1. The Mayor shall have the following powers to regulate traffic and parking temporarily and in time of emergency:
A. In the case of fire, flood, storm or other emergency, to establish temporary traffic and/or parking regulations.
B. In the case of emergency public works or public events of limited scope or duration, to restrict or prohibit traffic and/or parking in limited areas for periods of not more than 72 hours.
2. These temporary and emergency regulations shall be enforced by the Mayor and the Police Department in the same manner as permanent regulations. Any person who drives or parks a vehicle in violation of any such regulation shall be guilty of a violation and, upon conviction, shall be liable to the penalty set out in the law or elsewhere in this Chapter for a violation of that nature, and, in case of a violation for which no specific penalty is set out in the law or elsewhere in this Chapter, to a fine of $25 and costs.
(Ord. 84-2, 12/5/1984, §3)