Medina snow plowing for west-Hennepin acreage, cul-de-sacs, and commercial pads — 267 people per square mile, and a sidewalk rule that is a misdemeanor if you miss it.
01 Outer west
Medina is about 15 miles west of Minneapolis. Census 2020 land area is 25.55 square miles. Density is 267.6 — the lowest figure on our list.
Official snow-event plowing of roadways and trails starts around 2–3 inches or more. Cul-de-sacs and dead-ends are on the priority schedule, not left as an afterthought.
City Code 340.05: no parking on any public street from November 1 through March 31 in that window. The lane is reserved before the event is named.
The city of Loretto is completely enclaved. MN 55 is the main route. Wikipedia lists elevation 1,060 feet and 1.58 square miles of water, including Wolsfeld Lake.
The city plows city roadways and trails. Hennepin County plows county roads. Sidewalks are the property owner or the association.
02 The 12-hour rule
City Code No. 420 is not a suggestion. No owner with a sidewalk in front of the home for public use shall allow snow or ice to remain longer than 12 hours after it has ceased to form. Failure is a misdemeanor. The snow plowing and ice control policy is where the city puts parking, sidewalks, and the 2–3 inch event in one place.
Wikipedia describes a largely rural city that has suburbanized since the 1970s: large lots, remaining agricultural land, lakes, and Polaris headquarters. That mix is why a long private drive can still be closed after the city road is open.
The Twin Cities climate figure we use is 51.2 inches a year at Minneapolis–St. Paul International Airport (MSP / NCEI station USW00014922), the 1991–2020 NOAA climate normal — the same number the Minnesota DNR State Climatology Office publishes. That is the airport station, not a city-by-city total. No Medina-specific NCEI snowfall normal is used here.
03 What we plow in Medina
Plow MN is licensed and insured. We plow residential driveways and walkways and commercial lots, seasonal or per-plow. We do not take city roadways, county roads, or city trails. We take the private surface a 267-person-per-square-mile map still leaves with the owner.
Official snow-event plowing of roadways and trails at about 2–3 inches or more. The city plows city roadways and trails. Hennepin County plows county roads. Sidewalks are the property owner or the HOA. The priority schedule includes cul-de-sacs and dead-end streets. Policy: snow plowing and ice control.
City Code 340.05 prohibits parking on any public street from November 1 through March 31 between 1:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m.
City Code No. 420: no property owner with a sidewalk in front of the home for public use shall allow snow or ice to remain longer than 12 hours after it has ceased to form. Failure is a misdemeanor.
Census 2020: 6,837 people on 25.55 square miles of land — density 267.6 per square mile, an order of magnitude below inner-ring cities. Wikipedia: a largely rural city that has suburbanized since the 1970s; elevation 1,060 feet; 1.58 square miles of water; MN 55 is the main route; the city of Loretto is completely enclaved by Medina. Large lots, lakes including Wolsfeld Lake, remaining agricultural land, and Polaris headquarters.
If they are private, yes — that is a quote, not a city route. The city takes city roadways and trails. County takes county roads. Sidewalks stay with the owner or the association unless the city says otherwise.
The Twin Cities climate figure we use is 51.2 inches a year at Minneapolis–St. Paul International Airport (MSP / NCEI station USW00014922), the 1991–2020 NOAA climate normal — the same number the Minnesota DNR State Climatology Office publishes. That is the airport station, not a city-by-city total. No Medina-specific NCEI snowfall normal is used on this page.
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