A. Automatic Declaration: A snow emergency shall be automatically declared to exist within the City limits whenever there is an accumulation of snow and ice in excess of two inches (2") at which time a parking prohibition shall automatically become effective throughout the City in accordance with the provisions of this section.
B. Snow Routes Kept Clear: During a snow emergency, parking on any portion of such street(s) designated and permanently marked as a snow route is prohibited. A vehicle that is parked and/or left unattended when there is an accumulation of snow and ice in excess of two inches (2") shall be prima facie evidence of violation of this section by the person in whose name the vehicle is registered. The parking prohibition under this section shall be terminated as those streets designated as snow routes become substantially clear of snow and ice, edge to edge, for the length of an entire block. Nothing in this section shall be construed to permit parking at any time or place where it is forbidden by any other provision of the law.
C. Posting Of Routes: The City Manager is hereby authorized to post permanent signs on each street designated as a snow route with the wording "Snow Route No Parking - When Accumulation Exceeds Two Inches". Streets designated as snow routes in subsection F of this section constitute those streets which will be given primary attention during snow removal operations.
D. Authority To Ticket: The Police Department and other duly authorized City employees are hereby authorized to ticket pursuant to subsection 18-12-2A14 of this chapter any vehicle(s) parked and/or unattended in violation of this section and, if the Maintenance and Environmental Services Manager or Director of Public Works deems it necessary to effectuate snow removal operations on some or all of the designated snow routes, have the vehicle(s) removed and relocated pursuant to subsection 18-12-10A1 of this chapter. Any registered owner of a vehicle in violation of this section shall be liable for all fines and costs resulting from the removal, relocation and storage of said vehicle(s). Upon notice from the Maintenance and Environmental Services Manager or Director of Public Works, the Police Department shall cause the towing of vehicle(s) and keep a registry of all towed vehicles and points or areas of relocation so as to assist the vehicle owners in locating the relocated vehicles.
E. Exemptions: On street metered parking zones along designated snow routes are exempt from this parking prohibition except between the hours of three o'clock (3:00) A.M. to seven o'clock (7:00) A.M. unless notification is made by posting temporary special signs notifying the public at least two (2) hours prior to the specific date and time that clearing operations will occur in the zones specified with the wording "Snow Route No Parking - When Accumulation Exceeds Two Inches - Effective (enter date & time)". Violations of this section shall be deemed the same and treated the same as violations of other items in this section.
F. Snow Routes: The streets or portions of streets listed below within the corporate limits of Carbondale are hereby designated as snow routes and constitute those streets which will be given primary attention during a snow emergency:
Airport Road | New Era Road to west City limits |
Alveria Drive | Tower Road to west end |
Beadle Drive | Robinson Circle to Striegel Road |
Billy Bryan Street | Sycamore Street to Willow Street |
Bridge Street | Sycamore Street to Rigdon Street |
Cedar Court | Striegel Road to north end |
Cedarview Lane | Main Street to Cindy Street |
Charles Road | Illinois Avenue (Hwy. 51 N.) to New Era Road |
Chautauqua Street | Oakland Avenue to west City limits |
Cherry Street | Oakland Avenue to Illinois Avenue |
Chestnut Street | Wall Street to Washington Street |
Clinic Drive | Beadle Drive to end of City maintenance (+/- 1,050 feet) |
College Street | Poplar Street to Lewis Lane |
Deer Lake Drive East | Kent Drive to south end |
Deer Lake Drive West | Kent Drive to south end |
Dianne Lane | Striegel Road to north end |
Dillinger Road | Illinois Avenue (Hwy. 51 N.) to east City limits |
Dixon Street | Freeman Street to Old West Main Street |
Dogwood Road | Giant City Road to east City limits |
Dorthella Street | Lynda Drive to Walnut Street |
Emerald Lane | Chautauqua Street to Main Street |
