A winter storm is forecast to impact the area over the weekend. Due to the impending storm, a Snow Emergency is being declared for Kennett Square Borough, effective Sunday, February 22, at noon, until lifted. 

All vehicles must be removed from the Snow Emergency and Winter Warning routes (listed below and a map of the routes can be found here or in the attachments below) during the declared emergency.  Parking on these routes is prohibited during the declared emergency. Any vehicles parked on these routes during the declared emergency are subject to ticketing and/or towing. 

The Borough encourages residents to utilize all off-street parking options (even on non-designated snow emergency routes) to assist Public Works in clearing roads and to allow safe passage of emergency vehicles.

Free Parking is available in the Borough Parking Garage on E. Linden Street beginning at 8:00 AM on Sunday, February 22, and will last for the duration of the snow emergency.  Free parking is also available at the following locations during the declared emergency (a map of the free parking areas can be found here or in the attachments below):

• Borough Parking Garage (100 E. Linden Street)

• Borough Hall Lot (600 S. Broad Street)

• Borough Parking Lot (Lot at Church Alley & Apple Alley)

• Legacy Field/Yeatman Field Lot (629 S. Walnut Street)

Residents are asked to please not park at the YMCA pool parking lot on S. Walnut Street as Public Works utilizes this area for snow removal.

Residents are responsible for clearing sidewalks.  Sidewalks must be cleared 6 hours within daylight of snowfall. Given that snowfall is forecasted to potentially occur over multiple days, residents have until Tuesday, February 24, at 1:00 PM to clear their sidewalks. 

11-56.1 - Designation of snow emergency routes:

(a)Birch Street, north side;

(b)West Cedar Street, from Meredith Street to Union Street;

(c)Cypress Street, both sides, except permit parking zones;

(d)Meredith Street, west side, between State and Cedar Streets;

(e)Race Street, between East State Street and East Cypress Street;

(f)South Street, south side;

(g)State Street, both sides;

(h)Union Street, both sides;

(i)Walnut Street, east side;

(j)Linden Street, south side, from Broad Street to Willow Street;

(k)Broad Street, both sides, from State to Cypress Street

(l)North Willow Street, west side, between Linden Street and State Street;

(m)Ridge Avenue, south side;

(n)North Mill Road, from W. State Street to north Borough Line.

( Ord. No. 922, § 1 , 10-19-2015; Ord. No. 927, § 2 , 4-4-2016)

11-56.2 - Designation of winter warning routes.

(a)East Linden Street, north side, from Broad Street to Willow Street;

(b)North Willow Street, east side, from East Linden Street to East State Street;

(c)South Walnut Street, east side, from East South Street to Southview Avenue.