CHAPTER 430
Snow Emergencies
430.01   Short title.
430.02   Definitions.
430.03   Snow emergency parking prohibition; exceptions.
430.04   Abandoning stalled vehicles.
430.05   Public announcements of declarations required.
430.06   Termination of parking prohibition.
430.07   Conflict with other traffic regulations.
430.08   Impounding vehicles.
430.09   Presumption of ownership.
430.10   Violations.
   CROSS REFERENCES
   Snowmobiles - see TRAF. 410.04 (U.T.C. 10.11, 10.34, 10.39, 10.51, 10.75)
   Parking Violations Bureau - see TRAF. Ch. 420
   Snow removal from sidewalks - see S.U. & P.S. 1022.12
430.01 SHORT TITLE.
   This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Snow Emergency Ordinance."
(Ord. 25-82. Passed 11-23-82.)
430.02 DEFINITIONS.
   As used in this chapter:
   (a)   "City Manager" means the City Manager of the City or their authorized representative.
   (b)   "Street" means the entire width between the boundary lines of every way that is publicly maintained, when any part thereof is open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular traffic.
(Ord. 25-82. Passed 11-23-82; Ord. 02-2023. Passed 2-21-23.)
430.03 SNOW EMERGENCY PARKING PROHIBITION; EXCEPTIONS.
   Whenever the City Manager finds, on the basis of falling snow, sleet or freezing rain, or on the basis of a forecast by the United States Weather Bureau or other weather service of snow, sleet or freezing rain, that weather conditions will make it necessary to take additional steps related to City streets and sidewalks, including to expedite motor vehicle traffic and to prohibit parking on City streets for snow plowing and other purposes, the City Manager may take those steps deemed in the best interest of safety and the residents, including putting into effect a parking prohibition on all streets as necessary by declaring it in the manner prescribed in this chapter.
   Once in effect, a parking prohibition under this section shall remain in effect until terminated by an announcement of the City Manager in accordance with this chapter, except that any street area which has been cleared of snow and ice from curb to curb for the length of the entire block shall be automatically excluded therefrom.
   While the parking prohibition is in effect, no person shall park or allow to remain parked any vehicle on any portion of a street, except in an emergency or in compliance with law or the direction of a police officer.
(Ord. 25-82. Passed 11-23-82; Ord. 02-2023. Passed 2-21-23.)
430.04 ABANDONING STALLED VEHICLES.
   Whenever a vehicle becomes stalled for any reason, whether or not in violation of this chapter, on any street during a snow emergency on which there is a covering of snow, sleet or ice or on which there is a parking prohibition in effect, the person operating such vehicle shall take immediate action to have the vehicle towed or removed. No person shall abandon or leave their vehicle in a street, except for the purpose of securing assistance during the actual time necessary to go to a nearby telephone or to a nearby garage, gasoline station or other place of assistance and to return without delay.
(Ord. 25-82. Passed 11-23-82; Ord. 02-2023. Passed 2-21-23.)
430.05 PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS OF DECLARATIONS REQUIRED.
   The City Manager shall cause each declaration made pursuant to this chapter to be publicly announced by means of notification to all forms of media (including TV, radio, and newspaper), posting to the City’s website, posting to the City’s social media channels, and via other messaging channels as deemed appropriate. Each announcement shall describe the action taken by the City Manager, including the time it became or will become effective, and shall specify the streets or areas affected. A parking prohibition declared by the City Manager shall not go into effect for at least three hours after it has been announced at least three times between 6:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. on any day, by the above-mentioned communication channels. The City Manager shall make or cause to be made a record of each time and date when any declaration is announced to the public in accordance with this section.
(Ord. 25-82. Passed 11-23-82; Ord. 02-2023. Passed 2-21-23.)v
430.06 TERMINATION OF PARKING PROHIBITION.
   Whenever the City Manager finds that some or all of the conditions which gave rise to a parking prohibition in effect pursuant to this chapter no longer exist, they may declare the prohibition terminated, in whole or in part, in a manner prescribed by this chapter, effective immediately upon announcement.
(Ord. 25-82. Passed 11-23-82; Ord. 02-2023. Passed 2-21-23.)
430.07 CONFLICT WITH OTHER TRAFFIC REGULATIONS.
   Any provision of this chapter which becomes effective by declaration of the City Manager upon the occurrence of certain weather conditions shall, while temporarily in effect, take precedence over other conflicting provisions of law normally in effect, including, but not limited to, the provisions of Chapter 1280 of the Planning and Zoning Code, except that it shall not take precedence over provisions of law relating to traffic accidents, emergency travel by authorized emergency vehicles or emergency traffic directions by a police officer.
(Ord. 25-82. Passed 11-23-82. )
430.08 IMPOUNDING VEHICLES.
   A vehicle parked on any street in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter may be impounded in accordance with Section 2.5 of the Uniform Traffic Code, as amended in Chapter 410 of these Codified Ordinances.
(Ord. 25-82. Passed 11-23-82.)
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