CITY OF FEDERAL HEIGHTS

SNOW REMOVAL PLAN

The City of Federal Heights priorities for snow removal are based on several factors. The City's primary goal during a snowstorm is to keep primary & secondary streets open and safe for the motoring public. Priorities are based on the following criteria: traffic volume, proximity to schools, traffic signals, common routes for emergency response vehicles, RTD and school bus routes, steep hills, dangerous intersections, stop signs, narrow streets, and problem areas based on past storms. All primary & secondary streets should be sanded and/or plowed on an as needed basis during every storm. By using the following plan every citizen in the city (excluding private mobile home parks) should be within 1 or 2 blocks of a street that is sanded and/or plowed during each storm. Please refer to the attached map for an outline of the snow removal plan.

 Snow Removal Priorities (225.12 Kb)

1. HIGHEST PRIORITY - PRIMARY STREETS (Colored in red on map)

Streets that carry a high volume of traffic, common routes for emergency response vehicles, RTD & school bus routes, schools, dangerous hills, traffic signals, or streets that the Police Department has requested emergency priority. Primary streets are as follows: eastbound 104^th Avenue (from Federal to Zuni), 96^th Avenue, 92^nd Avenue, 90^th Avenue, Tejon St. (92^nd Ave to 90^th Ave.), Camenisch Way, Pecos (southbound from Niver Creek Middle School to 86^th Ave. and north & south bound from 86^th Ave. to 84^th Ave.), westbound 84^th from Huron to Umatilla, & southbound Huron from the City limits to 84^th Ave.

1. SECOND PRIORITY - SECONDARY STREETS (Colored in yellow on map)

Streets that the Police Department has requested priority service, streets that are extremely narrow, steep hills on residential streets, streets that serve as an arterial to a housing development, dangerous intersections & stop signs, streets that serve numerous apartment buildings, & problem areas based on past history. Secondary streets are as follows: East Parcel street (south half) from Elliott to Clay, Clay St from 104^th to 103^rd, 103^rd Ave, 102nd Ave., Elm St. from 102^nd to 103^rd Ave., 100^th Ave., Southbound Zuni from 104^th to 96^th Ave., Elm Court from 90^th Ave. to 96^th Ave, Fontaine St., Madeleine St., Fayette St., 91^st Drive (Fayette St. to Camenisch), 91^st Place (Tejon to Rampart, Fontaine to Camenisch), Orleans St. & Lane, Rampart St., Mandel St., Royal St., old 90^th Ave., Germaine St., Moselle St. & Court, Tulane St., 85^th Avenue in Northmoor, 85^th Ave. in Hyland Park Center, Stacy Dr., & Umatilla St.

1. THIRD PRIORITY - RESIDENTIAL STREETS (Colored green on map)

All City streets that have not already been listed. THESE STREETS ARE ONLY DONE IF IT SNOWS 6 INCHES OR MORE AND WILL BE PLOWED AND/OR SANDED AFTER THE PRIMARY & SECONDARY STREETS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. STREETS WILL BE SANDED/PLOWED AT ANY TIME IF REQUESTED BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OR AT THE SNOW PLOW DRIVER'S DISCRETION IF UNUSUAL SITUATIONS EXIST (SUCH AS AN ICE STORM).

1. LOWEST PRIORITY - SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES (Colored in blue on map)

As requested or ordered by emergency response personnel, which may include Federal Blvd. & all mobile home parks.

GENERAL GUIDELINES

If the snow is less than 6 inches only the primary & secondary priority streets will be checked and sanded and/or plowed as needed. If the snow is more than 6 inches, the residential streets that are labeled as 3^rd priority will be cleaned after the primary & secondary streets have been completed. Please keep in mind that due to circumstances such as blizzards & high winds that response to residential streets could be delayed. When plowing streets, especially residential streets, windrows of snow are created and the opening of driveways are the responsibility of the property owner. For more information call the City of Federal Heights Public Works Department at 303 - 428 - 0422.