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Meeting: GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE File#
Date: OCTOBER 5, 1992 R e s. # 12-
Report#: WD-74-92 F I I e#: 0. 11&1 By-Law#
Subject: REMOVAL OF SNOW AND ICE FROM SIDEWALKS AND DRIVEWAY
WINDROWS FOR SENIOR CITIZENS AND THE PHYSICALLY
DISABLED AND FOR THE BOWMANVILLEs, NEWCASTLE AND ORONO
BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREAS
Recommendations:
It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and
Administration Committee recommend to Council the following:
1. THAT Report WD-74-92 be received;
2 . THAT, in accordance with Council 's direction, removal of snow
and ice from sidewalks and driveway windrows be provided for
senior citizens and the physically disabled and for the
Bowmanville, Newcastle and Orono Business Improvement Areas
as outlined in Report WD-74-92;
3 . THAT funds for the estimated cost of $15,650 for providing the
service in 1992 be obtained from Account No. 7212-92004-0261,
Senior Snow Clearing, in the approved 1992 Capital Budget; and
4 . THAT funds be provided in the 1993 Budget for the program.
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REPORT
1.0 ATTACHMENTS
No. 1: By-law 87-197, Removal of snow and ice within the
Town of Newcastle
No. 2 : Proposed Application for Sidewalk and Driveway
Windrow Snow Clearing for Senior Citizens and the
Physically Disabled
No. 3: Proposed Advertisement
No. 4 : Proposed letter
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No. 5: Plans showing the extent of the Business Improvement
Areas in Bowmanville, Newcastle and Orono
No. 6 : Plans showing the extent of the urban areas of
Courtice, Bowmanville, Newcastle and Orono
No. 7: Report WD-4-92
2.0 BACKGROUND
2 . 1 At a meeting held on November 26, 1990, Council passed
Resolution #C-766-90:
"THAT the correspondence dated November 5,
1990, from Roxann Brown, Chairman, Newcastle
Community Care, pertaining to the
implementation of a sidewalk and driveway snow
clearing program for senior citizens and the
physically disabled in the Town of Newcastle,
be received;
THAT the correspondence be referred to the
Director of Public Works for the preparation
of a report; and
THAT Roxann Brown be advised of Council's
decision. "
2 .2 At a meeting held on February 28 i 1992, Council approved
Resolution #GPA-187-92 :
"THAT $32,000 be included in the 1992 budget
for a snow clearing program to be in place for
the winter of 1992 - 1993; and
THAT staff report back to Committee on
implementation of the snow clearing program
for:
a) Senior Citizen's property; and
b) Business Improvement Areas. "
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3.0 REVIEW AND COMMENT
3 . 1 By-law
By-law 87-197 requires that:
"every owner or occupant of every building,
lot, or parcel of land fronting or abutting on
any street or highway shall clear away and
remove, or cause to be cleared away and
removed, the snow and ice entirely from the
sidewalk on the highway in front of, alongside
of or at the rear of such building, lot or
parcel of land, within twenty-four (24) hours
from the commencement of snowfall. "
3 .2 Rural and Urban Service
It is recommended that the removal of snow and ice from
sidewalks and driveway windrows be provided only for the urban
areas of Courtice, Bowmanville, Newcastle and Orono, as shown
on Attachment No. 6 . The reasons for this recommendation are
as follows:
1. Provision of this service in the rural areas will be very
costly; and
2 . The City of Oshawa does not provide this service in the
rural areas .
3 .3 Level of Service
It is recommended that the level of service be the same as
required in the Town of Newcastle By-law 87-197; namely, that
the snow clearing be completed within twenty-four (24) hours
from the commencement of snowfall.
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3 .4 Eligibility Requirements
It is recommended that, to be eligible for the program,
applicants must be sixty-five (65) years of age or older or
be physically disabled, occupy a single family dwelling which
fronts onto a Town street and have no able bodied persons
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under the age of sixty-five (65) years residing on the
property. This would include semi's, row housing and
townhouses.
