Chittenden County
Snow plowing in
South Burlington, Vermont
Snow plowing in South Burlington covers busy commercial sites, offices, medical properties, multifamily communities, and residential driveways.
Local operating question
What is different about a South Burlington stop?
South Burlington’s transportation material identifies I-89 and I-189, major commercial corridors, neighborhood streets, sidewalks, and active-transportation connections. Commercial sites need a traffic-and-pedestrian sequence: open the circulation spine, protect accessible routes, recover entrances, and return after parked vehicles move. South Burlington's commercial corridors along Williston Road, Shelburne Road, Dorset Street, and Kennedy Drive carry enough daytime traffic that a lot serviced on the wrong schedule can undo a morning's work by midday. So confirm whether the plan follows business hours or a fixed visit count. Medical and multifamily properties in particular should name which entrances and accessible routes take priority, since a general commercial pass does not automatically protect them.
How snow affects a South Burlington lot
Burlington International Airport is inside South Burlington, so its 87.5 inches of snow and 89 days of snow cover a year were measured on the town's own ground.
I-89, I-189, US 2, US 7 and VT 116 cross the city. Commercial lots along those routes need a place to stack snow that is not the road.
The airport station counts 57 ice days a year. A treated surface that is dry at noon can glaze after dark.
Drives in Twin Orchards and Queen City Park face very different loads than the retail lots beside them.
What South Burlington properties look like
Williston, its neighbor, shares the airport record and adds long rural drives east of the interstate. The high-traffic paved lots here need plowing and ice control planned together.
For a commercial lot on Williston Road or Shelburne Road, write down the stacking area, the walkway trigger and the hauling point. High-traffic pavement should be plowed and treated as one job. Model the South Burlington lot in the snow-service planning range calculator.
| Condition | Near South Burlington | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Snowfall | 87.5 inches a year (Burlington International Airport) | NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 (nearest station) |
| New-snow days | 23.1 a year | Same source |
| Snow-cover days | 89 a year | Same source |
| Ice days | 57 a year | Same source |
| Numbered highways | I-89, I-189, US 2, US 7 and VT 116 | US Census Bureau TIGER/Line map data |
| Named rivers | Winooski River | USGS National Hydrography Dataset |
| Named places | Twin Orchards and Queen City Park | USGS Geographic Names Information System |
| Population | 20,292 residents | City of South Burlington, City Plan 2024 (adopted January 29, 2024) |
Parking bans and plowing rules in South Burlington
South Burlington's winter parking ban runs December 1 through March 31 overnight, from midnight to 8 a.m., regardless of weather. The city says the ban helps its crews keep operating.
Snow plowing near South Burlington
Planning also covers Essex, Essex Junction, Jericho, Underhill and Hinesburg, and the service-area directory lists every town.
Straight answers
Questions to settle before the snow flies
What should a South Burlington plan know about winter parking and plowing?
The overnight ban runs December 1 through March 31, from midnight to 8 a.m., whatever the weather.