From: Andy Peters
Sent: Mon Aug 12 14:24:05 2019
To: Heidi Keller
Subject: RE: Street Cleaner
Importance: Normal
Heidi, feel free to give me a call on this, but as I mentioned, the sweeper is getting ready for fall and isn't available right now. Even if it were we'd need to discuss: when it comes for sidewalks outside the construction zone, the way Molalla works (following most cities in Oregon), is that the property owners adjacent to those sidewalks are responsible for the maintenance. This would include cleanup up the moss or debris. Most Cities in Oregon do it this way so they don’t have to tax property owners for that and provide it as a centralized service. Street tree maintenance is the same way. So in general, when a property owner asks the City to use it's sweeper to clean up something they've pushed into the street from a sidewalk, the answer is that we should be doing it that way. Here is the code section that applies. If you'd like I can swing out to your site this afternoon and we can discuss in person?
Molalla Municipal Code 12.20.010 Duty of landowners.
It shall be the duty of all landowners in the City of Molalla, Oregon, to maintain in good repair all sidewalks now existing or hereafter constructed in front of, along or abutting their land. (Ord. 1975-5 §l)
Andy Peters
City of Molalla
Public Works Operations Supervisor
(503) 829-6855 x220
Cell: 503-793-0507
apeters@cityofmolalla.com <mailto:apeters@cityofmolalla.com>
117 N Molalla Ave
Molalla, OR 97038
-----Original Message-----
From: Heidi Keller <heidimkeller@icloud.com>
Sent: Monday, August 12, 2019 1:47 PM
To: Andy Peters <apeters@cityofmolalla.com>
Subject: Re: Street Cleaner
As far as the construction part we have cleaned up after ourselves. We just cleaned the sidewalk on side of house (not part of the construction) but we cleaned all the moss and stuff off it and was wondering if that can be cleaned up by street sweepers
Sent from Heidi Keller
> On Aug 12, 2019, at 1:06 PM, Andy Peters <apeters@cityofmolalla.com> wrote:
>
> Ms. Keller, the street sweeper is in the shop getting ready for the fall season. As for debris on the street due to construction, part of your Public Works Permit includes the requirement to clean up the street from your activities.
>
> Respectfully,
>
> Andy Peters
> City of Molalla
> Public Works Operations Supervisor
> (503) 829-6855 x220
> Cell: 503-793-0507
> apeters@cityofmolalla.com <mailto:apeters@cityofmolalla.com>
> 117 N Molalla Ave
> Molalla, OR 97038
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Heidi Keller <heidimkeller@icloud.com>
> Sent: Monday, August 12, 2019 12:11 PM
> To: Andy Peters <apeters@cityofmolalla.com>
> Subject: Street Cleaner
>
> I’m located at 901 Toliver Rd. And we have been doing construction on driveway and sidewalks and was wondering if a street sweeper could come down Kaluign Ct please and clean up what was washed of the sidewalk.
> Thank you
> Heidi Keller
>
> Sent from Heidi Keller