Livonia, MI Property Maintenance: Snow & Sidewalk Clearing (2026)

370 of the Livonia Code of Ordinances requires the occupant of every lot adjoining a sidewalk, or the owner if the lot is unoccupied, to clear all ice or snow from that sidewalk within specific time limits. Snow that falls or drifts during the night must be removed by twelve noon; snow falling or drifting during the day must be removed by twelve noon the following day. When ice forms on a sidewalk, the owner or occupant must remove it immediately if practicable, and if immediate removal is not practicable, must spread sand or sifted coal ashes on the ice to keep it from being slippery and dangerous to pedestrians, then remove the ice as soon as practicable afterward.

370(B) ties the penalty structure to the October 1 through May 1 period, treating a first violation in that window as a municipal civil infraction carrying a $50 fine plus costs and other sanctions. Each day a violation continues counts as a separate infraction, and each additional day or separate later violation within the same October 1 to May 1 period carries a higher $75 civil fine. The Director of Building Inspection or a designee is the city official authorized to issue these municipal civil infractions. 380 requires businesses that remove snow with mechanical equipment to hold a city license.