3 .5 Advertising
It is recommended that the program be advertised by inserting
the proposed advertisement (Attachment No. 3) in the local
newspapers .
3. 6 Bowmanville, Newcastle and Orono Business Improvement Areas
In accordance with Council direction, it is proposed that the
removal of snow and ice from sidewalks and driveway windrows
be provided for the Bowmanville, Newcastle and Orono Business
Improvement Areas . The extent of these areas is outlined in
Attachment No. 5 .
The sidewalk snow clearing and sand/salting for the Business
Improvement Areas is subject to the following conditions :
1. Service will be initiated only when the call-out is made
by the Public Works Department; and
2 . Service shall only commence during the night time or
early morning hours .
3 . 7 Administration
It is proposed that the administration of this program,
including processing of applications, be done by Town staff
who would be supplemented by temporary employees as required.
3 .8 Estimated Costs for the Senior Citizens and Physically
Disabled
In Report WD-4-92 (Attachment No. 7) , dated January 6, 1992,
Council was given an estimate of $32,000 per year to provide
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snow and ice removal service for senior citizens for 600
sidewalk locations and 700 driveway windrow locations .
Revised estimates, which are considerably higher than the
January estimates, based on new information obtained from the
City of Oshawa are as follows:
1992 1993
Sidewalks and Windrows $ 5,0001 $20,0002
Administration 7 ,000 27 ,000
$12,000 $47,000
Notes : 1. Estimate based on $5 per location for 250
locations for four (4) snow storms .
2 . Estimate based on $5 per location for 250
locations for sixteen ( 16) snow storms .
3 . This cost estimate includes advertising,
processing applications, site inspections and
other administration.
3 . 9 Estimated costs for the Business Improvement Areas
The estimated costs for providing snow and ice removal and
windrow removal service in the Bowmanville, Newcastle and
Orono Business Improvement Areas are as follows :
1992 1993
Sidewalks and Windrows $ 2,4001 $ 9,6002
Extra Patro13 1,250 5,000
$ 3,650 $14,600
Notes : 1. Estimate based on $600 for all three (3)
Business Improvement Areas for four (4) storms.
2 . Estimate based on $600 for all three (3)
Business Improvement Areas for sixteen ( 16)
storms.
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3 . Extra patrols required on weekends because the
snow on the sidewalks must be removed not later
than 8:00 a.m. on Saturday.
3 . 10 Summary of Costs
1992 1993
Sidewalks and Windrows $12,000 $47,000
for Seniors and the
Disabled
Sidewalks and Windrows 3,650 14,600
in the Business Improvement
Areas
$15,650 $61, 600
3 . 11 Impact on Budget
The amount provided in the 1992 approved budget for "Winter
Control" is $862,050 . This amount is subsidized at a rate of
50% by the Ministry of Transportation; the balance, $431,025,
is obtained from the general tax levy.
As noted above in Clause 3 . 10, the estimated costs in 1993 for
providing removal of snow and ice from sidewalks and windrows
for senior citizens and the disabled and for the three (3)
Business Improvement Areas is $61,600, all of which must come
from the general tax levy. This will result in a 14 . 3%
increase in the tax levy for winter control.
Respectfully submitted, Recommended for presentation
to the Committee,
alter A. Evans, P.Eng. , Lawrence E. Ko se f;
Director of Public Works Chief AdministrTv`e Officer
WAE*ph
September 23, 1992
Attachments
THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF NEWCASTLE
BY-LAW 87- 197
being a by-law respecting the removal
of snow and ice within the Town of
Newcastle
AND WHEREAS Section 210 (53) of The Municipal Act, R.S.O., 1980, provides that
Councils of municipalities may pass by-laws:
for requiring the owners or occupants of any designated
Removal of Snow class of building in the municipality or any defined area
and Ice From thereof to clear away and remove snow and ice from the
Roofs and Side- roofs of such buildings and for requiring the owners or
walks of occupants of any designated class of building in the
Occupied municipality or any designated area thereof to clear away
Premises and remove snow and Ice from the sidewalks on the highways
in front of, alongside or at the rear of such buildings
and for regulating when and the manner in which the same
shall be done.
