City Of Calgary Bylaws

City of Calgary Streets Bylaw 20M88 states that:

"67.(1)    The owner or occupant of a private parcel of land adjacent to a Sidewalk or Pathway that runs in front of the property or along the side of the property where:

(a) such Sidewalk or Pathway runs parallel to and directly adjacent to a Street; or

(b) such Sidewalk or Pathway runs parallel to and adjacent to a Street; where the Pathway or Sidewalk and Street are separated only by a grassed or otherwise covered boulevard;

shall remove ice and snow from that portion of the Sidewalk or Pathway within twenty four (24) hours after the ice or snow has been deposited." (City of Calgary, Streets Bylaw 20M88, 1988)

"67.(3) Where the owner or occupant of a parcel of land has not complied with Subsection 67.(1), The City may remove the ice and snow, and the owner of the parcel is liable for such removal costs." (City of Calgary, Streets Bylaw 20M88, 1988)

"67.(5) Where a Sidewalk or Pathway is adjacent to property belonging to an owner not residing in the City or is unoccupied or underdeveloped and an Officer deems the condition of snow or ice on the Sidewalk or Pathway adjacent to the property to pose a danger to the public, The City may remove the ice and snow. The expenses and costs of such removal may be determined and recovered from the owner of the property in the same manner as Subsections 67.(3) and 67.(4)." (City of Calgary, Streets Bylaw 20M88, 1988)

"67.(6) A person may, in such a way as to not cause injury or unduly interfere with any person lawfully using the Sidewalk or Pathway, use a power driven device that is sufficiently light and of such construction that it will not damage the surface of the Sidewalk or Pathway to move ice, snow or other materials from any portion of a Sidewalk or Pathway." (City of Calgary, Streets Bylaw 20M88, 1988)

"67.(7) The owner or occupant of a parcel of land adjacent to a Street may remove ice and snow from the Sidewalk or Pathway adjacent to the parcel and place it on the Roadway or Boulevard of a Street but shall not remove any ice or snow from the rest of the parcel and place it on the Roadway or Boulevard of a Street." (City of Calgary, Streets Bylaw 20M88, 1988)

City of Calgary Streets Bylaw 20M88 - public access copy available here.