Snow and Ice on Public Right of Way 

Contents

• Parking Regulations for Snow Removal
• Removal of Snow from Sidewalks
• Snow Routes - Detours
• Application of Deicers
• Policies and Procedures
• Other Information Sources

Parking Regulations for Snow Removal

• Cheney Municipal Code Section 11.48.070 - Snow Removal and Section 11.48.090  - Period of Heavy Snowfall-Police removal of unlawfully parked vehicles
• East Wenatchee Municipal Code Section 10.08.030 - Parking - Snow Removal
• Moses Lake Municipal Code Chapter 10.14 ( 25 KB) - Snow Emergency - Towing Unauthorized Vehicles
• Puyallup Municipal Code  Section 11.08.100 - Roadway maintenance - Provides authority to remove vehicles for snow removal
• Walla Walla Municipal Code Chapter 10.23 - Snow Emergency Regulations - Includes towing of immobilized vehicles
• Wenatchee Municipal Code Section 6B.06.130  - Winter Months - Restricted Parking.

Removal of Snow from Sidewalks

• Cheney Municipal Code Chapter 12.32 - Snow Removal
• Cheney Municipal Code Section 9A.10.020 (C) - Additional Exempted Acts - Snow blower noise exemption when 2 or more inches of snow fall
• Colville Municipal Code Chapter 12.12 - Dumping Snow in Streets
• East Wenatchee Municipal Code Chapter 12.08- Snow and Ice removal
• Everett Municipal Code Section 13.08.020 - Sidewalk maintenance - snow and ice to be removed by noon.
• Moses Lake Municipal Code Ch. 12.20 ( 14 KB) - Snow Removal
• Seattle Municipal Code Section 15.48.010 - Snow and Ice Removal
• Walla Walla Municipal Code Chapter 12.16 - Sidewalks - Maintenance  - Includes removal of snow and ice
• Yakima Municipal Code Chapter 8.88 - Snow and Ice Removal 

Snow Routes - Detours

• King County Snow and Ice Plan
  • King County Municipal Code Chapter 14.48 (Word)- Snow Emergency Routes
• Sammamish Snow/Ice Route Map
• San Juan County (Winter) Road Safety and Maps
• Seattle’s Snow and Ice Response Plan

Application of Deicers

• Deicing: Salt Still on the Table,  by Janis Keating, Stormwater, January/February 2006
• Highway Deicing and Anti-icing for Safety and Mobility - Salt Institute
• Magnesium Chloride as a Road Deicer: A Critical Review ( 21 KB), by Peter G. Snow, Burns Concrete, Inc.  - Palouse-Clearwater Environmental Institute (PCEI)
• Managing Highway Deicing to Prevent Contamination of Drinking Water ( 129 KB), Source Water Protection Practices Bulletin, EPA 816-F-02-019 August 2002
• Minimizing Effects from Highway Deicing ( 229 KB),  Storm Water Management Fact Sheet, EPA 832-F-99-016
  September 1999
• Local Government Provisions
  • King County 2005 Stormwater Pollution Prevention Manual Activity Sheet A-40 Street Deicing Operations ( 40 KB)
  • Walla Walla Municipal Code Section 12.16.060 - Restriction on materials to control ice and snow – Penalty

Policies and Procedures

• Cheney Snow and Ice Removal Policy
• Kennewick Snow and Ice Control
• Kennewick Municipal Services Department Snow & Ice Control Policy (Word)
• Klickitat County Snow Plowing Policy
• Pierce County Transportation Road Operations Division Snow and Ice Control Plan ( 144 KB)
• Port Angeles Snow Removal Procedures
• Port Townsend Snow Removal Policy
• Spokane Snow and Ice Control  Policy & Procedure 1100-08-02  ( 158 KB) 
• Stevens County Public Works Department Winter Maintenance Policy and Procedures ( 66 KB)
• Walla Walla Public Works Department - Policy for Winter Salting Operations, Snow Plowing Policy & Instructions.
• Washington Department of Transportation, Maintenance Manual, Ch. 7 Snow and Ice Control ( 3.81 MB)
• Non Washington
  • League of Minnesota Cities Model Snowplowing Policy (Word)
  • Saco Maine Snow and Ice Control Policy

Other Information Sources

• APWA North American Snow Conference - Lists 2006 Educational Papers and Call for Papers for May 2007 Conference
• Getting the Drift, by Bruce Florquist, American City and County, September  2006
• Ice Alert - Blue Star Specialty Products
• Never Underestimate the Power of PR!  Public Relations for Winter Operations, by Alan L. Gesford, P.E. APWA Reporter, October 2006
• Pacific Northwest Snowfighters - Transportation agencies within the states of Washington, Oregon, Montana and Idaho and the province of British Columbia.  PNS mission is to provide specifications for the highest quality products balancing quality of environment with providing the safest possible transportation system and maximum mobility for the traveling public during snow and ice conditions, within reasonable budgetary, product performance and environmental constraints.
• Safe Plowing, by Robert A. Ferlis, Shahed Rowshan, Cathy Frye, Public Roads, January 2001
• Snow and Ice - Federal Highway Administration Road Weather Management Program
• Snow and Ice Control Articles,  American City and County, September 2001
• WSDOT Anti Icer/Snow and Ice Control Update - Washington State Department of Transportation
• WSDOT Salt Pilot Project - An evaluation by the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) of the performance of rock salt or salt brine on highways in comparison to other anti-icing chemicals that are used to control snow and ice on roadways
• Collections
  • APWA Publications on Snow and Ice Control (Bookstore - Scroll below APWA T-shirt display)
  • Transportation Research Board Publications Index (Search snow and ice)