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Council approves new sidewalk snow-and-ice rules, shifts enforcement to Inspections & Permits
Summary
The Anne Arundel County Council on Dec. 1 passed Bill 76-25 (4–3), extending private property snow/ice removal timeframes, moving enforcement from police to the Department of Inspections & Permits and converting the offense to a civil citation with warning provisions.
The Anne Arundel County Council voted 4–3 on Dec. 1 to adopt Bill 76-25, an ordinance revising county code on sidewalk snow and ice removal.
Under current law, property owners abutting county sidewalks must remove snow and ice within six hours of a snow event or by 11 a.m. the following morning for overnight accumulations. The amendment approved by the council extends that period to 24 hours and, for light accumulations (under 3 inches), allows an additional 24 hours; for greater…
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