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[mogwaikisses.livejournal.com]

Ok, snow confuses me. I have read the tagged posts -- someone complained that someone else didn't shovel / ice the sidewalk in front of their house, and they hurt themselves.

Who is responsible for that task? I rent in an 8-unit apartment building. Am I supposed to do that, since I'm on the first floor? Is there one designated resident to do that? Does the landlord bear the responsibility?

If I AM supposed to do it, where do I get salt? And what do you do, just sprinkle it all around?

I noticed a big blue barrel at the corner with sand in it. Can I use that, or is that a private barrel? It is right on the sidewalk on the street corner.

Also, what if there is a snow emergency declared, and it is street sweeping day on the odd side of the street? Does that mean you just can't park anywhere? I hear it is going to snow like mad Friday, and Friday is stupid street sweeping day.

I know I sound like a complete idiot, but seriously, there's no snow in Texas! At least, not like this...

Comments

[ron_newman]

I'm pretty sure that a declared snow emergency 'trumps' street cleaning.

[haptotrope.livejournal.com]

It still means that you have to not park there. Though Street Sweeping = Street shoveling.. and it needs to happen. (though man, I disagree with how they deal with road clearing around here - so inefficient!)

The 8 unit building should be taken care of by the building - probably someone hired... I live in a 2 unit house, and we take care of it Though our landlord buys us the salt.

[ron_newman]

What I mean is, if the snow emergency rule says you have to park on the odd side, and the street cleaning rule says you have to park on the even side, the snow emergency rule 'wins' (provided an emergency is actually declared).

[sapphira-altair.livejournal.com]

Ah, you beat me to it! :)

[sapphira-altair.livejournal.com]

It still means that you have to not park there.

What? That makes no sense. If a snow emergency is declared, you have to follow snow emergency procedures (ron_newman is correct here), which might be the exact opposite of street sweeping procedures. For instance, I had to gamble where to park last night; one side of the street was due for street sweeping today, but the other side is where we have to park in a snow emergency, so I had to be prepared to move at the last minute.

[haptotrope.livejournal.com]

To be on the safe-side: I would not park on any side of any street marked for snow emergency. (which is not every road... just the main ones) Just park on the side streets in accordance with street cleaning.

If still in doubt somerville 311. Then you have a phone call with the city to back up up if you get a ticket.

[ron_newman]

There are streets "marked for snow emergency" ? I don't think I've ever seen one. Mostly, snow emergency means you can park on the odd side only.

[haptotrope.livejournal.com]

Highland Ave, for example. Or was, last time I looked/noticed/cared/.

Anyway, that's all I know - mileage may vary. I ride my bike -- after 3000 in parking tickets and towing fees, I walked into Autozone and gave my car away. (srsly)

[koloratur.livejournal.com]

No, it's not. It's parking on odd-side only.

[emcicle.livejournal.com]

i know Cameron Ave, at least on the cambridge side, is a snow emergency route... in a declared snow emergency, we are not to park on either side... i don't know if that extends up the Somerville side.

[trtls.livejournal.com]

On the Somerville side, you can park on the odd side.

[janet-carter.livejournal.com]

Parking on all streets in Somerville is restricted to odd-side only during snow emergencies (this is different from Cambridge, where only certain streets have restrictions.)

[sapphira-altair.livejournal.com]

I prefer to just wait until I know which one it's going to be (if either - today there was no snow emergency OR street cleaning, after all that) and move my car accordingly. Either way it's not a big deal.