Lower Merion, PA Property Maintenance: Snow & Sidewalk Clearing (2026)

Section 133-4A declares that allowing snow or ice to lie, remain or accumulate on a Township sidewalk is a public nuisance, and Subsection B puts the clearing duty on tenants or occupants of occupied properties, and on owners or agents of unoccupied properties, requiring a cleared, ADA-compliant pathway at least 36 inches wide within 24 hours after snow or sleet stops falling, including the portion of sidewalk leading to the street at corner properties and any ADA ramps. If the snow or ice is frozen too hard to remove without damaging the pavement, the sidewalk must instead be strewn with sand, ashes, sawdust, salt or a similar abrasive.

Subsection C makes clear that snow pushed back onto sidewalks and driveways by Township plow operations remains the responsibility of the tenant, occupant or owner to clear. Section 133-4.1 governs where the shoveled snow can go: back onto the property it came from, or along the curb side only if there's no more room on the property, and never shoveled, plowed, thrown or deposited into the street, or piled around a fire hydrant or drain.