Clearing Sidewalks

PROPERTY OWNERS MUST:

Clear sidewalks within three hours of snowfall ending or three hours after sunrise if it snows overnight, and clear at least a 42-inch-wide path for wheelchairs and strollers.

SHOVELING FINES:

Commercial $200

Residential with more than 16 units $100

Residential with 16 or fewer units $50

Shoveling Tips

Don’t shovel or push snow into the street. If you do, the City may fine you.

Remove ice to bare pavement or make as level as possible and treat with sand, sawdust, or similar material. Every year dozens of people are seriously injured slipping and falling on sidewalks.

Don’t push or stress yourself when you shovel. You can make an underlying illness worse.

Space Savers

You can only use a space saver when the City declares a snow emergency.

You have 48 hours to use a space saver after the end an emergency. After that, you must remove it from the street.

PLEASE KEEP IN MIND, space savers are banned in the South End.