Sun Prairie, WI Property Maintenance: Snow & Sidewalk Clearing (2026)

010 puts the duty on the owner, occupant, or person in charge of any parcel or lot which fronts upon or adjoins any sidewalk to keep it clear of all snow and ice, with a 24-hour clock that starts when the snow stops falling and a minimum four-foot clear width. Where ice has bonded to the walk and cannot be chipped away, the owner must sand or salt it to keep it passable. The rule exempts sidewalks wider than five feet that the common council has designated a bike path, and it carves out one specific stretch on Town Hall Road between Prairie Rose Drive and Schuster Road.

020 splits enforcement into two tracks. If the director of public works finds the uncleared walk creates an immediate danger, the city issues written notice giving the owner only two hours to clear it, and if no one is available to receive that notice the director has the snow removed immediately. For a nonhazardous condition, the notice instead sets a deadline of noon the day after it is issued. 020(C)). 060, the city bills the property owner for any removal it performs, and an unpaid bill becomes a special tax on the property after 60 days.