Longmont, CO Property Maintenance: Snow & Sidewalk Clearing (2026)
Key Facts
- Deadline
- 24 hours after snow/ice stops
- Clearance width
- Sidewalk width or 4 feet
- Responsible parties
- Owner, manager, tenant, occupant
- City can
- Clear it and bill offender
Summary
Longmont gives owners, managers, tenants of an entire premises, and adult occupants of single-family homes 24 hours after snow or ice stops falling to clear the abutting public sidewalk to at least a four-foot width.
Within 24 hours after any snow or ice stops falling on a public sidewalk, it is the duty of: 1. Every owner and manager of property abutting the sidewalk; 2. Every tenant leasing an entire premises abutting the sidewalk; and 3. Every adult occupant of a single-family dwelling abutting the sidewalk to remove or cause the removal from public sidewalks abutting the property accumulated snow and ice, as this section provides. B.
Full Breakdown
LMC § 9.04.130 puts the duty on the property owner or manager, a tenant leasing the entire premises, or an adult occupant of a single-family dwelling to remove snow and ice within 24 hours after it stops falling, clearing the full sidewalk width or four feet, whichever is less, and to keep it reasonably passable afterward. Snow hasn't 'stopped falling' if more falls within four hours. The duty doesn't apply to sidewalks bordered by an arterial street, greenway, city park, or golf course on the other side, or to walks the city itself regularly clears.
Violations & Fines
Violation is an offense under the code; the community development director may notify a responsible person and, if uncorrected within 24 hours, have the city clear the walk and add its certified removal costs to the offender's court sentence. Breach also supports civil liability to anyone injured on the uncleared walk.
Frequently Asked Questions
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