(A) A snow emergency is hereby declared to be a condition within the town which the Town Council President or his or her nominee shall declare to exist at any time he or she shall believe that the streets of the town are so congested from the accumulation of snow, ice, debris, flood or the like, that all vehicles should be removed from the street to enable the removal of the congestion.
(B) All persons within the town limits shall be deemed to have been notified of the existence of a snow emergency upon the occurrence of all of the following:
(1) The Town Council President or his or her nominee has made a written declaration of the existence of a snow emergency;
(2) Notice of a declaration of a snow emergency has been posted in writing for not less than l hour at each of the following places, to wit: Town Hall, Fire Station, Darlington Post Office, the Darlington Grade School and on the premises of each church within the town; and
(3) Verbal communication has been given to WCVL radio station that a snow emergency has been declared within the town limits.
(C) A snow emergency may be declared at any time at the discretion of the President of the Town Council or his or her nominee; however, it shall be preliminary notice to all persons possessing motor vehicles within the town limits that a snow emergency may be declared at any time that the streets are generally covered with ice of any depth, water of any depth or snow to a depth of 2 inches and by reason of the preliminary notice the persons are deemed to be alerted for the declaration of a snow emergency.
(D) Upon the declaration of a snow emergency, it shall be the responsibility of each possessor of a motor vehicle within the town limits to remove the motor vehicle from a street or public way and to keep the same off the streets or public ways until the declaration of a snow emergency has been cancelled or rescinded.
(E) A snow emergency may be declared for all or any portion of the town as the Council shall see fit.
(F) In the event a motor vehicle shall be parked or otherwise stopped in place on a town street or public way within the town limits in violation of the provisions herein, the Town Marshal may cause the vehicle to be towed to a place of storage and thereat impounded until the time all charges for towing and storage have been paid by the owner or possessor of the motor vehicle.
(G) If anyone shall violate the terms of this section and as a result of the violation and the town, its employees or any of its property shall be damaged by reason of the violation, the possessor and owner of the motor vehicle shall thereby become liable to the town or employee, as the case may be, for the damages so suffered.
(1982 Code, § 8-1) Penalty, see § 92.99