AND WHEREAS Section 210 (54) of The Municipal Act, R.S.O., 1980, provides that Councils
of municipalities may pass by-laws to provide:
for clearing away and removing snow and ice from the
Removal of Snow roofs of any designated class of unoccupied buildings
and Ice from in the municipality or any designated area thereof and
Roofs and Side- for clearing away and removing snow and ice from the
walks of sidewalks on the highways in front of, alongside or at
Unoccupied the rear of any designated class of unoccupied buildings '
Premises or vacant lands at the expense of the owners and for
collecting or recovering the expenses incurred in so
doing in the manner provided by Section 325.
AND WHEREAS Section 210 (55) of The Municipal Act, R.S.O., 1980, provides that Councils
of municipalities may pass by-laws to provide:
for clearing away and removing snow and ice from the sidewalks
Removal of on any highway or part of a highway or any class thereof in
Snow and Ice front of, alongside or at the rear of any occupied or
From Sidewalks unoccupied building or vacant lot, or any class thereof,
at the expense of the owners, and for collecting or recovering
the expenses incurred in so doing in any manner including the
manner provided by Section 325.
AND WHEREAS Section 325 of The Municipal Act, R.S.O., 1980, provides that Councils
of municipalities may pass by-laws to recover the expense incurred by action, or the
amount may be entered in the tax collector's roll and recovered In a like manner
as municipal taxes.
NOW THEREFORE THE COUNCIL OF THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF NEWCASTLE HEREBY ENACTS
AS FOLLOWS:
1. In the geographic area of the Town of Newcastle, every owner or occupant
of every building, lot, or parcel of land fronting or abutting on any
street or highway shall clear away and remove, or cause to be cleared
away and removed, the snow and ice entirely from the sidewalk on the
highway in front of, alongside of or at the rear of such building, lot
or parcel of land, within 24 hours from the commencement of snowfall.
2. In the geographic area of the Town of Newcastle, every owner or occupant
of every building upon a lot fronting or abutting on a sidewalk on a
highway, where the closest point of the eave of such building is less
than three metres measured horizontally from the sidewalk, shall clear
away and remove, or cause to be cleared away and removed, the snow and
ice from the roof of such building within 24 hours from the commencement
of snowfall.
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3. The snow and ice required to be removed under paragraphs 1 and 2 hereof,
shall be removed without damage to the sidewalk, with proper care and
precaution for the safety of persons passing and shall be deposited in
such a way as not to obstruct access to any fire hydrant.
4. No person shall place any snow or ice from his or her property upon the
travelled portion of any highway or upon any sidewalk in the Town of
Newcastle.
5. Where an owner or occupant has failed to comply with the requirements of
paragraphs 1 and 2 hereof, The Corporation of the Town of Newcastle, upon
2 hours prior notice in writing to the owner or occupant of such lot or
parcel of land, or building, may clear and remove such snow or ice as is ,
required to be removed under paragraphs 2 and 3 hereof and for that
purpose its servant or agents may enter upon any lot or parcel of land
and any building to remove snow or ice from the roof thereof.
6. Notwithstanding paragraph 5 hereof, where the Corporation of the Town of
Newcastle is unable to immediately locate the owner or occupant of the
lot or building, no notice need be given and the Corporation of the Town
of Newcastle may clear and remove such snow and ice as is required to be
removed under paragraphs 2 and 3 hereof, and for that purpose its servants
or agents may enter upon any lot or parcel of land and any building to remove
snow and ice from the roof thereof.
7. In the event of an emergency, real or apprehended, the Corporation of the
Town of Newcastle may clear and remove such snow and ice as is required to
be removed under paragraphs i and 2 hereof, and for that purpose its
servants or agents may enter upon any lot or parcel of land or any building
without prior notice to the owner or occupant.
