No person shall park, abandon or leave unattended any vehicle on any public street, alley, or City-owned off-street parking area during any snow emergency. Such a ban shall be of uniform application and the Police Chief is directed to widely publicize the requirements, using all available news media, in October of each year. When predictions or occurrences indicate the need, the Public Works Director shall initiate a snow emergency and the Police Chief shall inform the news media to publicize the snow emergency. The snow emergency shall remain in effect until the Public Works Director declares it over. The Police Chief shall inform the news media to publicize the end of the snow emergency. The foregoing prohibition shall not apply from six o’clock (6:00) a.m. to twelve o’clock (12:00) midnight as follows:
Street | From | To |
Washington Street | East First Street | West First Street |
Franklin Street | East Third Street | West First Street |
Liberty Street | East First Street | Broadway Street |
East First Street | Washington Street | Liberty Street |
Main Street | Washington Street | Liberty Street |
Broadway Street | Columbus Street | Liberty Street |
Members of the Police Department are hereby authorized to remove or have removed a vehicle from a public street, alley or City-owned off-street parking area to the nearest garage or other place of safety or to a place of safety maintained by the City when there has been a violation of this section. In addition to other penalties, the owner or driver of any vehicle impounded for violation of the provisions of this section shall be required to pay all costs associated with the towing and storage of the vehicle. If the impounded vehicle is not claimed within ten (10) days, it shall be treated as an abandoned vehicle and disposal proceedings shall be commenced pursuant to Section 321.89 of the Code of Iowa.