City of Summit Offers Snow Removal Guidelines

City Hall offices are open Tuesday morning and the City of Summit is reminding residents of its snow removal guidelines and offering suggestions to improve public safety.

What can you do?

• Keep cars in your driveway for as long as possible
• Stay off the roads for all but the most essential trips
• Adopt a Hydrant – Shovel a two foot clear area around the fire hydrant near your home or business
• Help your neighbors who are unable to shovel their own walks

• The main arterials
• All emergency facilities including the Hospital, the First Aid Squad, Fire, Police
• Mass Transit routes and walkwaysSecondary Roadways and Public Facilities and Properties including public parking

Once the storm is over and all roadways have been plowed curb to curb, post storm clean up is completed.

• School Crossing Guard Posts
• Cross Walks in the Central Retail Business District 
• Opening meters in public parking facilities

In excessive storms additional snow removal may be required to allow safe passage of emergency vehicles, passenger and commercial vehicles and pedestrians.
Snow is also removed from the Central Retail Business District when warranted.

Ordinance Rules

• All snow must not be pushed into the roadway. When clearing snow it must be confined to your property behind the curbline.

• Snow pushed into the street narrows the road, creates hazardous driving conditions and becomes difficult for our plow operators to plow to the curbs.

• Clear snow from sidewalks within 24 hours of the end of the snowfall.

For more information, view the attached flyer or contact City Hall Department of Community Services 2nd Floor 512 Springfield Avenue • Summit NJ 07901 • 908-273-6404; www.cityofsummit.org