(a) In order to facilitate the clearing of streets and to expedite the safe, free flow of vehicular and pedestrian traffic during periods of measureable snowfall, motor vehicles shall not be parked on streets:
(1) At such times as the National Weather Service indicates two inches of snow have fallen and there is prospect of further snowfall or ice accumulation;
(2) When the Mayor/Administrator or Chief of Police, at his or her discretion, declares an emergency due to excessive snow;
(3) When a Level 1 or greater snow emergency has been declared by the Franklin County Sheriff.
(b) All motor vehicles parked on streets prior to the time weather conditions dictate prohibited parking must be removed promptly by the owners or operators. In the event that a snow emergency has been declared, motor vehicles must be removed from roadways within two hours after announcement of such emergency. Any vehicle parked in violation of these prohibitions shall be subject to fines provided herein and may be removed by authorized agents of the Village of Minerva Park at the order of the Chief of Police or Mayor/Administrator.
(c) The Mayor/Administrator or Chief of Police shall, through readily available media (such as the Village website or social media outlets), disseminate information as to the existence of a declared emergency. It shall be the responsibility of the owners or operators of motor vehicles to ascertain if weather conditions or a declared emergency requires the removal of their motor vehicles from the streets and to remove all vehicles parked in violation of this section.
(d) Any vehicles removed by authorized agents of the Village shall be removed to a motor vehicle pound as designated by the Chief of Police or Mayor/Administrator. Records of motor vehicles removed, and their locations, shall be maintained by the Police Department.
(Ord. 12-78, passed 11-13-1978; Ord. 03-2018, passed 3-26-2018)