FAQ Topic: City Services

Not necessarily. Many factors affect how soon a particular residential street receives service; including proximity to collector streets, topography, school locations and traffic volume. The City does not track rotation of district plowing from storm to storm. We invite all residents interested in viewing snow route maps and discussing 
snow removal procedures to call us: … Continued

Alleyways may be plowed, following completion of all residential streets. We encourage citizens to remove their vehicles from public roadways during snow plowing operations.

Cul-de-sacs are especially difficult for snow removal operations. 
In a light snow, a circle may not receive treatment unless there is an incline. During plowing operations where all streets are plowed, drivers must push snow into available open spaces (i.e. around fire hydrants, between mailboxes, driveways and storm sewer inlets).  Many times, cul-de-sacs have parked … Continued

Once drivers complete the plowing of collector streets, they immediately begin moving into district residential streets adjacent to collector streets. Districts with hills and inclines receive priority over neighborhoods which are relatively flat. Neighborhoods concentrated around schools also receive higher priority.

The City of Kettering has established snow routes which prioritize snow operations to focus on primary routes and major thoroughfares, hills, curves, emergency vehicle access, bus routes and school access. Once completed, crews begin to work into other areas based on this priority system. In light snow events, not all streets may be treated. When … Continued