8. In the event that snow and ice is removed from the sidewalks on the
highway in front of, alongside of, or at the rear of such lot or parcel
of land, or from the roof of any building by The Corporation of the
Town of Newcastle, its servants or agents, the expenses incurred in
such cases may be recovered by action, or the amount may be entered in
the tax collector's roll and recovered in the like manner as municipal
taxes.
9. The Corporation of the Town of Newcastle may clear away or remove snow
and ice from the roofs of all unoccupied buildings where the eave of such
building is less than three metres measured horizontally from the sidewalk,
without notice to the owner thereof, and the expenses incurred in so doing
may be recovered by action, or the amount may be entered in the tax
collector's roll and recovered in like manner as municipal taxes.
10. The removal of snow or ice by The Corporation of the Town of Newcastle,
its servants, agents or employees, shall not relieve any person from
liability for breach of the provisions of this by-law.
it. Any person who violates the provisions of this by-law shall be guilty of
an offence liable on conviction thereof to a penalty of not less than
$50.00 and not more than $200.00, exclusive of costs for each such offence,
and every such penalty shall be recoverable under the provisions of The
Summary Convictions Act.
12, 8y-law 78-119 of The Corporation of the Town of Newcastle is hereby
repealed.
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13. This by-law shall come into force and take effect upon the day of
enactment.
By-law read a first and second time this 14th day of December 1987
By-law read a third time and finally passed this 14th day of December 1987
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TOWN OF NEWCASTLE
1992-93 SNOW CLEARING APPLICANT
FOR
SENIOR CITIZENS AND PHYSICALLY DISl1Ri.En
SIDEWALK.AND DRIVEWAY WINDROW SNOW CIE.RING PROGRAM
Declaration:
I hereby request that the Town provide snow clearing service adjacent to my single family
dwelling located at:
ADDRESS:
POSTAL CODE: TELEPHONE:
I understand the Town's snow clearing service on Town sidewalks will start the day after a snow
fall ends and only when there is more that 2 cm (approximately 1 inch) of snow on sidewalks.
The driveway windrow snow clearing service will not be undertaken until the road plowing on
the street has been completed. The above services will generally operate from Monday to
Friday.
I understand and agree that this service does not include snow clearing from private sidewalks
into my residence and does not include snow clearing on my driveway other than the windrow of
snow at the end of my driveway.
1. I am ❑ the owner and occupant of the above noted dwelling
❑ the tenant of the above noted dwelling
2. 1 am ❑ 65 or over in age and have the following identification:
senior citizen number:
OR
birth certificate date:
Physically disabled and have a Doctor's Certificate, a copy of which
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is attached stating my condition.
3. There are able bodied persons under 65 years of age residing at this address:
❑ Yes ❑No
A "Yee" to this question means the property is not eligible for snow clearing service.
4. The above property is located on a street corner.
❑ Yes ❑ No
5. I request that the Town sidewalk be cleared adjacent to my residence.
❑ Yes ❑ No r-1 Not applicable, i.e. no sidewalk
6. I request that the driveway windrow be cleared adjacent to my residence.
❑ Yes ❑ No ❑ Not applicable, i.e. no driveway
If the answer to the above question is "Yes", please indicate the number of driveways
to be cleared.
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I understand this service is for one winter season only and a renewal application must be
signed and submitted each year.
I make this Declaration conscientiously presenting the details as being true.
S gnature of Applicant Date
PLEASE RETURN THIS APPLICATION IN THE ENCLOSED SELF-ADDRESSED ENVELOPE AS SOON AS POSSrn
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL 623-3379.
FOR DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS USE ONLY
NAME:
ADDRESS:
POSTALCODE: TELEPHONE:
LENGTH OF SIDEWALK: frontage =
flankage =
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total =
PROCESSED BY: APPLICATION NO.
