Auburn, WA Property Maintenance: Snow & Sidewalk Clearing (2026)

40 ACC, titled Snow Removal from Sidewalks, contains a single operative section. 25 ACC. The duty runs to whoever occupies or controls the lot, which reaches tenants and property managers as well as owners, and it is triggered as soon as ice or snow accumulates on the abutting sidewalk, not just after a storm ends. The 24-hour clock is the only numeric standard in the chapter; there is no separate width or clearance-path requirement written into this section. 25, the same mechanism used for other public works infractions in Title 12, which the code applies uniformly across chapters like sidewalk obstructions and street trees.

44, Water on Sidewalks, in the streets and sidewalks title. Because the duty attaches to occupancy or control of the lot rather than title ownership alone, a renter who controls a property is independently on the hook for clearing the walk within the 24-hour window.