All commercial contractors that remove snow will be required to complete a snow removal registration form at City Hall. There is no fee for this registration, but it will require proof of insurance. The general liability limits will need to be at least three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) per person, five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) per occurrence, and one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for property damage during the term of the snow removal permit. The contractor will also be provided a copy of the snow removal policy. This will be a yearly registration, renewed by September 30th each year. Those exempt from this registration are those operating walk-behind snowblowers and those using shovels.
After each snow event and when the wind and snow has subsided – Snow will be removed from the Downtown Business District, the city will not haul snow from privately owned parking areas. All downtown sidewalks need to be cleared past the curb and the snow shall remain in the wind row (Do not pile any snow in piles on the street or public parking spaces). Please take extra care when removing snow around the ADA approaches to prevent damaging them (they are made of a composite material that could be easily damaged). No parking in Business District after 11:00PM. Iowa Law and City Code states it is unlawful for any person to place ice or snow from private property, sidewalks, or driveways onto the traveled way of a street or alley.
