(A) Whenever there is a snowfall in the municipality to a depth of three inches or more during any period of 24 hours or less, an emergency is hereby declared to exist, constituting a serious public hazard, impairing transportation and jeopardizing the welfare and safety of the municipality. To meet such an emergency, the Mayor may, by rules and regulations, prohibit the parking and stopping of vehicles in such streets, districts or city-owned or operated parking facilities as he or she may designate to enable the expeditious removal of snow. It shall be unlawful for the owner or operator of any vehicle to permit such vehicle to be parked, stopped or left standing in any street, streets, district or city-owned parking facility during the periods of time set forth in such rules and regulations. In addition to any penalty assessed for the violation of this section, any vehicle stopped, parked or left standing in violation of this section or the provisions of any rules or regulations adopted pursuant hereto, may be removed as provided in § 73.10 of this chapter.
(B) Whenever a snow emergency exists, the Mayor shall give notice of such emergency by an announcement through available news media, such as the press, radio or television, of the streets or parking facilities, or parts thereof, whereon the parking of vehicles will be prohibited and the hours during which prohibition will be in effect.
(Prior Code, § 5-701) (Ord. 417, passed 12-1-1980; Ord. 97-24, passed 11-3-1997) Penalty, see § 73.99