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Snow Removal
Frequently Asked Questions
Q:
What
streets in town are snow emergency routes?
Q:
Once the snow emergency route is plowed
curb-to-curb can I park back on that street?
Q:
How do I know when I need to remove my car
from the streets?
Q:
Can I park my vehicle in the boulevard?
Q:
I live on an east west street. How soon do I
need to remove my car from the street?
Q:
When do the north south streets get plowed?
Q:
Does ticketing begin on North South streets
as soon as plowing begins?
Q:
When does snow removal in the down town
district begin?
Q:
When are City owned parking lots cleared of
snow?
Q:
When the snowplow went past it threw snow up
on the sidewalk. Does the City remove this snow?
Q:
I have a large pile of snow in front of my mailbox
and the post office will not deliver the mail. Will the City clear
the snow in front of the mailbox?
What streets in town are snow emergency routes?
All snow emergency
routes are clearly marked with signs along the route that reminds
people that parking is not allowed once 2 inches of snow falls on
our community.
Routes Designated:
Burr Street
East Kay Ave
Fairoaks Ave from Main St. to Kimball St.
Foster St. from Havens to Shanard Rd.
Havens St. from Ohlman St. to Burr St.
Kimball St. from 7th Ave. to 23rd Ave.
Miller St. from Havens to Ninde
Miller St. from Ninde St. to Norway Ave.
Minnesota St. from Havens to 7th Ave.
Minnesota St. from 7th Ave. to 23rd Ave.
Norway Ave. from Ohlman St. to Kay Ave.
Park Drive from 15th Ave. to 11th Ave.
Sanborn St. from Havens to North Highway 37
South Rowley St. from Havens to Spruce St.
1st Ave. Foster St. to Mattie St.
1st Ave. from Minnesota St. to Foster St.
5th Ave. from Edgerton St. to Sanborn St.
5th Ave. from Sanborn St. to Foster St.
8th Ave. from Ohlman St. to Minnesota St.
11th Ave. from Park Dr. to Foster St.
15th Ave. from Commerce St. to Park Drive.
Once the
snow emergency route is plowed
curb-to-curb can I park back on
that street?
No!
The actual ordinance is
as follows:
7-6-2:SNOW
EMERGENCY ROUTES:
SUBPART B-
Parking Restrictions: When a
snowfall of more than two inches (2") occurs, no person shall
park or leave parked along the curb parking areas on any of the
streets or portions of streets designated as snow emergency
routes any vehicle until such time as the street has been
cleared of snow back to the curb line and snowfall accumulation
has ceased. (Ord. 1518, 12-16-1985)
Please take note
of the last portion of the ordinance where it states no parking is
allowed until the street has been cleared AND
snowfall accumulation has ceased.
During a snow event the plowing of
the highways and snow emergency routes begin almost immediately
sometimes with less than an inch of snow on the ground. However,
ticketing and towing along emergency routes begins once it is
determined that we have received 2 inches of snow. Ticketing and
towing continues until the snow event has ended. The
street department plows emergency routes several times during a
storm. Storms sometimes spread over two and on rare occasions three
days. On those occasions there should be no parking on emergency
snow routes for whatever the
length of the storm.
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How do I know when
I need to remove my car from the streets?
Any time snow begins to fall during the winter, your car should be
removed from the emergency snow routes and refrain from parking on
these routes until the storm has passed.
Every few hours, throughout a
snow event, public service announcements are given to the local
radio stations and newspaper. The local radio stations are very
quick in responding to these public service announcements. They do
an excellent job in
informing the public of what is taking place for
snow removal activities. These announcements can also be found on
the at
www.cityofmitchell.org. Just follow the
Snow Alerts link.
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Can I park my vehicle in the boulevard?
No, because that area is public right
of way and would be considered part of the street.
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I live on an east west street. How soon do I need
to remove my car from the street?
The normal sequence of plowing
streets in Mitchell is emergency & priority routes first.
If the
snow has diminished, the plowing of east west streets immediately
follows the completion of the emergency routes. Ticketing on east
west streets begins when the plowing begins on those streets.
Therefore, it is advisable to listen to the radio stations or check
the internet for plowing announcements. It is advisable to remove
your vehicle from east west streets as soon as snow begins to
fall.
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When do the north
south streets get plowed?
Plowing begins on the north -
south streets as soon as the east west streets have been cleared
curb to curb.
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Does ticketing
begin on North South streets as soon as plowing begins?
Ticketing (by ordinance) does not
begin on the north - south routes for twelve hours after the
completion of plowing of east west streets. This is to give
residence some time to remove the vehicles from the north south
streets. That means the street department will likely return the
following day to cleanup areas where cars were parked on the first
day. If your vehicle is still on the street after twelve hours has
passed since the east west streets have been cleared, you may
receive a ticket. The police department patrols those streets, after
12 hours have passed, and writes tickets to vehicles that have
not been moved during that storm and have been plowed
around.
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When does snow
removal in the down town district begin?
Snow removal in the downtown
area,
District A, occurs as soon as practical
after a storm has passed. Signs are placed in the streets at
numerous locations in
District A and public service
announcements are made on the radio stations. No parking is allowed
on any street in this district after 11:00 p.m. that night. Parking
is restricted until after the windrow of snow is completely removed
from a given street.
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When are City
owned parking lots cleared of snow?
Public parking lots are cleaned as
soon as practical after the snow is removed from the downtown
District A streets. However, snow removal in parking lots and
streets in District A are NEVER performed on the
same night. Signs are placed at entrances into the parking lots that
are going to be cleared and announcements made on the radio stations
and posted on the Snow Alerts page.
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When the snowplow went past it threw
snow up on the sidewalk. Does the City remove this snow?
It is the property owners
responsibility to keep the sidewalks clear of snow & ice. If the
property owner does not clear the sidewalk the City may clear the
walk and bill the property owner.
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I have a large pile of snow in front of my mailbox
and the post office will not deliver the mail. Will the City clear
the snow in front of the mailbox?
It is the residence responsibility to
keep the snow removed from in front of the
mailboxes. With over 4000
residences in Mitchell it is impossible to keep mailboxes clear
of
snow piles. When snow is plowed from the street, it is pushed to the
side. Over time
a windrow of snow accumulates in front of mailboxes.
If we continue to push the snow over, eventually the mailbox would
also be pushed over.
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