Ogden, UT Property Maintenance: Snow & Sidewalk Clearing (2026)
Key Facts
- Snow removal deadline
- 12 hours after snow stops falling
- Overnight storm rule
- 12 hours after sunrise
- Ice sanding deadline
- 24 hours if ice cannot be removed
- Enforcement
- Public works director orders removal, bills owner
- Dumping ban
- Cannot place cleared snow back in public way
Summary
Ogden owners, occupants, lessors or agents of property abutting a paved sidewalk must clear falling snow within twelve hours after it stops, or within twelve hours of sunrise if it fell overnight. Ice that cannot be safely removed must be sanded within twenty four hours.
7-2-8: SNOW REMOVAL: A. Required: It is unlawful for any owner, occupant, lessor or agent of any property abutting on any paved sidewalk of the city to fail to remove, or cause to be removed from such paved sidewalk, all snow falling thereon within twelve (12) hours after such snow shall have ceased to fall; provided, that if the storm occurs at night, then within twelve (12) hours after sunrise the next day. If such snow has turned to ice and it cannot be removed without injury to the sidewalk, the owner, occupant, lessor or agent shall cover or cause such ice to be covered, within twenty four (24) hours, with sand or some other similar substance which will render it safe for travel.
Full Breakdown
Ogden City Code section 7-2-8 requires the owner, occupant, lessor or agent of any property abutting a paved sidewalk to remove, or cause to be removed, all snow falling on that sidewalk within twelve hours after the snow stops falling; if the storm happens at night, the twelve hour clock runs from sunrise the next day. If the snow has turned to ice and cannot be removed without damaging the sidewalk, the responsible party must cover the ice with sand or a similar substance within twenty four hours to make it safe for travel.
If the owner, occupant, lessor or agent fails to clear the snow in a timely manner, the public works director can order the city to remove the snow or ice and charge the cost to the property owner directly or as a lien against the property. Section 7-2-8 subsection B separately bans placing snow or ice removed from private property into the public way, and bans placing snow or ice removed from sidewalks or driveway approaches in a manner that creates a hazard to vehicle or pedestrian traffic.
150 and was amended by Ordinance 97-83 in 1997; it sits in the same chapter as Ogden's parking strip maintenance duty (section 7-2-9), which requires abutting owners to keep parking strips free of weeds, junk and debris.
Violations & Fines
Failing to clear sidewalk snow within the twelve hour window, or ice within twenty four hours, lets the public works director order city removal and bill the cost to the property owner or place it as a lien on the property. Dumping cleared snow back into the public way or creating a traffic hazard with removed snow is separately unlawful under subsection B.
Frequently Asked Questions
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