Sidewalk Clearing

Snow Removal from Sidewalks in the Central Business District:

Currently the Highway Traffic By-law No. 4063 requires property owners to clear snow and ice from sidewalks in an area designated as the Central Business District.

Highway Traffic By-law No. 4063, Section 110 (2) states:

The occupier of a property abutting on a sidewalk in the Central Business District shall remove or cause to be removed, snow and ice, and take such other reasonable measures as shall be necessary to ensure safety of pedestrians using the sidewalk.

The Central Business District is defined as:

• “Central Business District” - The Area of:

• 49^th Avenue from 53^rd Street to 47^th Street.
• 50^th Avenue from 44^th Street to 57^th Street
• 51^st Avenue from 52^nd Street to 46^th Street.
• The west side of 52^nd Avenue from 54^th Street to 46^th Street.
• 53^rd Street, 52^nd Street, 51^st Street, 50^th Street, 49^th Street, and 48^th Street from 49^th Avenue to 52^nd Avenue.
• 54th Street from 50th Avenue to 50A Avenue.

Highway Traffic By-law No. 4063, Section 110 (5) states:

The contents of section 110 (2) shall not be construed so as to relieve such pedestrians of their duty to exercise due care and precaution when using the sidewalk.

Snow Removal from other areas:

Please be advised that By-law No. 4063 prohibits the removal of snow from a driveway onto a road.

Highway Traffic By-law No. 4063, Section 110 (1) states:

No person shall place, or cause or allow to be placed upon any highway or public place within the City any snow, ice, dirt, or other obstruction removed from any place in the City other than from a sidewalk pursuant to the provisions of this By-law.

The word “highway”, as defined in the Highway Traffic By-law, includes a road.

This means that the only snow you can legally place on the road is snow from a public sidewalk.

Placing snow from a driveway onto a road causes traffic mobility problems, pedestrian safety concerns, and visibility difficulty.