(a) In the event of snowfall in the Village or in any section or sections thereof, in the amount of three inches or more during any period of 24 hours or less, and the Mayor finds that such heavy snowfall constitutes a serious public hazard impairing transportation, the movement of food and fuel supplies, the availability of medical care, fire, health and police protection or threatens vital operations or facilities of the Village, the Mayor shall declare an emergency, such emergency to commence one hour after the first announcement that such emergency has been declared, and to continue until the Mayor determines that snowplowing operations have been completed.
(b) Whenever an emergency is declared under this section, the Mayor may prohibit parking of any vehicles upon any or all of the Village streets, or municipal parking lots which he may designate. During any such emergency, it shall be unlawful for any person to park or cause to be parked, or permit to remain parked, or to abandon or to 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 ten minutes for actual loading or unloading of property, and provided further that no other ordinance restricting parking is thereby violated.
(c) The Mayor may order the removal of any vehicle which may interfere with the operation of any snow removal equipment or any emergency vehicle. The Mayor shall effect such removal of vehicles through the Police Department of the Village and the cost of removal and storage of any vehicle shall be paid by the owner or operator thereof.
(d) In addition to the foregoing penalty, whoever violates any provision of this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor on a first offense; on a second offense within one year after the first offense, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree; on each subsequent offense within one year after the first offense the person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.
(Ord. 2-05. Passed 3-7-05; Ord. 4-09. Passed 4-20-09; Ord. 3-10. Passed 3-1-10.)