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Winter Road, Parking Lot and Walkway Maintenance
The District of Kitimat is often subjected to temperature and weather fluctuations including large
snowfalls, often of short duration. Winter maintenance costs are a significant component of the
annual operations budget. This policy provides direction regarding snow and ice control.
Objective: To perform winter snow and ice control operations to maintain vehicular and pedestrian
mobility and safety in a cost-effective manner.
POLICY
In order to improve safety during the winter weather conditions and based on budgetary
constraints and considerations, the District of Kitimat Municipal Council has reviewed requirements
to determine that it is economically feasible to adopt the following:
1. From November 1 to March 31 additional shifts will be established to provide coverage 7
days per week to monitor and respond to weather conditions. Employees will be scheduled on
day, afternoon and night shifts to provide 24-hour coverage except for statutory holidays,
approved leave illness or other absences of scheduled employees. Replacement of
employees missing for any reason will be determined on an incident-by-incident basis in
consideration of existing weather conditions and resources available at the time. Generally,
replacement for statutory holidays will not be made.
2. Principal duties of established Winter shifts will be to monitor and respond to changing
weather conditions. When weather conditions do not warrant remedial action (plowing,
sanding, salting etc.) or inspection (monitoring for drifting snow, ice buildup etc.) the employee
will perform other assigned duties which may or may not be related to winter operations.
3. The municipality will initiate full snow removal operations, including after-hours call in of
regular and casual/ temporary employees where appropriate, when:
a. an accumulation of 7.5 cm has been reached from a single snow storm and snow is
continuing to fall.
b. an accumulation of 7.5 cm has been reached from several snow falls.
c. for walkways, the priority pedestrian walkways (as amended from time to time as set
out in the Snow Removal Manual) will have full snow removal operations initiated on
weekends at an accumulation of 5 cm.
POLICY TITLE
WINTER ROAD, PARKING LOT AND WALKWAY
MAINTENANCE
Replaces (if applicable)
N/A
Policy Number
W - 05
Authority
Council
Department
Responsible
(if applicable)
Administration
Effective Date
February 2010
Last Review Date
N/A
Next Review Date
N/A
Supporting Documents
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Winter Road, Parking Lot and Walkway Maintenance
These measurements will generally be taken at the Fire Hall weather reporting station but may
also be based on other locations as depths vary throughout the community.
4. Full snow removal operations include plowing/grading all arterial roads, grading/blowing all
residential roads, plowing priority walkways, plowing public parking lots and clearing snow for
access to fire hydrants and bus shelters. Plowing, grading, and blowing routes are established in
the Snow Removal Manual, as revised from time to time. Maps are included in the manual for
walkway and arterial road routes. Except in extraordinary situations, fire hydrant and bus shelter
clearing will be performed on straight time only.
5. Ice control measures will be initiated when necessary, primarily to provide improved traction
for vehicular traffic. It is recognized that the District of Kitimat does not have the resources to
keep all roads, parking lots and walkways free of ice, snow piles, or other hazards for
pedestrians at all times. Ice control will be based on the following:
a.
Arterial roads - by means of sand/salt application in proportions determined by the
operator in accordance with the Snow Removal Manual. Application will be made by
following established plow routes. Sanders on sand trucks will not be turned off when
meeting vehicular traffic.
b. Residential roads - Sand/salt application will be applied when snow removal operations
are completed, further snowfall is not forecast, and freezing weather conditions are
predicted. Application will generally be limited to intersections where vehicles are
required to stop and areas of steep road grade.
c. Walkways and stairs - sand/salt application will be will be applied when snow removal
operations are completed, further snowfall is not forecast, and freezing weather
conditions are predicted.
d. Parking lots - sand/salt application will be limited to main vehicle lanes and will be
applied when snow removal operations are completed, further snowfall is not forecast,
and freezing weather conditions are predicted.
Generally, sand/salt application will not take place when further snowfall or a warming trend is
anticipated. Complaints of slippery conditions from the public or others will be investigated on site
as soon as all other priority locations have been cleared. Where ice control is deemed necessary, it
will be added to the list of current operations at a priority established in consideration of other
works.
Prepared By
Authorized By
Date of Issue/ Revision
T. Gleig
Council
December 7, 1998
T. Gleig
Council
February 2010
M. Manson/W. Waycheshen
Council
November 21, 2016