Who shovels the snow?
One of the tricky concepts to learn in a Colorado master-planned community is who is responsible for snow removal and where their responsibility starts and ends.
Snow removal is a community collaboration that includes homeowners, the Baseline Community Association (BCA), the Baseline Metro District (The Districts), and the City of Broomfield. Here’s how it breaks down:
The City of Broomfield
They clear Baseline’s publicly-owned priority streets and sidewalks. If you are new to Colorado, it may surprise you to wake up on a snowy morning to see your street isn’t plowed. Here, cities do not typically clear snow from every street. For budgetary reasons, they only clear priority streets. If you’d like to learn more about the city’s snow removal plan and which streets are priorities, check out their route map.
The Districts
The Districts shovel common-area sidewalks and trails throughout Baseline (see map). Their trigger depth for snow removal is 2″ post-storm. Typically, snow removal starts shortly after the storm ends. If you have more questions about The Districts’ snow removal plan, please contact their management company, Pinnacle Consulting Group, Inc., at info@baselinemd.live.
BCA
The Association removes snow from alleyways, only. The trigger depth is 2″ post-storm.
Homeowners
You are responsible for your apron and the sidewalks bordering your property. The apron is the “short driveway” or area between your garage door and the alleyway. Let’s face it, after most storms there won’t be much, if anything, to remove. But, after heavy snowfall or drifting snow, any accumulation along your sidewalks, apron, and against your garage door will be your responsibility to clear. For further clarity, see Baseline’s Landscape & Snow Removal Responsibility Map.