It is the responsibility of all property owners in the
City of Albany to remove snow and ice from the
sidewalks adjacent to your property within 24 hours
of the completion of a snowfall. If removal does not
occur, the Department of General Services can post
the property; you then have 24 hours to clean the
sidewalk.
If you fail to do so, the Department of General
Services will then perform the removal of snow &
ice from the sidewalk. The cost of the city removal
will then be billed to the property owner. As well as
a $100 fine for each occurrence.
If the bill is not paid the charge is added to the tax ?bill and becomes a lien on the property per City Code #323
These measures are necessary to protect the public
health and welfare, and to provide safe passage for
the many city residents who rely on the sidewalks as
pedestrians, to reach basic services, jobs and schools.
In the City of Albany, it is illegal to shovel, plow,
snow blow or otherwise deposit snow into the city
streets for removal. Violators of this Code (section
#323-21B, 323-23) can be subject up to a $125 fine
per violation plus cost of removal.
