CITY OF ROCK CREEK

SNOW REMOVAL POLICY

1.   Dispatching of Snowplow: 

The city will not dispatch the snowplow until after the snow fall has stopped. During extended periods of snow fall, exceptions may be made. The snowplow will not be sent out in situations that may be hazardous due to restricted visibility. The snowplow will not be dispatched if the snow fall does not exceed a total of 3 (three) inches. If snow fall stops during the night or early morning hours, the plow will be dispatched at 5:00 AM.  The goal of the city is to have all roads passable in a reasonable amount of time.

2.   Operations:

Generally the clearing of roads will consist of three phases.

1.    Making the roads passable.

2.    Widening the roads.

3.    Cleaning up, depending on the situation more than one phase may be accomplished at one time.

       3. Personal Properties:

           a. Mail boxes and fences damaged during snow removal will be 
              evaluated on a case by case basis. Only those that are properly
              located and installed, damaged by actual contact with city 
              equipment will be repaired at the city's expense.

             b. City residents are reminded that it is unlawful to plow snow from
              driveways onto or across public roads. Piles of snow left on or near
              the road can freeze into a solid mass, creating a hazardous
              situation for vehicles and snowplows. Accidents and damage caused
              by snow piles placed in the roadway may result in liability to the
              property owner. Piles of snow increase the chance of drifting snow
              onto the roadway.

         c. Residents are reminded to remove parked vehicles from city
             roads to assist in snow removal.

         d. The city vehicles will not attempt to remove stuck vehicles from city
             ditches, snow banks or any other impediment.

         e. When directed by the road supervisor or the sheriff’s department,
             the city will make every effort to make emergency plowing.

    4. Information:

        The city will be plowing roads on a rotating basis to be fair to
        all the residents of the city.

YOUR SAFETY IS MOST IMPORTANT.  PLEASE KEEP YOUR
CHILDREN AND PETS AWAY FROM THE SNOW PLOW AND
OUT OF THE ROAD.