Snow clearing is not applicable in Safety Harbor's Florida climate. However, abutting property owners must keep sidewalks clear of vegetation, debris, and obstructions, and report damaged sections to Public Works.
Safety Harbor does not experience snow, so no snow-removal ordinance applies. Instead, sidewalk maintenance is governed by Chapter 5 building and premises rules and Chapter 23 traffic and street regulations. Abutting property owners must keep sidewalks free of overhanging vegetation, debris, and obstructions that impair pedestrian use. The Streets & Stormwater Division repairs and maintains city-owned sidewalks, curbs, and rights-of-way. Damaged or hazardous sections should be reported via the City Action Line. Property owners cannot place permanent obstructions in the right-of-way and may not construct improvements over public sidewalks without an encroachment agreement.
Allowing vegetation or debris to obstruct a public sidewalk is a code violation that may result in a Notice of Violation and daily fines if uncorrected.
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