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Parking Ban Information
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Sidewalks
Areas Cleared
Winter is a topic that the Department of Public Services focuses on year-round. With over 340 miles of City streets to treat and plow, our crews work around the clock to provide the best travel possible throughout the City. We do ask for your cooperation in clearing your sidewalks and driveways.
| Neighbor Helping Neighbor |
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| Look for these helpful reminders regarding your winter sidewalk
responsibilities throughout the City. Help do your part to keep your
community moving.
There are ALTERNATE PARKING LOCATIONS available during a parking ban. Vehicles can be placed in these lots after 5 p.m. the day of a ban and must be removed by 7 a.m. the following morning. How we notify the public about parking bans: Winter Operations Guide
Our Winter Operations Guide is a great resource for important winter procedures and is available at Portland Shaws stores as well as City Hall. |
In order to accomplish this goal, there are times when the City does implement parking bans. This is done after careful consideration of the impact on residents and early enough in the day to properly notify the public.
TWO TYPES OF PARKING BANS:
1. Citywide parking bans begin at 10 p.m. when one is called and last through 6 a.m. the following morning (unless otherwise specified). Vehicles left on any City street are subject to towing at the owner's expense.
2. A Yellow Zone parking ban restricts parking from
10 p.m. - 6 a.m. (unless otherwise specified) within the downtown business
district area. If your street lies within the square area created by the following
streets (see map below) your car needs to be off the street that evening:
• Commercial Street on the South
• Cumberland Avenue on the North
• Franklin Street Arterial of the East
• State Street on the West
• Electronic notification by e-mail.
Sidewalks
Property owners are responsible for removing snow and ice from
the sidewalk(s) abutting their home. City ordinance does require snow to be
removed within 12 - 24 hours and ice within a 6 hour period. Questions regarding
this issue can be answered by calling the Inspection Department's Neighborhood
Help Line at 874-8693. Doing your part helps keep these pedestrian routes safe
for your family, friends, and neighbors!
Driveways
While plow crews try to minimize the amount of snow that gets plowed into
driveways during a storm, it is the responsibility of the property owner to
clear their driveway opening.
As a reminder, City ordinance does prohibit the shoveling or plowing of snow back onto the street.
| Sand Box Locations |
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| Engine 3 (Fire Station on Stevens) |
| Engine 8 (Fire Station on Allen Ave.) |
| Engine 9 (Fire Station on Forest Ave.) |
| Engine 11 (Fire Station on Ocean Ave.) |
| Hanover Street, DPW Lot |
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