SIOUX FALLS — A snow alert was issued in the city of Sioux Falls on Wednesday afternoon, and city officials are asking residents to move their vehicles for plowing or risk being ticketed or towed.
The Sioux Falls Public Works Street Division declared the snow alert at noon Wednesday, Feb. 22, with plowing of emergency routes beginning immediately. All vehicles parked on emergency snow routes until they are fully cleared are subject to ticketing and towing.
Once the plowing of emergency snow routes is complete, plowing of all streets in Zone 3 will begin Thursday evening, Feb. 23.
Plowing of east/west streets in Zone 2 is scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. Thursday. Vehicles must be removed from north/south streets until plowing is completed or until 5 a.m. Friday. If plowing is not completed by 5 a.m., city officials say residents can resume street parking, though continued snow removal efforts may hamper street parking availability.
North/south streets will begin to see snow plows at 8 a.m. Friday, and vehicles must be kept out of the street until 5 p.m. or until plowing is complete, whichever comes first.
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Plowing in Zone 1 will begin Sunday. Vehicles parked in Zone 1 will be subject to ticketing and towing between the hours of 1 and 6 a.m.
Residents are asked to check the city’s snow alert website for up-to-date snow information and to sign up for text notifications by texting SNOWALERT to 888777.
Anyone who is unsure what snow zone they are in, or where the zone boundaries are located, should use the city’s online interactive map, which allows anyone to pinpoint their zone by address
Property owners are reminded that the city requires all public sidewalks cleared of ice and snow within 48 hours after completion of each snow or ice accumulation. Sidewalks at intersections or crosswalks shall also be cleared to the street. Violations can be reported to the city’s hotline by calling 978-6900.
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