DATE: AREA ZONE:
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TOWN OF NEWCASTLE
NOTICE
SENIOR CITIZENS AND THE PHYSICALLY DISABLED
SIDEWALK AND DRIVEWAY WINDROW SNOW CLEARING PROGRAM
The Town of Newcastle is offering senior citizens and the
physically disabled a snow clearing service on Town
sidewalks and for driveway windrows adjacent to single
family dwellings . This includes semi-detached, link
housing and row housing.
To be eligible for this service, applicants must be 65
years of age or older or be physically disabled, occupy
a single family dwelling which fronts on to a Town
street, and have no able bodied persons under the age of
65 years residing on the property.
Application Forms can be obtained by calling 623-3379 or
they can be picked up at the Municipal Administrative
Centre at 40 Temperance Street, Bowmanville, Ontario.
All applications must be completed and returned to the
Town of Newcastle Public Works Department on or before
November 30, 1992 .
Walter A. Evans, P.Eng.
Director of Public Works
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THE TOWN OF
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1992
Dear Resident:
RE: Sidewalk and Driveway Windrow Snow Clearing Program
This letter is an outline of the Sidewalk and Driveway Windrow Snow Clearing
Program which the Town of Newcastle is initiating for the 1992-93 winter season.
We ask that you keep this letter available for future reference.
Sidewalks
The Town's snow clearing service is on Town sidewalks only for the urban
areas of Courtice, Bowmanville, Newcastle and Orono.
The service will start the day after a snowfall ends and only when there
is approximately one (1 ) inch or more of snow on the sidewalks.
All sidewalk clearing is to be completed within the next 24 hour period.
Driveway Windrows
The driveway windrow is the accumulation of snow left at the end of your
driveway by the Town snowplows.
The driveway windrow snow clearing service WILL NOT be undertaken until
all sidewalks are cleared and the plowing on the streets in your area has
been completed.
Snow removal includes the windrow at the end of the driveway only.
All driveway windrows will be removed:
only once per storm; and
by the end of the second day after the snowfall.
General Information
Based on snow conditions, the Town may only require sidewalks to be
cleared.
The Town cannot guarantee schedules for snow removal other than sometime
within the time periods noted above.
Please be patient as there will be numerous participants in this program.
All inquiries or concerns regarding the snow clearing program are to be directed
to 623-3379.
Yours truly,
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Director of Public Works
WAE:ph
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REPORT
Meeting: GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE File# TD�-4A4-• C-,c-
Date: JANUARY 6, 1992 Res. #
Report#:_ Wn-4-92 File#: _0. 10- 03 By-Law#
Subject: SNOW CLEARING OF SIDEWALKS AND DRIVEWAY WINDROWS
FOR SENIOR CITIZENS AND PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED
Recommendations:
It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and
Administration Committee recommend to Council the following:
1. THAT Report WD-4-92 be received; and
2 . THAT a copy of Report WD-4-92 be forwarded to Roxann Brown.
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REPORT
1.0 ATTACHMENTS
No. 1: Correspondence dated November 5, 1990, from Roxann
Brown.
No. 2 : Application Form used by the City of Oshawa.
No. 3: Letter sent to Eligible Applicants.
2.0 BACKGROUND
2. 1 At a meeting held on November 26, 1990, Council passed the
following resolution:
"THAT the correspondence dated November 5, 1990, from Roxann
Brown, Chairman, Newcastle Community Care, pertaining to the
implementation of a sidewalk and driveway snow clearing
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program for senior citizens and the physically disabled in
the Town of Newcastle, be received;
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THAT the correspondence be referred to the Director of
Public Works for the preparation of a report; and
THAT Roxann Brown be advised of Council's decision. "
3.0 REVIEW AND COMMENT
3. 1 The City of Oshawa has a program of providing service to the
elderly and/or disabled to clear the snow from sidewalks and/or
windrows.
3.2 The City requires the applicant to complete an application form
(Attachment No. 2 ) . The basic requirements to obtain the service
are:
To be eligible for the service, applicants must be 65 years
of age or older or be physically disabled, . occupy a single
family dwelling which fronts onto a city street and have no
able bodied person under the age of 65 years residing on the
property. "
3.3 Attachment No. 3-is a copy of a letter which was sent out to the
eligible residents in 1991 to explain the program. If the Town
decided to provide the service, it would seem reasonable to
provide the service on a similar basis as that used by the City
of Oshawa.
