Snow clearing is a real duty here. South Bend's Sec. 18-7 and Mishawaka Code 58-527 both require the owner or occupant to clear snow and ice from public sidewalks within 24 hours after snowfall ends, a shovel-width path minimum.
Lake-effect snow makes sidewalk clearing an enforced obligation across St. Joseph County's cities. South Bend Municipal Code Sec. 18-7 requires owners or occupants to remove snow and ice from the public sidewalk within 24 hours after any accumulation ends, and a Neighborhood Services inspector can write a ticket for each day it stays uncleared. Mishawaka Code 58-527 mirrors this: sidewalks abutting your property must be cleared within 24 hours of a snowfall, to at least a shovel-width path. South Bend offers a disability exemption from citations by filed waiver, though the owner still owns the removal. In unincorporated areas there is no county sidewalk-clearing mandate.
Leaving a public sidewalk snow-covered past 24 hours violates South Bend Sec. 18-7 or Mishawaka Code 58-527. A code inspector can issue a ticket for each separate day the walk stays uncleared.
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