Upon the accumulation of two inches or more of snow on the public streets or the declaration of a snow emergency due to felling snow, sleet or freezing rain, during the time of such prohibition no person shall park any vehicle on the streets or alleys within the city as restricted or prohibited by this chapter.
(A) Restrictions and prohibitions of parking under the authority of this section shall remain in effect until the designated representative announces the termination of the snow emergency alert or upon the street be cleared, whichever comes first.
(B) Notwithstanding the automatic effectiveness of this chapter, upon two inches of snow being falled, the notice of the snow emergency alert, or its termination shall be made between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. by means of a radio broadcast from KJAM radio, Madison, South Dakota. Each such announcement shall state the time the snow emergency regulations become effective, but in no event shall the notice be less than two hours.
(C) Nothing contained in this chapter shall operate to prevent the designated representative from stating in advance of 6:00 a.m. the intention to declare a snow emergency, or after that time, nor shall anything contained operate to prevent the designated representative from announcing through the means set forth in this ordinance that the emergency alert has been terminated or that none is in effect.
(Ord. 287, passed 5-3-2010)