A. Parking Prohibited During Snow Emergency:
1. No person shall park, abandon or leave unattended any vehicle on any public street, street parking or alley during any snow emergency proclaimed by the police chief unless the snow has been removed or plowed from said street, street parking or alley and the snow has ceased to fall. A snow emergency parking ban shall continue from its proclamation through the duration of the snow or ice storm and the twenty four (24) hour period after cessation of such storm except as above provided upon streets which have been fully opened (curb to curb).
2. Such a ban shall be uniform application and the chief of police is directed to widely publicize the requirements, using all available news media in early November of each year. When predictions or occurrences indicate the need, the police chief shall proclaim a snow emergency and shall inform the news media to publicize the proclamation and the parking rules thereunder. Such emergency shall be extended or shortened when conditions warrant.
3. The foregoing prohibition shall be modified within the area of the central business district and more specifically described as follows:
a. Main Street from Harlan Street to Fourth Street.
b. Second Street from Pleasant Street to Washington Street.
c. Third Street from Pleasant Street to Washington Street.
d. Robinson Street from Roche Street to Fifth Street.
The foregoing prohibition shall not apply to the above described area during normal business hours of eight o'clock (8:00) A.M. to six o'clock (6:00) P.M. and during normal weekend, evening or holiday hours as defined by the Main Street organization. (Ord. 93-3, 2-15-1993)
4. There shall be a fine set by city resolution for each violation of the provisions of this subsection. Members of the police department are hereby authorized to remove or have removed a vehicle from a public street, street parking or alley to the nearest garage or other place of safety, or to a garage designated or maintained by the police department, or otherwise maintained by the city, when there has been a violation of the provisions of this subsection. In addition to the penalties provided in this subsection, the owner or driver of any vehicle impounded for violation of the provisions of this subsection shall be required to pay the reasonable cost of towing charges and storage. (Ord. 06-06, 7-24-2006)
5. Snow removal priority list shall be maintained by the police chief and reviewed annually by that office along with the public works director. (Ord. 93-3, 2-15-1993; amd. 1996 Code)
B. Snow Dumping On Streets:
1. It shall be unlawful for any person to throw, push or place or cause to be thrown, pushed or placed, any ice or snow from private property, sidewalks or driveways onto the traveled way or right of way of streets so as to obstruct gutters or impede the passage of vehicles upon the street, or to create a hazardous condition therein, or to obstruct the view of or conceal any traffic sign, except where, in the cleaning of large commercial drives in the business district, it is absolutely necessary to move the snow onto the streets temporarily, such accumulation shall be removed promptly by the property owner or agent, and only after first making arrangements for such prompt removal at the owner's cost of the accumulation within a reasonably short time.
a. It shall also be unlawful for any person to throw, push or place or cause to be thrown, pushed or placed, any ice or snow from private property, sidewalks or driveways onto the property of another or the right of way located between the sidewalk and the street adjoining another person's property.
b. The sole exception to the above is where a business in the central business district has sidewalks that abut the curb, in which case the landowner or his/her agent may dump snow in the street from said sidewalk.
2. There shall be a ten dollar ($10.00) fine for dumping snow on city streets as described in subsection B1 of this section. (Ord. 93-3, 2-15-1993)