I have a 24" Ariens snowblower with 110V electric start. I keep it in the garage behind whatever project car gets to spend winter in there. I only need to do a little step and detail cleanup with an aluminum coal scoop (best snow shovel on Earth). The snowthrower chute regularly fires onto the neighbors' yards and never had a complaint. If it lands on any of their cleared areas, I remove it.
I've been salting my driveway and sidewalk since 2002 with ill effects on neither the concrete nor the grass adjacent. I've tried the "pet safe" bluish stuff and found it completely useless.