El Dorado County Municipal Code Ch. 12.10 Snow Removal

In order to facilitate snow removal operations, no person shall construct, maintain, or utilize any fence, wall, barrier, or any structure on any parcel of real property adjacent to the public right-of-way in the County upon which snow falls or may be placed, unless one or more of the following exists:

A. The fence, wall, barrier or any structure is set back 20 feet or more from the property line;

B. A snow storage easement over the real property has previously been granted to the County and the barrier is outside such easement; and/or

C. The fence, wall, barrier, or any structure had been marked at intervals not less than ten feet with distinctively colored stakes or poles a minimum of eight feet in height, but in any event to be visible above the snow, with a reflector facing traffic affixed to the topmost portion thereof. Said stakes or markers shall be put in place by the property owner not later than November 1 of every year and shall remain in place until May 1 of every year. It is the responsibility of the owner to make sure the markers are visible above the height of the snow at all times. Any person electing to utilize this procedure shall additionally file with the Director of Transportation a certificate executed by a licensed engineer stating that the fence, wall, barrier, or any structure can withstand the storage of snow on, in, and around it in an amount equal to or greater than a pile eight feet in height, without damage to the fence, wall, barrier, or any structure.

D. Any damage sustained to any fence, wall, barrier, or any structure not meeting any of the requirements of Subsections A through C of this section, as the result of snow removal operations, other than direct contact by snow removal equipment, shall be the sole responsibility of the property owner, and the County shall have no liability whatsoever therefor. In no event shall the County have any liability for any fence, wall, barrier, or any structure erected on public property without all necessary permits having been obtained.

(Code 1997, § 12.10.020; Ord. No. 4389, 10-95; Ord. No. 5051, § 2, 4-18-2017)