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City Council Memorandum
To: Mayor Hicks & City Councilmembers
From: Melanie Mesko Lee, Assistant City Administrator
Date: January 12, 2011
Item: First Reading/Order Public Hearing: Ordinance Amendment Relating to Snow
Removal
Council Action Requested:
Approve the first reading and order a public hearing/second reading at the February 7, 2011
Council meeting for the purposes of amending Section 95.23(A) of the City Code with regards to
the time limit requiring snow removal on sidewalks
Background Information:
Recently, staff identified a discrepancy in City Code regarding when snow removal on sidewalks
must occur. Section 95.23(A) indicates that it must be removed within 24 hours of a snowfall;
Section 90.04(A) indicates that it must be removed within 48 hours. The proposed change before
the Council would make this requirement for snow removal on sidewalks consistent with a 48
hour timeline.
Staff supports this change to ensure consistency between these two provisions.
Financial Impact:
N/A
Advisory Commission Discussion:
N/A
Council Committee Discussion:
N/A
Attachments:
Proposed ordinance amendment
CITY OF HASTINGS, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO. 2011-___, THIRD SERIES
An Ordinance of the City of Hastings Declaring
Public Nuisances Affecting Public Peace and Safety
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HASTINGS:
HASTINGS CITY CODE CHAPTER 95 IS HEREBY AMENDED AND SECTION
95.23(A) IS AMENDED AS FOLLOWS:
§ 95.23 PUBLIC NUISANCES AFFECTING PEACE AND SAFETY.
The following are declared to be nuisances affecting public peace and safety:
(A) All snow and ice not removed from public sidewalks 24 48 hours after the snow
or other precipitation causing the condition has ceased to fall;
Council member _____________________ moved a second to this Ordinance, and upon being
put to a vote it was adopted by a majority of all Council members present.
Adopted by the Hastings City Council on this ____ day of ________, 2011, by the following
vote:
Ayes
Nays:
Absent:
CITY OF HASTINGS
_______________________
Paul J. Hicks, Mayor
ATTEST:
_________________________
Melanie Mesko Lee, City Clerk
I hereby certify that the above is a true and correct copy of the Ordinance
presented to and adopted by the City of Hastings, County of Dakota, Minnesota, on the ____ day
of ______, 2011, as disclosed by the records of the City of Hastings on file and of record in the
office.
____________________________
Melanie Mesko Lee,
City Clerk
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