(A) Definition. For the purpose of this section, the following definition shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
PARK. The standing of any vehicle, whether occupied or not.
(B) No parking during street cleaning.
(1) It shall be unlawful to park any vehicle on any public street or portion thereof within the city at any time when such street is being cleaned.
(2) Appropriate signs indicating that such street or portion thereof is being cleaned shall be posted immediately before the cleaning of the street, and shall be removed after the cleaning of the street is finished.
(C) Snow routes designated; snow removal.
(1) It shall be lawful to park any vehicle on any portion of the streets set out by City Council, said streets being snow routes within the city, at any time after snow has accumulated thereon in excess of two inches, and such parking restriction shall continue during and until snow removal operations on such streets have been completed.
(2) Whenever any police officer finds a vehicle standing upon a street in violation of the provisions of this section, such officer is hereby authorized to remove such vehicle or require the driver or other person in charge of the vehicle to remove the same from said street, or to cause said vehicle to be towed from said street.
(3) No vehicle which is towed under the provisions of this section shall be released to the owner or other person proving the right to possession of said vehicle until all lawful towing and storage charges have been paid.
(4) Appropriate signs shall be erected on the designated snow routes informing the public that parking thereon is prohibited as hereinabove provided.
(D) Snow removal on non-major snow routes.
(1) For the purpose of this division (D), the following definition shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
PARK. The standing of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, otherwise than when temporarily and actually engaged in loading or unloading of merchandise, property or passengers, and except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic, or in compliance with the directions of a police officer or traffic-control signal or device.
(2) The provisions of this section shall apply to the parking of motor vehicles and vehicles of any kind or nature parked upon streets of the city which are not presently designated as major snow routes pursuant to the provisions of division (C) above and any amendments thereto. Parking on those streets designated as major snow routes shall be regulated in accordance with the provisions of division (C) above and any amendments thereto.
(3) At any time after snow has accumulated in excess of two inches on any streets which are not major snow routes, the following parking restrictions shall be implemented and shall apply.
(a) On even-numbered days of the month, motor vehicles and vehicles of any kind or nature shall be parked on the even-numbered side of the street to facilitate snow removal on the odd numbered side of the street.
(b) On odd-numbered days of the month, motor vehicles and vehicles of any kind or nature shall be parked on the odd-numbered side of the street to facilitate snow removal on the even numbered side of the street.
(4) When snow has accumulated in excess of two inches between the hours of 10:00 p.m. on any evening and before the hour of 8:00 a.m. on any morning, then the even/odd parking restrictions shall begin at 8:00 a.m. and shall continue in full force and effect during and until snow removal operations on such streets have been completed.
(5) It shall be unlawful to park a motor vehicle or vehicle of any kind or nature on the street in violation of these restrictions at times when snow has accumulated in excess of two inches.
(6) Whenever any police officer finds a vehicle parked or standing upon a street in violation of the provisions of this section, such officer is hereby authorized to remove such vehicle or require the owner, driver, operator or other person in charge of the vehicle to remove the same from the street, or to cause said vehicle to be towed from said street.
(7) No vehicle which is towed pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be released to the owner, driver, operator or other person proving the right to possession of said vehicle until all lawful towing and storage charges have been paid.
(Prior Code, § 72.13) (Ord. 2119, passed 2-9-1970; Ord. 2492, passed 11-27-1979; Ord. 2683, passed 3-26-1985; Ord. 88-110, passed 1-26-1988) Penalty, see § 70.999