(A) In order to facilitate the movement of traffic and to combat the hazards of excessive snow and ice on streets or portions of streets named in division (D) of this section, the City Manager may, at his discretion, declare an emergency due to such hazards whenever snow accumulates on streets within the city. The City Manager may declare additional streets to be subject to the provisions of this section, if he determines it is necessary to facilitate the movement of traffic on those streets. Upon the declaration of a snow emergency, the declaration shall be furnished to the local news media consisting of newspapers, radio, and television stations as soon as practicable thereafter. The emergency shall continue until a termination announcement is made by the City Manager, and the announcement of termination shall be furnished to the news media as soon as possible.
(B) After the emergency has been declared, no person, during the period of the emergency, shall park or cause or permit to remain standing his motor vehicle on either side of those streets or portions thereof named in division (D) of this section or by the City Manager.
(C) Any motor vehicle found parked or standing on those streets or portions thereof named in division (D) of this section or by the City Manager during the time of the emergency may be removed upon the order of any duly appointed officer of the Police Department. The owner or operator shall be subject to the costs of removal and storage.
(D) The streets or portions thereof where parking is prohibited after an emergency has been declared are the following.
(1) All primary arterials, urban minor arterials, and urban collectors, which include all U.S. routes and state routes within the city limits, and as designated by the Federal Highway Administration Functional Classification and Federal Aid System and endorsed by the City Commission in Resolution C-9811.
(2) Streets within the Downtown Business District.
(3) Any additional streets or portion thereof that the City Manager determines snow removal is necessary for the movement of traffic and/or upon which snow removal is necessary to combat the hazards of excessive snow and ice.
(Ord. 28-99, passed 10-4-99) Penalty, see § 76.99