Leaves and Snow: The Annual Checklist

October 31, 2014

11:54 AM

The City of Westerville Leaf Collection program started last month and continues through late December. Here are the remaining pick-up dates for the months of November and December. Please check www.westerville.org/leafcollection for your zone map and additional information.

Zone 1

Oct. 13-17 *
Oct. 27-31
Nov. 24-28

Zone 2

Oct. 13-17 *
Nov. 3-7
Dec. 1-5

Zone 3

Oct. 20-24 *
Nov. 10-14
Dec. 8-12

Zone 4

Oct. 20-24 *
Nov. 17-21
Dec. 15-19

To prepare for the colder months and the arrival of winter, here are three important reminders for the first major snow of the season.

Snow Emergency: If more than three inches fall, a snow emergency automatically goes into effect and cars parked on streets must be moved or they will be towed. Updates to snow emergency declarations will be posted to the City website and social media (see website for links). However, a snow emergency may occur in the middle of the night, and updates may be delayed. In that case, please be mindful of the weather forecast for our region and park your car off the street if more than three inches is expected overnight.

Snow Shoveling: Residents and businesses are responsible for clearing their walkways. The City recommends shoveling snow away from the street so that snow is less likely to get pushed back onto the driveway or sidewalk by a passing snow plow. If snow must be shoveled out to the road, it should be piled to the right side of the driveway (on two-way streets). This allows snow plows to reach the snow pile after it passes the driveway.

Snow Removal Priorities: Emergency travel for fire, emergency medical and police personnel is the first snow removal priority. Arterial and secondary streets are cleared first. The second priority is to clear streets around schools and to facilitate traffic moving in and out of the city, which also impacts first- and second-tier roads. The third priority is to clear subdivisions.

Westerville By the Numbers

3.975

The average daily water demand in Westerville in million gallons per day (MGD). The Westerville Water Plant has a design capacity of 7.66 MGD. These and other local water facts are available in a new report, “Drinking Water Source Protection Plan for the City of Westerville,” posted online at www.westerville.org/water.

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