Excerpted from Newton City Ordinance Sec. 26-8D Removal of snow and ice from sidewalks. “Snow and ice shall be removed, and sidewalks and ramps shall be treated, within twenty-four (24) hours after such snow has ceased to fall or such ice has formed.”  “The mayor or his designee is authorized to coordinate volunteer snow clearing assistance or to grant an exemption, renewable annually, for citizens who upon written petition demonstrate hardship due to a combination of health and financial duress, or religious circumstances.”

Exemption Request for Health and Financial Duress
The exemption from snow shoveling and/or ice removal  of the sidewalks surrounding the requested property for the year/season. The exemption request must be submitted each year/season.

Extension Request for Religious Circumstance
The extension of an additional 24 hours to the city's ordinance to allow up to 48 hours for the removal of snow or ice from residential sidewalks once the storm has ceased, as determined by the Department of Public Works.  Click here to view the full ordinance, (Section 26-8D). The extension request must be submitted each year/season.

Click here to view additional winter storm information on the Department of Public Works web page.

Please contact Norine Silton at Older Adult Services for questions related to the application process at nsilton@newtonma.gov or 617-796-1664.  All submissions with required attachments (if applicable) can be either emailed to the address above or mailed to City of Newton, Older Adult Services, 1000 Commonwealth Avenue, Newton, MA 02459.