Maintenance and clearance obligations

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The maintenance and sanitation obligations of the municipality and property-owners regarding streets designated to public use are regulated by the rules on the maintenance and sanitation of streets and certain public areas.

Clearance

Obligations of property owners and holders

removal of dirt, leaves, garbage, weeds and loose objects accumulated in the carriageways, light traffic channels and sidewalks falling between the boundary of their property and the centre line of the street area
keeping any green lanes and ditches extending to a distance of 3 meters or less from the boundary of the property clear

Duties of the municipality

keeping plantations, platforms, guardrails, traffic signs, equipment, etc., clean.

Maintenance in the winter

Obligations of property owners and holders

removing snow and ice from the sidewalks next to the property
sanding the pavement if necessary to make it less slippery or otherwise eliminating slipperiness
if necessary, transporting snowbanks that have accumulated on a sidewalk or next to it away
removing sand from the pavement
keeping the gutters, rain gutters and stormwater inlets next to the sidewalk free of snow, ice and debris

Duties of the municipality

ploughing, sanding and removing sand from carriageways, cycle paths and combined pedestrian and cycle paths in the spring

Structural maintenance

Obligations of property owners and holders

Reporting broken pavements, holes in the ground and other similar problems that may endanger traffic to the municipality or the police
if necessary, taking temporary measures to warn the traffic

Duties of the municipality

repairing carriageways and sidewalks and maintaining pavements
maintenance of plantations, platforms, guardrails, traffic signs, equipment, etc.
keeping gravel streets level and binding dust

Street works

The City must be notified in advance of all street works and works carried out in other public areas, for example, different types of digging activities.