Blue Springs, MO Property Maintenance: Snow & Sidewalk Clearing (2026)

Section 220.735 places a standing duty on every property owner or occupant in the City of Blue Springs, Missouri to keep the sidewalk adjacent to a residence lot or place of business free of ice or snow. The Section does not fix a set number of hours to clear the walk; instead, the duty becomes an enforceable violation once the Chief of Police or the Director of Public Works has personally notified the responsible person that the sidewalk needs to be cleared and the person still fails or refuses to comply.

That notice requirement gives property owners a warning step before a citation issues, distinguishing Section 220.735 from a strict-liability snow ordinance. The Section sits in Article X, Miscellaneous Offenses, alongside the skating-on-icy-sidewalks ban in Section 220.725 and the general street-obstruction ban in Section 220.740, all enforced by the Blue Springs Police Department and Public Works. Because Section 220.735 sets no fine of its own, a violation defaults to the City's general penalty, Section 100.080: a fine of up to $500, imprisonment of up to ninety days, or both, with each day of continued noncompliance after notice treated as a separate offense.