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Council adopts new sidewalk snow-clearing ordinance for key pedestrian routes
Summary
Council adopted an ordinance requiring property owners to clear sidewalks on city-designated snow routes (and US 27) when 3 inches or more of snow falls; owners have 24 hours after the event to clear a 4-foot path, and the city may clear and bill if owners fail to act.
Oxford City Council voted to adopt a revised municipal ordinance focused on sidewalk snow removal for high-pedestrian routes. The measure amends the current code to require clearing when 3 inches or more of snow accumulates on designated city snow routes and on U.S. 27.
Under the adopted language, property owners or occupants must clear sidewalks to a 4-foot-wide surface down to concrete within 24 hours after the end of a qualifying snow event. The ordinance…
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