(a) Whenever, during any period of twenty-four hours or less, snow falls in the Village or in any section thereof to a depth of two inches or more, an emergency is declared to exist in that such a depth of snow constitutes a serious public hazard.
(b) The Mayor, the Chief of Police or the Fire Chief shall declare the existence of the emergency. Such emergency shall continue until an announcement is made by the Mayor, the Chief of Police or the Fire Chief that the emergency is terminated.
(c) The owners and operators of motor vehicles shall have the responsibility of determining existing weather conditions and the depth or extent of snowfall and of complying with emergency parking regulations when such an emergency is in effect.
(d) During the period of the emergency, the parking of all vehicles upon any or all of the streets of the Village shall be prohibited.
(e) During such emergency, no person shall park, cause to be parked, permit to be parked or abandon or leave unattended any motor vehicle of any kind or description on any of the Village's streets or roads. However, vehicles may be parked for a period of not longer than three minutes for the actual loading or unloading of passengers or thirty minutes for the actual loading or unloading of property or goods, provided that the operator of such vehicle is immediately available, and provided, further, that no other section of this Traffic Code restricting parking as to the time or place is violated.
(Ord. 1977-30. Passed 4-13-77.)