The City of Scranton will be enforcing its snow removal ordinances upon publication of this notice on November 2, 2011.

City Code 3-3-37 Parking During Snow Emergency.  No person shall park, abandon, or leave unattended any vehicle on any public street, alley, or City-owned off-street parking area during any snow emergency proclaimed by the Mayor unless the snow has been removed or plowed from said street, alley or parking area and the snow has ceased to fall.  A snow emergency parking ban shall continue from its proclamation through the duration of the snow or ice storm and the forty-eight (48) hour period after cessation of the storm except as above provided upon streets which have been fully opened.

City Code 6-13-5 Cleaning Snow and Ice Accumulations.  It shall be the duty of the property owner to keep sidewalks abutting the owner's property clear of the natural accumulations of snow or ice.  If the owner fails to do so within twenty four (24) hours after deposit of accumulation, the Mayor may have the natural accumulations of snow or ice removed without notice to the property owner.  The Mayor shall give the Council an itemized and verified statement of the removal costs and a legal description of the property at the next regular council meeting. The costs shall be reviewed by the Council, and if found correct, shall be assessed against the property as taxes.  The City Clerk shall be directed to certify the costs to the County Treasurer for collection as provided in Section 364.12 of the Code of Iowa.

Thank you for your cooperation,