Full Notification

Snow Emergency Parking
In anticipation of the winter storm that may impact the Oneonta area tonight and tomorrow, parking regulations will be lifted in all municipal public parking lots as of 6:00 p.m. today. City residents who do not have access to private off-street parking may utilize the municipal lots during snow emergencies, free of charge. Once the snow emergency has concluded, parking regulations will return to normal and on-street parking may resume. This applies to the following municipal public parking lots:

• Municipal Parking Garage (all levels) – 433 spaces
• Dietz St Parking Lot – 117 spaces
• Wall St Parking Lot – 44 spaces
• Westcott Parking Lot – 49 spaces
•*Damaschke Field Parking Lot – 110 spaces

*Snow emergency parking will be available at the Damaschke Field Parking Lot in Neahwa Park (see attached map). Oneonta Public Transit will offer free bus service between Damaschke and the transit hub on Main Street during the snow event. Please call OPT dispatch @ 432-7100 between 7 am- 5 pm to arrange pickup.

Motorists and residents are reminded that the City of Oneonta has a snow emergency ordinance that requires all vehicles to be removed from city streets after 2.5” inches of snow has accumulated, until such time that the snowfall event has concluded, and the Department of Public Works has finished clearing all city streets to full width (i.e. curb to curb). Vehicles that are left on the street are subject to ticketing and/or towing at the owner’s expense.

Anyone with questions about snow emergency parking regulations may call the City of Oneonta Police Department at 607-432-1111 or visit our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/oneontapolice.

Snow and Ice Removal from Sidewalks and Fire Hydrants
The City of Oneonta Code Enforcement Office would like to remind property owners that snow and ice shall be removed from the sidewalk in front of their property by 9:00 a.m. each day. If ice cannot be removed from the sidewalk, then it will be permissible to be treated with ice melt, sand or other similar materials. Care should be taken to not overuse salt/snow melt as these materials can contribute to sidewalk degradation over time. Snow and ice that is removed from sidewalks and private property shall not be deposited onto a city street.

Owners with a fire hydrant in front of their property are asked to keep an approximately 5’ x 5’ area around the hydrant clear of snow and ice, to allow the hydrant to be easily located and used.