(A) Whenever the Chief of Police finds that falling snow, sleet, or freezing rain will create a condition which makes it necessary that the parking of motor vehicles on snow emergency routes be prohibited, or whenever he or she finds on the basis of a firm forecast of snow, sleet, or freezing rain that the weather conditions so forecasted may create a condition making it necessary that the parking be prohibited, he or she is authorized to announce the prohibition, to become effective at a time specified by him or her, but not less than one hour after the announcement. After the effective time of the prohibition, no person shall park any vehicle or permit any vehicle to remain parked on a snow emergency route. However, if snow, sleet, or freezing rain occurs after 11:00 p.m. and prior to 6:00 a.m., and the Chief of Police has not announced prior to 11:00 p.m. that parking on snow emergency routes is to be prohibited after a specified time, a vehicle parked on a snow emergency route may remain so parked until 7:00 a.m. following the fall. The prohibition of parking announced by the Chief of Police under the authority of this section shall remain in effect until he or she announces the termination of the snow emergency, in part or in whole, after which the prohibition of parking authorized by this section shall no longer be in effect.
(B) Each snow emergency parking regulation announcement by the Chief of Police shall be made between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. by means of broadcasts or telecasts from not less than two radio or television stations with a normal operating range covering the city, and, if possible, also be made through newspapers of general circulation. Each announcement shall state the time these snow emergency parking regulations become effective.
(C) The Chief of Police shall make or cause to be made a record of the date and time when the announcement of a snow emergency parking regulation is first made to the public, and the date, time, and conditions of any announcements made to the public of the termination of each snow emergency parking regulations, either in part or in whole, in accordance with § 72.36.
Penalty, see § 72.99