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 () - 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 () - Sidewalk Service - Includes 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 ()- 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
• King County 2009 Stormwater Pollution Prevention Manual Activity Sheet A-40 Street Deicing Operations ()
• Guidelines for the Selection of Snow & Ice Control Materials to Mitigate Environmental Impacts. NCHRP Report 577, Transportation Research Board,  National Cooperative Highway Research Program, 2007  
• Magnesium Chloride as a Road Deicer: A Critical Review (), by Peter G. Snow, Burns Concrete, Inc.  - Palouse-Clearwater Environmental Institute (PCEI)
• Managing Highway Deicing to Prevent Contamination of Drinking Water (), Source Water Protection Practices Bulletin, EPA 816-F-02-019 August 2002
• Minimizing Effects from Highway Deicing (),  Storm Water Management Fact Sheet, EPA 832-F-99-016
  September 1999
• Salt Institute
  • Road Salt - Issues in Focus -
  • Winter Road Safety - Uses and Benefits

Policies and Procedures

• Cheney Snow and Ice Removal Policy
• Kennewick Snow and Ice Control
  • Kennewick  Snow and Ice Control Policy ()
• Pierce County Transportation Road Operations Division Snow and Ice Control Plan ()
• Port Angeles Snow Removal Procedures
• Port Townsend Snow Removal Policy
• Spokane Snow and Ice Control  Policy and Procedure 1100-08-02  () 
• Stevens County Public Works Department Winter Maintenance Policy
• Walla Walla Public Works Department - Policy for Winter Salting Operations, Snow Plowing Policy and Instructions.
• Washington Department of Transportation, Maintenance Manual, Ch. 7 Snow and Ice Control ()

Other Information Sources

• APWA North American Snow Conference - 2011
• 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 Snow and Ice Control - Washington State Department of Transportation
• Collections
  • APWA Publications on Snow and Ice Control (Bookstore 
  • Transportation Research Board Publications Index (Search snow and ice)