An emergency is automatically declared to exist within the city whenever there is an accumulation of snow and ice of two inches or more; at which time a parking prohibition shall automatically become effective throughout the city in accordance with the provisions of this section.
(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to park, or allow any parked or unattended vehicle, or any vehicle to remain on any designated snow route set forth in Ch. 75, Schd. VII, of this code of ordinances until the streets have been cleared of snow.
(B) A vehicle that is parked and/or unattended when there is an accumulation of snow or ice of two inches or more shall be prima facie evidence of violation of this section by the person in whose name said vehicle is registered.
(C) Officers of the Police Department are hereby authorized to ticket, pursuant to this section, any vehicle parked and/or unattended in violation of this section, and if the Superintendent of Streets or Chief of Police deems it necessary to effectuate snow removal operations, they shall have the vehicle removed.
(D) When the parking prohibition of this section becomes effective upon the occurrence of certain weather conditions, it shall take precedence over provisions of law normally in effect; except that, it shall not take precedence over provisions of law relating to traffic accidents, emergency travel of authorized emergency vehicles, or emergency vehicles, or emergency traffic direction by a police officer.
(1960 Code, § 52.808) (Ord. 2928, passed 1-20-1970; Ord. 7483, passed 4-18-2011) Penalty, see § 74.99