(A) Parking during snow accumulation. No person shall park or permit to be parked any vehicle within any block on any public street when, within the preceding 48 hours, melting or blowing snow or a combination thereof has accumulated to a depth of two inches or more at street level anywhere within that block; provided, however, that, parking shall be permitted within any block of any public street where not otherwise prohibited whenever the entire length of the roadway of such block has been cleared of snow from curb to curb or, in the case of streets without curbs, between the outer edges of the shoulders of such streets. Any vehicle parked in violation of this section may be removed as provided by § 71.009 of this chapter.
(B) Snow emergency declaration for snow plowing and ice control operations.
(1) A snow emergency declaration shall be made by the Director of Public Works, or his or her designee.
(2) During a snow emergency, it shall be unlawful for any person, except an operator of an emergency motor vehicle on an emergency call, to park or leave standing any vehicle on any public property or in the right-of- way during the hours of 12:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m.
(3) A snow emergency shall begin at 12:00 a.m. on the date following the date on which the snow emergency declaration is made. The snow emergency shall last for 54 hours, or until 6:00 a.m. on the third day after the snow emergency begins, unless the city declares an earlier end. If the snow emergency is ended early, the city will use all available methods of notification to notify residents of the canceled snow emergency.
(4) The Director of Public Works, or his or her designee, may also, in conjunction with a police officer, authorize the removal of any vehicle parked in violation of this section, as provided by § 71.009 of this chapter.
(5) The owner of any vehicle that is removed shall be responsible for the actual costs of removal and storage in addition to any additional charges, fees, or fines.
(Prior Code, § 802.06) (Ord. 954, passed 02-11-2019; Ord. 974, passed 02-22-2021)
Penalty, see § 71.999