sidewalks abutting their property to prevent a public nuisance affecting the . safety of the general public. B. It shall be unlawful for the owner or the occupant of real property to fail to remove snow and ice from sidewalks abutting their property within forty- eight (48) hours after the snow or ice has been deposited. C. After giving. the owner or occupant of real property not in compliance with this section two days advance written notice of noncompliance, the city may cause the snow or ice to be removed and may assess the cost against the property owner in accordance with Minn. Stat. §429.101. D. Penalties. 1. Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a petty misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of up to one hundred dollars ($100.00). 2. 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