(a) Whenever, during any period of twenty-four hours or less, snow falls in the Village or in a section or sections thereof to a depth of two inches or more, an emergency is declared to exist in that such a heavy snow storm constitutes a serious public hazard impairing transportation, the movement of food and fuel supplies, medical care, fire, health and police protection, and other vital facilities of the Village. Such emergency shall continue until an announcement by the Mayor that snow plowing operations have been completed which announcement shall be made in the same manner as outlined in subsection (b) hereof.
(b) Whenever such an emergency exists the Mayor shall request the cooperation of the local press and radio and television stations to announce the emergency and the time that emergency parking regulations will become effective, which time shall be no sooner than one hour after the first announcement, and such an announcement by two local radio stations, or two local television stations, or in a daily newspaper of general circulation shall constitute notice to the general public of the existence of the emergency. However, the owners and operators of motor vehicles shall have full responsibility to determine existing weather conditions and to comply with the emergency parking regulations.
(c) During the period of the emergency, the Mayor may prohibit the parking of any vehicles upon any or all of the Village streets, alleys and courts in and through the Village. During the emergency, no person shall park, or cause to be parked or permit to be parked or permit to remain parked, or abandon or leave unattended any vehicle of any kind or description upon such specified streets; provided, however, that vehicles may be parked for a period of not longer than three minutes for actual loading or unloading of passengers or thirty minutes for actual loading or unloading of property; provided, further, that no other ordinance restricting parking as to place or time is violated thereby.
(d) (1) Any motor vehicle parked in violation of this prohibition may be impounded by the Village of Newburgh Heights at the cost and expense of the owners thereof. (Ord. 1963-13. Passed 3-19-63.)
(2) In addition to the foregoing penalty, any person violating the provisions of this section shall upon conviction thereof, be fined for the first offense not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than thirty-five dollars ($35.00) and for each subsequent offense during the same winter season not less than thirty-five dollars ($35.00) nor more than sixty dollars ($60.00); provided, further, that in the event that the Mayor authorizes additional emergency equipment to be used, the fees to be charged for towing and storage by such authorized agents shall be fees as charged by such contractors such fees shall be paid to the contractor through the Village. (Ord. 2007-14. Passed 4-17-07.)