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Herriman reviews snow parking rules, plow priorities and launches snowplow tracker ahead of weekend storm
Summary
Mayor Palmer and hosts detailed Herriman's snow event rules: park on even-numbered sides during snow events (public streets only), expect main roads prioritized first and cul-de-sacs last, and use the city's snowplow tracker (harriman.gov/snow-removal) to see plow activity.
Mayor Palmer and Herriman podcast hosts urged residents to prepare for a weekend snowstorm and reviewed local rules for snow events, including a parking restriction that requires vehicles on public streets to be parked on even-numbered-address sides while plows are operating.
The mayor said the city's crews "are pushing snow, right? Then when we say snow plowing, you're not eliminating snow." He and hosts stressed that plows move snow out of travel lanes rather than remove it entirely, which often leaves berms in front of driveways and mailboxes that residents must clear themselves.
Officials described the city's plow priority: main and collector roads and hilly areas are serviced first, followed by intersections and neighborhood streets; cul-de-sacs are lowest priority and may not be cleared until later the same day or the next afternoon. The hosts said the system exists because the city has a limited number of plows and operators and that crews are called in as snow accumulates.
To reduce confusion about whether a plow has serviced a street, the city offers a snowplow tracker app. Hosts said the tool shows named plows' routes and timing so residents can verify service. "We have about 14,000 ish households in Herriman," one host noted while explaining why predictable rules and a tracker matter for large-scale operations.
Practical tips offered on the podcast include creating a 10-to-15-foot "snow pocket" beside driveways before a plow arrives so runoff has space to collect, and the clear instruction not to shovel or pile snow into the roadway. The hosts also said the parking rule applies only to public streets; private or HOA-maintained roads are handled by property associations or private contractors and may follow different rules.
For severe cases—for example, a large, hazardous berm or ice that prevents safe access—residents were told to contact the city for an additional plow pass, but hosts cautioned that response time may be delayed when many people request service. The city's informational page and the snowplow tracker are available at harriman.gov/snow-removal.
The podcast closed by urging neighbors to help one another during storms and reminding listeners to follow the posted rules so plows can operate efficiently.
