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From the City of Westerville:
Be prepared for winter weather conditions, by reading over the following snow guidelines, priorities and policies in Westerville:
Snow and ice removal priorities in the event we get a significant accumulation:
- Emergency travel for fire, emergency medical and police personnel is the first snow removal priority. Arterial and secondary streets are cleared first.
- The second priority is to clear streets around schools and to facilitate traffic moving in and out of the City, which also impacts first- and second-tier roads.
- The third priority is to clear neighborhoods.
Snow emergencies:
- If more than three inches fall, a snow emergency automatically goes into effect and cars parked on streets need to be moved to driveways or parking lots.
- If a snow emergency occurs in the middle of the night, updates may be delayed. In that case, please be mindful of the weather forecast for our region and park your car off the street if more than three inches is forecasted overnight.
- Please be mindful in emergency situations that staying home and off the roads is the best and safest course of action.
Snow shoveling:
- Residents and businesses are responsible for clearing their walkways.
- The City recommends shoveling snow away from the street so that snow is less likely to get pushed back onto the driveway or sidewalk by a passing snowplow.
- If snow must be shoveled out to the road, pile to the right side of the driveway (on two-way streets.) This allows snowplows to reach the snow pile after it passes the driveway
