The Street Division is responsible for the safe and efficient movement of all persons and goods on the public road regardless of weather conditions. The Division is part of the Public Works Department and is responsible for:

• Encroachment and cut permits Street maintenance         
• Street cleaning
• The storm water system
• Bridge maintenance
• Ice and snow removal
• Leaf-branch cleanup and City wide cleanup
• Signs and markings
• Urban Area Transportation Plan (under construction)
• Street lighting

The division has seven full time employees.  The address and telephone numbers for contacting the Street Department are:

1123 Lake Street, Sandpoint ID 83864
Daytime telephone:  208-263-3407
Emergency telephone after hours:  208-265-5525

This web page includes street construction and patching standards as well as standards for development.  Other useful information includes the snow plowing schedule during the snow season, street division maintenance projects, road closures and other activities of the Street Division.

Development Standards
Work within the right of way inside the corporate limits of Sandpoint is governed by various standards, policies and procedures.  Listed below are the standards.

Manual for Use of Public Right of Way – Permits for Utilities and Encroachments, June 1995 (LHTAC)

Manual for Use of Public Right of Way – Standard Approach Policy, June 1995 (LHTAC)

Manual for Highway and Street Standards, June 1995 (LHTAC)

Idaho Standards for Public Works Construction – 1999

Idaho Transportation Department – Standard Specification for Highway Construction – 1999

Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) – 1988

Idaho Transportation Department – Catalog of Stormwater Best Management Practices (BMP’s) For Highway Construction and Maintenance – 1994

Right of Way Standards
-Sidewalk Performance/Design
-Concrete Driveway Approach
-Concrete Sidewalk
-Sidewalk Corner with Ramps (6' or more from curb)
-Standard Sidewalk
-Depressed Sidewalk Corner (Corner ramp with two different ROW widths/12' radius curb
-Depressed Sidewalk Corner (Corner ramp with sidewalk abutting curb)
-Depressed Sidewalk Corner (Corner ramp with sidewalk 1' to 5' from curb)
-6" Standard Curb and Gutter
-Standard Vertical Curb
-16' Alley Cross Section
-60' ROW Street Cross Section
-Pedestrian Configuration in Commercial/Downtown Areas
-Street Cuts and Surface Repair Details
-Concrete Basic Mix Design Parameters
-Streetscape Ordinance
-Hard Surface Ordinance
-Right of Way Standards for the Public
-Trees Approved for Public Rights-of-Way
- Arboriculture Specs and Standards Manual
-Business District Cross Section Sidewalk