(A) (1) Whenever the Superintendent of Streets finds, on the basis of falling snow, sleet or freezing rain or on the basis of a forecast by the United States Weather Bureau or other weather service of snow, sleet or freezing rain, that weather conditions will make it necessary that motor vehicle traffic be expedited and that parking on city streets be prohibited or restricted for snow plowing and other purposes, the Superintendent of Streets shall put into effect by a declaration, as provided in division (D) below, a parking prohibition on parts of or on all snow emergency routes as necessary.
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of division (A)(1) above, a parking prohibition shall automatically go into effect on any part of any snow emergency route on which there has been an accumulation of snow and/or ice of three inches or more for one hour as measured by the United States Weather Bureau or as directed by the Superintendent of Streets.
(3) Once in effect, a parking prohibition under this section shall remain in effect until terminated by announcement of the Superintendent of Streets in accordance with this chapter.
(B) Whenever the Superintendent of Streets shall find that some or all of the conditions which give rise to a parking prohibition in effect pursuant to this chapter no longer exist, he or she may declare the prohibition terminated, in whole or in part, as provided in division (D) below, effective immediately upon announcement.
(C) Any provision of this chapter which becomes effective by declaration of the Superintendent of Streets or upon the occurrence of certain weather conditions shall, while in effect, take precedence over other conflicting provisions of law normally in effect, except that it shall not take precedence over provisions of law relating to traffic accidents, emergency travel of authorized emergency vehicles, or emergency traffic directions of a police officer.
(D) (1) The Superintendent of Streets shall cause each declaration regarding a parking prohibition on parts of or on all snow emergency routes made by him or her pursuant to this chapter to be publicly announced by means of broadcasts or otherwise from radio or television station(s) with a normal operating range covering the city and he or she may, in addition, cause the declaration to be announced in newspapers of general circulation within the city when feasible. Each announcement shall describe the action taken by the Superintendent of Streets, including the time it became or will become effective, and shall specify the streets affected.
(2) The Superintendent of Streets shall make or cause to be made a record of each time and date when any declaration is announced to the public in accordance with this chapter.
(Ord. 1160, passed 2-20-1990)