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Snow Guides for Janesville and Rock County

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Each guide answers one question with the rule, the number and the source: the city code, NOAA, or the published price it came from. Written for people with a driveway and a sidewalk in Janesville, Beloit or anywhere else in Rock County.

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  1. 01Janesville Sidewalk Snow Removal Rules: the 12-Hour OrdinanceHow long you have to shovel in Janesville, WI (12 hours), what happens after a complaint, the fine, and the sidewalk deadlines in Beloit, Milton, Edgerton and Evansville.
  2. 02Janesville Winter Weather Emergency Parking: Rules, Fines, Free LotsWhen Janesville declares a winter weather emergency every car must be off city streets: the $50 ticket, towing, the free city lots, and how Beloit, Milton and Evansville handle it.
  3. 03Can You Push Snow Into the Street in Wisconsin? (Janesville Rules)No. Janesville ordinance 34-343, Edgerton's code and Wisconsin statute 346.94(5) all ban pushing driveway or lot snow into the road. Who is liable, and where the snow can go.
  4. 04Per Push vs Seasonal Snow Contract: the Janesville MathPer push or a seasonal snow contract in Janesville? With 12.7 inch-plus snow days a year (NOAA), $40 to $75 a push comes to $508 to $953, against $400 to $900 for a season.
  5. 05How Much Snow Does Janesville, WI Get? (NOAA Averages by Month)Janesville averages 36.6 inches of snow a year (NOAA 1991-2020 normals), 10.8 inches in January alone, with 12.7 days of an inch or more.
  6. 06Who Shovels the Sidewalk, Landlord or Tenant? (Wisconsin)Who clears snow at a Wisconsin rental: what the lease says, the Tenant Resource Center's rule of thumb, and who Janesville's 12-hour ordinance lands on. 32.7% of Janesville households rent.
  7. 07Ice Dams and Roof Snow in Wisconsin: Causes, Costs, PreventionWhy ice dams form on Wisconsin roofs, when to rake roof snow, and what removal costs: $200 to $700 for roof snow, $650 to $2,400 for steam ice dam removal.
  8. 08Questions to Ask Before Hiring a Snow Plow Service in JanesvilleTrigger depth, sidewalks, salt, the city plow windrow, where the snow goes, contract dates and when to sign: what to settle before the first snow in Janesville.