Street Sweeping

Purpose

Working together, we can keep our streets, drainage system, and water supply clean! Street sweeping is intended to prolong the life of the City’s street and drainage infrastructure by removing dirt, sand, and other contaminants from the roadway, and by extension, the City’s storm drainage system. Although improved aesthetics and cleanliness can be added outcomes of sweeping, it is not intended to remove all fallen leaves in the streets.

Violation of Ordinance

Residents and businesses are reminded that it is a violation of City ordinance to sweep or blow leaves into the roadways. Yard waste is collected weekly through the City’s solid waste contractor on the first pick-up day, either Monday or Tuesday.

Base & Alternate Maps / Lists

Most curb and gutter streets are swept a minimum of once monthly - known as the “base” list.

For certain residential areas identified as potential high-leaf areas, the City provides an extra sweep per month during the months of November through February - known as the “alternate” list.

The efficacy of street sweeping is limited by the general condition of the roadway, and other obstacles such as low limbs, parked cars, trash cans, etc. Sweepers cannot sweep around vehicles parked along the roadway. Residents are encouraged to remove vehicles parked along the street, and solid waste and recycling polycarts so that the sweeper may complete as efficient and effective a route as possible.

Weekly Zones

For the purpose of scheduling and resident awareness, the City has been divided into 4 areas which will be swept on a particular week of each month throughout the year. For the purpose of street sweeping, the weeks are counted beginning with the first full week of each month.