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THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF TAY
APPROVED COUNCIL POLICIES MANUAL
SUBJECT: Public Works
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Snow Ploughing
November 12, 2014
REVISION DATE:
PAGE:
October 28, 2020
1 of 3
Purpose: To determine the level of service for snow removal on
municipal roads that are in excess of depths listed in "Table - Snow
Accumulation" within the time frame set out.
Level of Service:
- The priority of snow clearing for roadways will be in numerical
order listed in "Table - Snow Accumulation", beginning with Class
3. Class 4 and Class 5 roads can be started at the same time as
the Class 3 roads.
- While snow continues to accumulate, deploy resources to clear
snow as soon as practical, after becoming aware of the fact the
snow accumulation on the roadway is greater than the depths and
is within the time listed in "Table - Snow Accumulation".
- For major snow events resources may be reassigned to the
arterial roads listed in "Table - Tay Township's Arterial Road
Network" to ensure proper access through the Township for
emergency vehicles and access to Provincial Highways for local
traffic. The Township recognizes that some arterial roads listed in
"Table - Tay Township's Arterial Road Network" are Class 4 and
Class 5, however due to their significance in providing access
through the municipality the Township will consider them as a
priority, and they will be maintained to the service level of an
arterial road.
- If a winter event becomes so severe that the winter event
response cannot safely continue, all operations involved in the
clearing of snow accumulation will be suspended until conditions
improve. In the event that operations are suspended, EMS and
school boards are to be notified.
- Clearing of windrowed snow at all residential and commercial
entrances are the responsibility of the property owners.
- If snow pack becomes slushy due to mild temperatures but is less
than the depths listed in "Table - Snow Accumulation", then snow
ploughing operations may begin as soon as practical. Priority
remains the same as with "Table - Snow Accumulation".
THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF TAY
APPROVED COUNCIL POLICIES MANUAL
SUBJECT: Public Works
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Snow Ploughing
November 12, 2014
REVISION DATE:
PAGE:
October 28, 2020
2 of 3
- The Township shall maintain a minimum of a 6m roadway. If snow
banks reach a height of 1.5m then high winging operations may
begin at intersections and areas of known poor visibility or
drifting.
- If plough operators are unable to continue their snow removal due
to illegally parked vehicles, the operators are to pick up the wing
and plough, avoiding leaving a pile of snow on the road, then
continue on around the illegally parked vehicle and call by-law
enforcement to have the vehicle ticketed or removed. If the
operator cannot continue on around the vehicle for whatever
reason, they are to contact by-law and once the vehicle is
removed then go back to finish snow removal.
- This level of service does not apply to parking lanes.
- To clarify for the purpose of this policy, "the Township has
become aware" means the scheduled road patroller has identified
the need for service, through weather monitoring and/or road
patrol, has identified the need for application of abrasives or,
management or scheduled road patroller has been informed of the
conditions by the Ontario Provincial Police or, through weekdays,
Township management has patrolled and identified the need for
service. If any one of those conditions is not met then the roads
are deemed to be in a state of good repair.
The road classes listed in Table - Snow Accumulation are as defined in
Ont. Reg. 239/02. Roads that the Township consider arterial are listed
in Table - Tay Township's Arterial Road Network.
All terminology and definitions described in this policy are as defined in
Ont. Reg. 239/02. or Ont. Reg. 47/13
Table - Snow Accumulation
Class of Roadway
Depth
Time
Surface
Condition
3
8cm
12 hours
Snow pack
4
8cm
16 hours
Snow pack
5
10cm
24 hours
Snow pack
THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF TAY
APPROVED COUNCIL POLICIES MANUAL
SUBJECT: Public Works
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Snow Ploughing
November 12, 2014
REVISION DATE:
PAGE:
October 28, 2020
3 of 3
Table - Tay Township's Arterial Road Network
Arterial Road
From
To
Park St
Highway 12
Richard
Richard St
Park St
Albert St
Albert St
Richard
North Limit
William St
Highway 12
Albert St
Talbot St
Highway 12
First Ave
First Ave
Talbot St
North Limit
Triple Bay Rd
Highway 12
North Limit
Ogden's Beach Rd
Highway 12
North Limit
Pine St
Highway 12
North Limit
Sturgeon Bay Rd
Highway 12
Pine St
Coldwater Rd
Pine St
Duck Bay Road
Quarry Rd
Duck Bay Road
Highway 400 Overpass Limit
West Service Rd
Port Severn Rd
Quarry Rd