Roseville, MN Property Maintenance: Snow & Sidewalk Clearing (2026)

Roseville treats uncleared snow on pathways as a public health and safety nuisance in Sec. 405.03(16). The rule applies to all properties with off-the-road, non-motorized pathways, except non-tax-exempt low density residential properties. On those properties, ice and snow that is not removed from the non-motorized pathway within 12 hours after snow and ice have ceased to be deposited on it is a nuisance. The clock runs from the end of deposit, not from the start of the storm.

The printed 12-hour rule is about pathways on a property, and the low density residential carve-out means the text quoted here does not set a household sidewalk deadline. Sec. 405.08(b) separately names the accumulation of snow and ice on public sidewalks among the nuisances whose abatement costs the city can assess against the parcel.

Sec. 405.09 sets the accelerated procedure for snow and ice under Sec. 405.03(16). It applies notwithstanding Sec. 405.07, which allows up to 30 days. The officer charged with enforcement serves written notice in person, by posting on the premises, or by regular or certified first-class mail to the property owner or occupant. The notice specifies the nuisance, states that it must be abated within five working days, and warns that the city will otherwise abate it and certify the cost against the property for collection with taxes. If the owner or occupant fails to comply within five days, the city provides for abatement, keeps records of the cost and gives them to the city manager for assessment under Sec. 405.08.

Sec. 703.10 adds a related ban: obstruction or blocking of city owned non-motorized pathways, sidewalks, or designated bicycle routes, by any means, including the parking of vehicles or storage of snow, is prohibited. The community development director enforces Chapter 405 under Sec. 405.06, and the public works director handles nuisances impacting the public right-of-way.