Hamilton By-law 03-296, s. 1(a) — Snow and Ice Removal By-law

"City" means the City of Hamilton;

• (b) "Council" means the council for the City of Hamilton;
• (c) "Consecutive winter storm events" refers to any precipitation and/or accumulation of snow or ice from the beginning of the original winter snow event, and any subsequent storm events occurring within a 24 hour period of the cessation of the previous storm event;
• (d) "Director" means the Director of the Operations and Maintenance Division of the Public Works Department for the City, and includes his designate and successor;
• (e) "Highway" means a common and public highway under the jurisdiction of the City of Hamilton, and includes a street, sidewalk, boulevard whether paved or not paved, an unopened road allowance, and any portion of the land situated between street lines;
• (f) “Winter Storm Event” refers to any precipitation and/or accumulation of snow or ice.