Winter Weather Information

The City of Waukee works diligently to keep residents safe and informed during winter weather storms. Please review these polices as well as a current map of Emergency Snow Routes (PDF) that was established to provide residents with main travel routes throughout winter weather storms.

Sidewalks

Property owners must remove any accumulated snow and ice from the sidewalk within 24 hours after it has stopped snowing (Waukee Municipal Code §218). Do not move snow onto neighboring properties or into public streets. Property owners found to be in violation of this ordinance shall be subject to assessments or fines.

The Waukee Fire Department also asks that property owners move snow from around fire hydrants. Snow around hydrants makes them difficult to locate in an emergency.

Garbage and Recycling Pick-Up

The City will make every attempt to inform residents about weather-related changes in garbage and recycling pick-up schedules via Waukee.org and the City of Waukee Facebook page. If you have questions about your regularly scheduled pick-up, please call Utility Billing at 515-978-5502.

Where to Find Emergency Information

Emergency and weather-related information can be found on city website and local television and radio stations. In addition, the City posts parking ban information and other advisories on City of Waukee social media pages. 

Snow Emergency Alerts

Alerts for snow emergencies and the associated parking ban to enable snowplows to clear the roads are sent to the public in two ways: 

• Email and/or text notifications direct from Waukee.org via the Notify Me tool. Scroll to Alert Center and select "Waukee Snow Ordinance in Effect". Be sure to save listserv@civicplus.com as a safe sender in your email.
• Alert Iowa and the Smart911 app can give you text notifications for severe weather alerts and emergency notifications at the local, even neighborhood-level. Sign up through Dallas County to choose what types of alerts you want to receive.