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Sidewalk snowmelt

Paul Rohrs_4
Paul Rohrs_4 Member Posts: 466
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I am putting together a proposal for a class II residential snowmelt system and they are inquiring about also melting their sidewalks which are next to the street. I don't have any questions about design and layout, but should I?

I can make the drive and courtyard a separate zone with no problem, but should I offer the sidewalk as a separate zone? My concern is that running remote manifolds two different directions will make my system a "Moving Target" for future jobs (think imminent domain) like the city coming in and trenching for this or that. Maybe a sprinkler company or cable company needs to dig up something.

I am not aware of any restrictions or covenants on this, but this is ultimately a public sidewalk that the HO is thinking he might not want to scoop and as long as he has a snowmelt system, why not do the sidewalk.

Any other thoughts or considerations?

Paul

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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 0
    Municipal R.O.W.

    Paul, we had a similar situation. The only way the city would sign off on it was if the HO would sign a liabilty release for putting their equipment (snowmelt tubes) into the cities right of way. They also had a caveat that if the snowmelt system generated any kind of ice dam (which it could) the city had the right to charge the HO for removal of said dam/hump.

    We never connected the system to a heat source, but I'm thinking that if we had, where the melted surfaces met the unmelted surfaces, there could have been an issue.

    ME
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