(a) The county executive is hereby authorized from time to time to designate, by executive order, important public parking facilities of the county, or areas thereof, as snow emergency lots which shall be marked by snow emergency lot signs.
(b) Upon the proper declaration of snow emergency as provided by law, no person shall park or cause a vehicle to remain parked on any public off-street parking facility between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. where such signs are posted. Imposition of such emergency regulations are intended for public safety reasons and to facilitate the removal of snow and ice from parking surfaces and driving aisles.
(c) No vehicle shall be parked in violation of this section.
(d) Any vehicle parked and left unattended on a snow emergency lot in violation of this section may be impounded and removed by the county or its agent, and all costs of towing, storage or impounding shall be charged to the owner of the vehicle. All such charges including the fines and penalties provided by this chapter shall be paid to the county or its duly authorized agent before the owner may reclaim the vehicle. (1978 L.M.C., ch. 7, § 2; 1984 L.M.C., ch. 24, § 36.)