Fisher Street | Wall Street to Washington Street |
Forrest Street | Mill to Walnut |
Freeman Street | Emerald Lane to Oakland Avenue |
Giant City Road | South City limits to north end |
Gladys Drive | Rendleman Road to north end |
Glenview Drive | Sycamore Street to Chautauqua Street |
Glopen | Larsue to Vercliff |
Grand Avenue | Illinois Avenue to Giant City Road |
Greg Lane | Sunset Drive to Kent Drive |
Illinois Avenue | North City limits to south City limits (including connectors to University Avenue) |
Industrial Park Road | Illinois Avenue (Hwy. 51 N.) to Oakland Avenue |
Jackson Street | University Avenue to Wall Street |
Johnson Street | Valley Road to Chautauqua Street |
Kent Drive | Parrish Lane to west end |
Knight Street | Wall Street to R A Stalls Avenue |
Lake Road | Main Street (Hwy. 13 W.) to west City limits |
Lake Road (east end) | New Era Road to west City limits |
Larsue Drive | Giant City Road to Glopen Street |
Laurel Lane | Oakland Avenue to Willow Street (south intersection) |
Lewis Lane | Rendleman Road to Park Street |
Lynda Drive | Dorthella Street to Cedarview Lane |
Main Street | East City limits to west City limits (including connectors to Walnut Street) |
Main Street Frontage Road North | McKinney Avenue to Giant City Road |
Main Street Frontage Road South | McKinney Avenue to east end of City maintenance |
Mall Entrance Road | Giant City Road to U-Mall parking lot |
Marion Street | College Street to Dillinger Road |
McKinley Street | Sycamore Street to North Street |
McKinney Avenue | Rendleman Road to Main Street Frontage Road South |
McLafferty Road | Chautauqua Street to Pleasant Hill Road |
McRoy Drive | Dillinger Road to south end |
Mill Street | Oakland Avenue to Wall Street |
Miller Court | McRoy Drive to west end |
Murphysboro Road | Main Street (Hwy. 13 W.) to west City limits |
New Era Road | Main Street (Hwy. 13 W.) to north City limits |
Oak Street | Springer Street to Wall Street |
Oakland Avenue | Chautauqua Street to Charles Road |
Old West Main Street | Glenview Avenue to Main Street |
Park Street | Wall Street to east City limits |
Park Street (east end) | Giant City Road to west City limits |
Parrish Lane | Kent Drive to Murphysboro Road |
Pinewood Drive | All west of Tower Road |
Pleasant Hill Road | Wall Street to west City limits |
Poplar Street | Sycamore Street to Mill Street |
R A Stalls Avenue | Fisher Street to Knight Street |
Reed Station Parkway | Veterans Parkway to east end |
Reed Station Road | Walnut Street to north City limits |
Rendleman Road | Lewis Lane to McKinney Avenue |
Rigdon Street | Oakland Avenue to Bridge Street |
Robinson Circle | Murphysboro Road to end of City maintenance (+/- 830 feet) |
Springer Ridge Road | Pleasant Hill Road to south City limits |
Springer Street | Main Street to Willow Street |
Striegel Road | New Era Road to west City limits |
Sunny Acres Road | Giant City Road to east end |
Sunset Drive | Greg Lane to Glenview Drive |
Sycamore | Illinois Avenue to Main Street |
Tower Road | Murphysboro Road to Chautauqua Street |
University Avenue | Chestnut Street to Mill Street |
Valley Road | Freeman Street to Walkup Street |
Verclif Drive | Giant City Road to Glopen Street |
Veterans Parkway | Reed Station Parkway to Main Street (IL Route 13) |
Walkup Street | Valley Road to Johnson Street |
Wall Street | Knight Street to Pleasant Hill Road |
Walnut Street | Oakland Avenue to east City limits |
Washington Street | Fisher Street to Grand Avenue |
West Walnut Street | Dixon to Glenview |
Westridge Drive | Murphysboro Road to Westridge Place |
Westridge Place | Beadle Drive to west end |
Willow Street | Laurel Lane to Billy Bryan Street |
Willow Street | Oakland Avenue to Illinois Avenue |
Willow Street | Wall Street to Washington Street |
Wood Road | Main Street (Hwy. 13 W.) to south City limits |
G. Non-Snow Routes: Other streets, alleys, or roadways will be addressed after the designated snow routes are clear as directed by the City Manager or his/her designee.
H. Intergovernmental Agreements: The City Manager is hereby authorized to enter into intergovernmental agreements with Township, County and/or State officials to facilitate snow removal. The authority granted herein shall extend only to exchange of snow removal service and shall not include payments to other governmental agencies. (Ord. 2018-43)