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Km > -é‘. PAGE 10 â€" WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1994 Winter has arrived and we are providing the following information so you are better informed about the City‘s snow clearing and salting operations procedures and policies. Remember, all procedures and policies are established by Byâ€"laws and Quality Standards approved by your City Council. ti9 Gounell. | | __ ROAD CLEARING f A der. t 65 on o o Tok t nola o 0+ e dots 4* en tuitm, B ce P iaitey s »sptfany wheres "u4 en pre ‘ C mmen n w t sttan . eayt it Agaarte .oR es T y c nus ie "-"’1"?5;’ o -Xi& "as lt 4 hy cteg P O to. mt $3 e n inar t o d AÂ¥eh on Â¥in T 9A 2. uBP rin ) PeprRai t y o pe io es t g o n h k T9. ;. Mp: § > * Td Sel h wre wl L en Plges: hk 9 Po+ Ipte n d o7 M n un en io e out ) Sn Urigiathe y iy‘ 'J.,...':'-..‘,fi«"q.:. NS O Siai eC Pok ‘/,;, _ With your help, we can provide better service to }:he community, One of the $ ‘~..> â€" best actions you can take is not to park on the street during a snowstorm or Y :7 _ when snow clearing operations are underway. There will be evening "â€"se _ enforcement of the city parking byâ€"law between the hours of 2:30 â€" 6:00 a.m. T : fi .__ during the winter operation months. y * rnk :-"_ ‘_ Here are a few other tips: Lz <cls‘.< _ + Pile all snow from your driveways and walks on your property â€" not the ©\* Ew "~ * Shovel the city sidewalks as soon as you can after a storm and apply sand im stg? or salt when icy uin "o ..z3 _* Please be patient. You can be sure we are doing our best and that all e PA O;M will be plo;;od. [ljandet severe conditions this may take some time. NA JouAgH* o% your garbage ay, place your garbage and recycling containers close to y ie the road edge but, if possible, in your driveway so they do not interfere y d ,}:'-‘:'. f with snow removal. L. â€".. _ we do have priorities when carrying out snow clearing operations. Snow Clearing Information Culâ€"deâ€"sacs and radius corners are special cases. The City has prepared a\d\ special information sheet that describes snow removal and salting activities for these areas. You can obtain your copy at the Service Centre on Lexington Court, City Hall Engineering counter or from your Garbage or Recycling driver. The City clears many walkways and sidewalks throughout the City, especially in the uptown area. The owner or occupant of a property is required to remove all snow and ice from sidewalks on the street in front or along the side of the property within 24 hours after a snowfall. Snow must not be placed on the sidewalk or roadway. In the case where there is no boulevard, then the snow from the city sidewalk may be placed along the edge of the street. Snow must not be pushed from parking lots or driveways into or across the street. Enforcement of the byâ€"law dealing with these issues (Byâ€"law 82â€"12) is done by complaint. Last winter many tickets were issued for $29.95 each to offenders. For the safety and convenience of all pedestrians we urge you to do your part in keeping the sidewalks clear. WHAT CAN YOU DO? CULâ€"DEâ€"SACS Cityâ€"owned parking lots are generally cleared between 2 AM and 6 AM, when there is no parking allowed. We cannot clear our parking lots of snow with parked cars in the way. If it is found that vehicles continue to park in these lots during no parking hours, Byâ€"law 4009 will be enforced and the offending vehicles will be ticketed and/or towed (or probably plowed in). SIDEWALK CLEARING SALTING & SANDING The starting point in each of the road groupings are alternated every snow fall so that the same streets are not always last to be cleared. Each road grouping also has standards for maintenance. In general, the maximum depth of snow acceptable on major arterial roads and downtown streets is 5 cm (2 inches) and on local residential and rural roads is 13 em (5 inches). The remainder of the roads fall in between these limits. Sand is usually applied in rural areas. Sand and salt are applied as necessary and at rates that are both effective and economical. These standards are similar to those used by other urban municipalities within the Region. Salt is applied early in a storm to prevent snow from sticking to the pavement. If plowing is required later, the plow is then able to clear the pavement completely. Salting will be done again after the plow has passed to keep ice off the pavement. Critical areas such as steep hills, curves, intersections and approaches to railroad crossings are salted throughout a volume rural roads 4( at% 3 3) Collector roads and medium traffic volume rural roads 4) Local residential and rural roads with low traffic Each snowplow clears the roadways in a designated area of the city along routes scheduled as follows: 1) Major arterial roads and Uptown streets 2) Remaining arterial roads, bus routes and high traffic volumes