Wright County's cities put sidewalk snow and ice on the property owner. Buffalo gives 12 hours after snowfall ends; Monticello allows 48 hours after two inches or more. Miss it and the city clears the walk and bills you.
Winter clearing is a real, enforceable duty in Wright County's cities. Buffalo City Code Section 38-7 requires owners and occupants to remove snow and ice from the adjacent public sidewalk within 12 hours after snowfall ends, and treats an uncleared walk as a nuisance. Monticello's Code Section 92.30 allows 48 hours after a snowfall of two inches or more. St. Michael goes further and plows its public trails and sidewalks itself after a two-inch snow event. You may not push snow back onto the street. Miss a city deadline and it can clear the walk and assess the cost to your property.
Missing a clearing deadline draws a code citation and fee, and the city may remove the snow itself and bill the owner or assess the cost against the property as a special assessment. Negligent non-clearance adds slip-and-fall liability.
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