(a) Whenever, during any period of twenty-four hours or less, snow falls in the City, or in any section or sections thereof, to a depth of two inches or more, an emergency is declared to exist in that such a heavy snow storm constitutes a serious public hazard, impairing transportation, the movement of food and fuel supplies, medical care, fire, health and police protection and other vital services to the City. Such emergency shall continue until such time as the streets have been cleared.
(Ord. 259-1966. Passed 12-19-66.)
(b) The owners and operators of motor vehicles shall have full responsibility to determine existing weather conditions and to comply with the emergency parking regulations.
(c) During the period of the emergency it shall be unlawful for any person to park, cause or permit to be parked, permit to remain parked or abandon or leave unattended any vehicle of any kind or description, upon any City street, provided, however, that vehicles may be parked for a period not longer than three minutes for actual loading or unloading of passengers, or thirty minutes for actual loading or unloading of property, and provided, further, that no other ordinance restricting parking as to place or time is violated thereby. Any vehicle lawfully parked in compliance with this provision shall be promptly moved from the street, regardless of the duration, prior to the arrival of snow removal equipment.
(Ord. 68-1971. Passed 3-13-71; Ord. 3-2009. Passed 1-5-09.)