Curbed public streets are swept citywide. The schedule is subject to change due to weather, equipment maintenance or emergencies requiring Street Maintenance personnel to be reassigned. The primary purpose of sweeping streets is to remove dirt, litter and debris from curbs to prevent materials from being washed by rain into storm sewers.

We ask residents and business owners to move their parked cars off the street before the sweeping date to allow workers room to sweep the curb lanes of their street. In neighborhoods with permanent signs that identify street sweeping parking restrictions, residents should check the signs carefully because vehicles that are not moved on sweeping days will ticketed. The neighborhoods with permanent signs are Downtown, German Village, Harrison West, Italian Village, Neil Avenue and Ohio State University area.



For general information about street sweeping in Columbus, contact us:

311 Service Center at (614) 645-3111 E-mail: 311@columbus.gov

If you believe your car has been impounded because it was parked in a posted sweeping zone, you may contact the City Impound Lot (614) 645-6400.

Downtown Sweeping Map: