Marburg
Clear and grit between 7 am and 8 pm; clear without delay when snow falls, except during prolonged heavy snowfall.
Clear pavements and crossings at least 1.50 m wide, plus a path at least 1.50 m wide from each property to the road and to the entrance. Grit these areas without delay when slippery.
Grit with sand, chippings or similar material; no ash. Salt only in small amounts at particular danger spots such as steps or steep pavements, and against compacted ice and snow, if it contains no sulphur compounds or other harmful substances.
Where only one side of the street has a pavement, frontagers on that side are responsible in odd-numbered years and those opposite in even-numbered years. Fines up to €2,000.
The town's bylaw is authoritative: Street cleaning bylaw of 28 May 2009
Stadtallendorf
Clear between 7 am and 8 pm, without delay once snow falls. Grit in good time within these hours when slippery.
Clear the pavement to a width such that traffic is not obstructed more than unavoidable; where there is no pavement, clear a 1.50 m wide strip from the property boundary on both sides. Also clear an access at least 1.50 m wide from each property to the road and to the entrance.
Use mainly sand, chippings or similar abrasive material as grit. Ash only in an amount that does not excessively soil the pavements. Salt only in small amounts against compacted residue, and only without sulphur compounds or other harmful substances.
Where only one side of the street has a pavement, frontagers on the opposite side are also responsible: in even-numbered years those on the pavement side, in odd-numbered years those on the opposite side. Fines of up to 2,000 euros.
The town's bylaw is authoritative: Street cleaning bylaw of 12 July 2024, in force since 1 August 2024
