Roadway Maintenance
Sidewalks
WIINTER SIDEWALK MAINTENANCE
Property owners are required to shovel sidewalks within 24 hours after the end of the snowfall. Keeping your sidewalks clear from snow and ice protects pedestrians from possible slips and falls. Failure to clear your sidewalks could result in a citation. While clearing sidewalks and driveways, please do not deposit the snow in the street, per Clive City Code-Section 136.06.
Shovel early and often. When it comes to snow removal, there is no substitute for muscle and elbow grease. Deicers work best when there is only a thin layer of snow or ice that must be melted. Move as much snow as you can during the storm. A flat hoe can help to scrape ice off the surface before any deicers are applied. Be careful when chopping the ice build-up that you don't damage your sidewalk.
Apply ice-melt early, but sparingly. The recommended application rate for ice-melt products are about a handful for every three square yards treated (after you have scraped as much ice and snow as possible). If you have a choice in ice-melt products, pick one with calcium chloride over sodium chloride. Calcium chloride works at lower temperatures and is applied at a lower rate.