Rothschild, WI Property Maintenance: Snow & Sidewalk Clearing (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Village Code § 470-6
- Sidewalk clearing deadline
- 24 hours after snowfall ends
- Roof snow deadline
- 6 hours after daylight
- Snow-on-street ban
- Prohibited, incl. within 3 feet of rail tracks
- Nonpayment remedy
- Special charge on tax roll
Summary
Rothschild property owners and occupants have 24 hours after a snowfall ends to clear the abutting sidewalk of snow and ice. Village Code Section 470-6 also bans piling snow on streets or railroad tracks and requires roof snow to be cleared within six hours of daylight.
§ 470-6. Snow and ice removal. A. The owner, occupant or person in charge of any building fronting upon or adjoining any street, and the owner or person in charge of an unoccupied dwelling or lot fronting as aforesaid, shall clean the sidewalk in front of or adjoining such building or unoccupied lot or dwelling, as the case may be, of snow and ice from such sidewalk and cause the same to be kept clear from snow and ice within 24 hours after cessation of a snowfall, provided that when ice has so formed on any sidewalk that it cannot be removed, then the persons herein referred to shall yet make such sidewalk, for its entire width, generally slip-free and easily passable within the time referred to.
Full Breakdown
Section 470-6A puts the clock on the occupant, or the owner if the property is unoccupied: the sidewalk fronting or adjoining a building, unoccupied dwelling, or lot must be cleared of snow and ice within 24 hours after a snowfall stops. Where ice has bonded to the walk so it genuinely cannot be removed, the ordinance still requires making the sidewalk, for its full width, generally slip-free and easily passable within that same 24-hour window. 83 for any snow removal work it performs itself. Section 470-6B separately bars throwing, piling, or placing snow or ice on a street or public place, or within three feet of railroad tracks.
Section 470-6C addresses roof snow: anyone occupying, owning, or in charge of a building near a street or sidewalk where falling snow or ice creates a hazard must clear the roof within six hours of daylight following the snowfall's end and must install guards to keep snow and ice from falling on adjacent sidewalks or streets. 0627.
Violations & Fines
Failing to clear sidewalk snow and ice within the 24-hour deadline, or roof snow within six hours of daylight, is a violation of Chapter 470 subject to the general penalty under Village Code Section 1-2 per Section 470-7. Beyond that penalty, the Department of Public Works can perform the removal itself after notice and bill the cost to the owner as a special charge entered on the property tax roll.
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