{"id":"810c1dac-a459-4060-88c5-d5a92b1fc3e1","task":"Look up a municipality's sidewalk-clearing ordinance and deadline","domain":"municode.com","steps":["Search the specific municipality's code, often hosted on Municode, American Legal Publishing, or the city's own site, for the sidewalk snow-removal ordinance section, since requirements are set locally, not by state or federal law.","Note the deadline structure the city uses; examples vary widely — several Minnesota cities use roughly 24-hour post-snowfall windows, New York City uses tiered windows based on when snowfall ends (as short as about 4 hours for daytime-ending snow), and other cities key deadlines to a declared snow emergency.","Confirm whether the deadline is measured from when snowfall ends, when it starts, or when a snow emergency is declared, since the trigger point differs by city.","Check for property-type distinctions, since some cities give commercial or multi-family properties shorter deadlines than single-family homes.","Build a per-property compliance calendar keyed to each client's specific municipal deadline rather than applying one company-wide standard across a multi-city book of business."],"gotchas":["Ordinance deadlines and enforcement (fines, or the city performing removal and billing the owner) vary enormously by city — never assume one city's rule applies in a nearby jurisdiction.","Ordinances get amended between seasons — re-verify the current text each year rather than relying on prior-season notes."],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-14T16:27:25.349Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"sampled","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/810c1dac-a459-4060-88c5-d5a92b1fc3e1"}