3 .4 During the 1990-91 winter, the City of Oshawa provided the
following service:
(a) Plowing of Sidewalks: 1,600 properties
Cost: Administration $ 9, 000.00
Plowing 43 , 000.00
TOTAL COST $ 52 ,000.00
Cost per property per year = $ 32 .50
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(b) Plowing of Driveway Windrows: 1, 840 properties
Cost: Administration $ 5, 600.00
Plowing 26,500. 00
TOTAL COST $ 32 , 100 . 00
Cost per property per year $ 17 .45
3 .5 Based on the City of Oshawa experience, the Town could expect to
have about 600 eligible applicants -for the plowing of sidewalks
and 700 eligible applicants for the plowing of driveway windrows.
3 .6 Based on the City of Oshawa per unit costs, the annual cost would
be about $32, 000.
3 . 7 It should be noted that a program of this type would require a
high amount of administration. For this reason, the City of
Oshawa has entered into a contract with the Minacs Group Inc. to
administer the program for the City. The service provided by
Minacs is reflected in the costs shown in Clause 3.5.
Respectfully submitted, Recommended for presentation
to the Committee,
Walter A. Evans, P. Eng. , Lawrence seff,
Director of Public Works Chief A i istrative Officer
' WAE:ph
December 17, 1991
Attachments
F pc: Mrs. . Roxann Brown
Chairman
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Town of Newcastle
80 King Street West
Bowmanville, Ontario
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DURHAM REGION L1 C 1R4
)MMUNITY CARE ASSOCIATION
November 5, 1990
Mrs* L. Barrie � o -
Town Clerk - Town of Newcastle
40 Temperance Street o
Bowmanville, Ontario
L1C 3AG TOWN OF NEWCASTLE
MAYOR'S OFFICE
Dear Mrs. Barrie:
Re: Sidewalk & Driveway Windrow Snow Clearing Program
I am writing at the request of the Local Advisory Committee
for The .Town of Newcastle Community Care.
At our last Committee meeting, we discussed the attached
notice published recently in The Oshawa Times. Our committee would
like Council to give serious consideration to. the feasibility of
implementing such a program for senior citizens and the physically
disabled in the Town of Newcastle. Community Care would be most
interested in learning what' the 'costs for such a program would be
to the municipal taxpayers.
It is our request that this item be placed on Council's. Agenda
for discussion at the earliest opportunity. We look forward to
hearing further on this matter.UTION Yours very truly,
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Chairman
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A VOLUNTEER AGENCY SERVING SENIOR CITIZENS AND THOSE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS."
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CITY OF OSHAWA
NOTICE
SENIOR CITIZENS AND THE PHYSICALLY DISABLED
SIDEWALK & DRIVEWAY WINDROW SNOW CLEARING PROGRAM
The City of'Oshawa is offering senior citizens and the physically disabled a
snow clearing service on City sidewalks and for driveway windrows adjacent
to single family dwellings.
To be eligible for this service, applicants must be 65 years of age or older or be
"r physically disabled, occupy a single family dwelling which fronts on to a City
street, and have no able bodied persons underthe age of 65 years residing on
the property.
In order to be adequately prepared for next winter's program, Renewal of
.Application forms have been mailed out to the participants of last year's
program. They are encouraged to complete and return this Renewal.
Those not currently registered for the program and who are now eligible
should apply in person at 71 Albert Street, Oshawa, Ontario between
9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday. Staff will assist in completing the
application form.
For further information, please call 434-1211.
___ PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE
4 CITY OF OSHAWA
r' 1990-1991 SNOW CLEARING APPLICATION
FOR
SENIOR CITIZENS AND PHYSICALLY DISABLED
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SIDEWALK AND DRIVEWAY WINDROW SNOW CLEARING PROGRAM
Declaration:
I hereby request that the City provide snow clearing service adjacent to my single family dwelling located at:
ADDRESS: /
POSTAL CODE:
TELEPHONE:
I understand the City's snow clearing service on City sidewalks will start the day after a snow fall ends and
only when there is more than 2 cm (approximately 1 inch) of snow on sidewalks. The driveway windrow snow
clearing service will not be undertaken until the road plowing on the street has been completed. The above services
will generally operate from Monday to Friday.
I understand and agree that this service does not include snow clearing from private sidewalks into my
residence and does not include snow clearing on my driveway other than the windrow of snow at the end of my
driveway.
1. [am ❑ the owner and occupant of the above noted dwel ling
❑ the tenant of the above noted dwelling
2. [am ❑ 65 or over in age and have the following identification:
senior citizens number:
or
birth certificate date: a
❑ physically disabled and have'a Doctor's Certificate,a copy of which is attached stating my
condition.
3. There are able bodied persons under 65 years of age residing at this address:
Yes ❑ No❑
A"Yes"to this question means the property is not eligible for snow clearing service.
4. The above property is located on a street corner. Yes ❑ No❑
5. I request that the City sidewalk be cleared adjacent to my residence.
Yes ❑ Non ❑ Not applicable; i.e.,no sidewalk
6. 1 request that the drive windrow be cleared add' cent to my residence.
Yes E] Nol__1 ❑ Not applicable; i.e.,no driveway
ICthe answer to the above question is"Yes",please indicate the number of driveways to be cleared.
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.I understand this service is for one winter season only and a renewal application must be signed and submitted
' each year.
I make this Declaration conscientiously presenting the details as being true.
Signature of Applicant Date
PLEASE RETURN THIS APPLICATION IN THE ENCLOSED SELF-ADDRESSED ENVELOPE AS SOON G,
' AS POSSIBLE. FOR ADDITIONAL INF'OR.IATION, PLEASE CALL434-1211.
FOR DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS USE ONLY
NANtE:
ADDRESS
POSTAL CODE: TELEPHONE;
LENGTH OF SIDEWALK: frontage = _
(tankage =
links =
total
PROCESSED BY:
APPLICATION NO:
DATE: AREA ZONE:
ATTACHMENT NO. 2
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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF.OSHAWA
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F. CROME, B.A.Sc., P.Eng.• TEL.416-725-7351 50 CENTRE STREET SOUTH
COMMISSIONER OF WORKS FAX 416-436-5694 OSHAWA. ONTARIO
L1H 3Z7
991 01 16
)ear Resident:
SIDEWALK AND DRIVEWAY 'WINDROW SNOW CLEARING PROGRAM
according to our records, you are currently registered on the Sidewalk and Driveway Windrow
Snow Clearing Program for the 1990-1991 winter season.
'his letter is an outline of this program and we ask that you keep it available for future
,eference.
IDE WALKS
The City's snow clearing service is on City sidewalks only.
The service will start the day after a snowfall ends and only when there is approximately
one (1) inch of snow on the sidewalks.
All sidewalk clearing is to be completed within the next 24 hour period.
!RIVEWAY WINDROWS
THE DRIVEWAY WINDROW IS THE ACCUMULATION OF SNOW LEFT AT THE END OF YOUR
•RIVEWAY BY THE CITY SNOW PLOWS
- The driveway windrow snow clearing service will NOT be undertaken until all sidewalks
are cleared and the plowing on the streets in your area has. been completed.
Snow removal includes the windrow at the end of the driveway only.
All driveway windrows will be removed only once per storm.
All driveway windrows will be removed by the end of the second day after the snowfall.
::ENERAL INFORMATION
Based on snow conditions the City may only require sidewalks to be cleared.
The City cannot guarantee schedules for snow removal other than sometime within the
time periods noted above.
Please be patient as there are over 2,000 people registered with this program.
X111 inquiries or concerns regarding the snow clearing program are to be directed to 434-1211,
the special telephone number established for the program.
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Operations Engineer
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