(A) It is unlawful, except for a physician on an emergency call, to park or leave a vehicle on a street when there is two inches or more of snow on the street and snow is falling or has fallen within the previous 24 hours or snow is blowing or has been blowing within the previous 24 hours.
(B) It is unlawful for any person, except an operator of an emergency motor vehicle on an emergency call, to park or leave standing any vehicle on any street after a snow emergency has been declared until that street has been plowed curb to curb.
(C) The city may declare a snow emergency when the City Manager, or his or her designated representative, determines an emergency exists in the city, or in a section or sections thereof, because of snow, freezing rain, sleet, ice, snowdrifts, or other natural phenomena which create, or are likely to create, hazardous road conditions. Notice of such emergency may be given by press, radio, television, or electronic means, such as the city's website.
(D) In the event of a violation of this section, the city is authorized to issue citations and remove violating vehicles, or cause them to be removed, and the owner of the vehicle shall be responsible for the actual costs of removal and storage. A removed vehicle shall not be released to the owner or the owner's authorized agent until those costs have been paid.
('72 Code, § 725:33) (Am. Ord. 2018-1234, passed 7-23-18) Penalty, see § 10.99