(a) It shall be unlawful for the owner or operator of any motor vehicle to park or to permit to remain parked such vehicle on any street within the City under the following conditions:
(1) When two or more inches of snow have fallen, and
(2) The Mayor, or in his absence, the President Pro Tempore of Council, or in his absence the Service-Safety Director has proclaimed that a snow removal emergency exists.
(b) The Mayor or, in his absence, the President Pro Tempore of Council, or in his absence the Service-Safety Director shall on the declaration of the existence of a snow removal emergency, take such steps as are reasonable under the circumstances to notify residents of the City of the existence of a snow removal emergency by notifying the local media or such other means as may be effective to communicate to residents that all motor vehicles are to be removed from the streets of the City.
(c) In addition to the penalties hereinafter provided, the Mayor or, in his absence, the President Pro Tempore of Council, or in his absence the Service-Safety Director may direct the Police Chief to arrange for the removal and storage of motor vehicles, at the expense of the owner, which are found parked in violation of this section.
(d) A snow removal emergency declared under subsection (a)(1) hereof shall remain in effect until the Mayor, or in his absence, the President Pro Tempore of Council or in his absence, the Service-Safety Director has proclaimed the snow removal emergency to be over. The notice of the end of a snow removal emergency shall be made in the same manner as the declaration of the existence of a snow removal emergency.
(e) The Mayor is directed to cause signs to be erected at appropriate locations advising of the provisions of this section.
(f) Whoever violates the provision of this section shall, in addition to paying the costs for removal and storage of their motor vehicle, be guilty of a minor misdemeanor for the first offense and upon a second or subsequent offense within one year of the first, a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
(Ord. 99-6. Passed 2-4-99.)
(Ord. 99-6. Passed 2-4-99.)