(a) Whenever, during any period of 24 hours or less, snow falls in the city, 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, impairing transportation, the movement of food, fuel and other supplies, medical care, fire, health and police protection, and other vital facilities of the city. Such emergency shall continue until an announcement by the Mayor or, in his or her absence, the Chief of Police, that snow plowing operations have been completed. The Mayor or the Chief of Police shall make a reasonable effort to announce the existence of the emergency by the use of local press and radio and television stations, and shall make similar reasonable efforts to announce the termination of such emergency. However, owners and operators of motor vehicles shall have the responsibility to determine existing weather conditions and to comply with emergency parking regulations when such emergency is in effect.
(1) During the period of the emergency, the Mayor of the Chief of Police may prohibit the parking of vehicles upon any or all of the city streets designated hereinafter as follows.
Belvoir Boulevard from the northerly to the easterly city limits. |
Coit Avenue from Euclid to Woodworth Avenues. |
Coventry Road from Superior Road to the southerly city limits. |
East 152nd Street from Coit Avenue to the northerly city limits. |
Eddy Road from Euclid Avenue to the northerly city limits. |
Elderwood Avenue from Taylor Road to Coit Avenue. |
Emily Street from Superior Avenue to Eddy Road. |
Euclid Avenue from the southerly to the northeasterly city limits. |
Fay Street from Euclid Avenue to Emily Street. |
Forest Hill Avenue from Superior Road to the southerly city limits. |
Forest Hills Boulevard from Euclid Avenue to the easterly city limits. |
Hayden Avenue from Superior to Woodworth Avenues. |
Hillsboro Road from Euclid Avenue to Belvoir Boulevard. |
Ivanhoe Road from Euclid Avenue to the northwesterly city limits. |
Lakeview Avenue from Euclid Avenue to the westerly city limits. |
Lee Boulevard from Euclid Avenue to the southerly city limits. |
Noble Road from East 152nd Street to the southerly city limits. |
Northvale Boulevard from Forest Hills Boulevard to the easterly city limits. |
Phillips Street from the westerly city limits to Hayden Avenue. |
Phillips Street Extension from Rozelle to Hayden Avenue. |
Shaw Avenue from Euclid Avenue to the westerly city limits. |
Superior Avenue from Euclid Avenue to the westerly city limits. |
Superior Road from Euclid Avenue to the easterly city limits. |
Taylor Road from Elderwood Avenue to the easterly city limits. |
Terrace Road from Noble to Superior Roads. |
Woodworth Avenue from East 152nd Street to St. Clair Avenue. |
(2) During the emergency, no person shall park or cause or permit to be parked, or permit to remain parked, or abandon or leave unattended any motor vehicle of any kind or description, upon such specified streets. However, vehicles may be parked for a period of not longer than three minutes for actual loading or unloading of passengers, or 30 minutes for actual loading or unloading of property, provided that an operator of such vehicle is immediately available, and provided further that no other ordinance restricting parking as to time or place is violated thereby. Notwithstanding the provisions of Chapter 353 providing for parking meters, motor vehicles parked in meter zones shall be subject to the terms of this section during an emergency.
(3) Any motor vehicle parked in violation of this section may be moved or may be impounded in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 307.
(b) Whenever, in the opinion of the Mayor or the Chief of Police, it becomes necessary to move parked vehicles in order to remove snow from the streets, the Police Department shall have the authority to move vehicles for that purpose.
(Ord. 7400, passed 4-1-1980)