Frequently Asked Questions

The rating scale shown below, rates on a scale from 1 to 10, with 1 being low and 10 being high:

• 1 to 3 is a high priority street needing immediate attention
• 4 to 6 is in moderate condition
• 7 to 10 is in good condition

Streets are then selected for either concrete slab replacement or asphalt overlay. The number of streets scheduled to be repaired depends on the amount of funds budgeted for the fiscal year. Maintenance activities include pothole patching for temporary and permanent repair, preventive maintenance practices such as street sweeping and yearly crack sealing.

Your issue is important to us. To help us keep our community safe, clean and enjoyable for everyone you may report your concerns of pot holes, trash and debris, overgrown grass and limbs, graffiti, code violations, etc. by clicking here 

When snow is forecast there are a few simple things you can do to assist during and immediately after a snow:

• Don’t park on the street. Utilize the full length of your driveway for all household vehicles. This will allow the large plow trucks to pass safely and clear your entire street.
• Please observe all posted snow route signs. Check your street for No Parking During Snows signs. If you elect to park your vehicle on the street, you will be reported, ticketed, and possibly towed.
• If it is necessary to park on the street do not park across from another vehicle. In many cases the snow plow trucks cannot pass and will have to back down the street and leave. We will not return until all vehicles have been moved. Your street can not be plowed in this circumstance.
• Do not pull out in front of a snow plow or try to pass a snow plow. Keep your distance from any plow truck for safety purposes.

All creeks, streams and sewers within the City of Ferguson are the sole responsibility and property of the St. Louis Metropolitan Sewer District (MSD).

If you experience a problem that involves a creek or sewer, please contact:

MSD Customer Service at (314) 768-6260 or visit their website

There are three different types of areas within a city that are often confused with city right-of-ways. They are each different and are maintained by different entities. The three are:

• Right-of-Ways
• Easements
• Common Ground

Right-of-Ways

Right-of-ways are the responsibility of the city or the governing entity for that street. In the City of Ferguson this could include St. Louis County (Elizabeth, Chambers, Hereford, Airport, Bermuda, Hudson, West Florissant) or MoDot (State of Missouri - Florissant Road and Pershall Road). These generally include the street, sidewalk, and the tree lawn area between the street and the sidewalk.

The individual homeowner is generally responsible for maintaining the grass, leaves, trash, and small branches that are located in the tree lawn, the city, county, or state maintains the trees in the public right-of-ways. This is the only one of the three types of areas discussed that the city is responsible for maintain. The city is generally not responsible for anything located in the rear / behind a property. Those areas are usually easements or common ground. Sidewalks are the homeowner’s responsibility.

Easements

Easements are the areas on private property that legally allow utilities the right to work on and/or place utility equipment on, over, or under. The property owner / homeowner is responsible for the maintenance for this property and still owns this property, but the utility companies have access and can remove items placed on the easement.

Common Ground

Common ground is owned by a subdivision and is the responsibility of the residents, usually through a board of trustees or similar group. In many cases the adjacent property owners are responsible for the maintenance in the case of no existing subdivision board of trustees or similar group.

Additional Information

If you have an issue concerning a tree located in the public right-of-way or have another concern involving the public right-of-way, please contact the Ferguson Public Works Municipal Services - Street Division at 314-521-8373.  Other contacts for public right-of-way Issues:

St. Louis County - 314-615-8538

MoDot - 314-340-4100