Taylor, MI Property Maintenance: Snow & Sidewalk Clearing (2026)

Section 48-123 splits the sidewalk snow duty by zoning. Owners or occupants of property that is not zoned residential must clear any snow and ice that accumulated before 6:00 a.m. by noon that day, treating ice immediately with sand, salt or another substance to keep it from being slippery. Owners or occupants of residentially zoned property get 24 hours after any accumulation of more than one inch, whether from precipitation or drifting, to clear the adjacent sidewalk along with any walks and ramps leading to a crosswalk, and must likewise treat ice right away.

Clearing must reach the entire constructed width and length of the walk. If the required clearing does not happen, subsection (b) lets the city notify the owner or occupant in person, by phone, by mail or by written notice left at the property; if the snow or ice is still there 24 hours after that notice, the city can remove it itself and bill the owner the actual cost plus a flat $500.00 administrative fee, becoming a lien on the property if unpaid after 45 days.

Subsection (c) adds a separate civil-infraction penalty for an owner who ignores the notice: a fine of at least $150.00 for a first offense, at least $250.00 and up to $500.00 for a second, and at least $500.00 and up to $1,000.00 for every offense after that, capped overall at $1,000.00, plus costs and any lien-enforcement remedy available for unpaid special assessments.