(A) Whenever there is a covering or coating of newly fallen snow, sleet or ice upon some or all of the streets and highways of the city, resulting in the declaration of a snow emergency, then the snow emergency shall remain in effect until such snow emergency is taken out of effect by either the Mayor or Safety Service Director of the city. However, when any street, subject to this chapter, has been substantially cleared of snow, sleet or ice from edge to edge, as is determined by the Mayor of the city, the Safety Service Director or their designate, then the street may be removed from the emergency restrictions of this chapter.
(B) On each street or highway designated by § 446.02 of this chapter as a snow emergency route, the Director of Public Safety shall post special signs to this effect at intervals not exceeding 1,000 feet.
(C) While a snow emergency is in effect, as provided in § 446.394, and until such emergency has terminated, no person shall operate a motor vehicle on any snow emergency route in such a manner as to allow or permit the vehicle to become stalled on such route, either by reason of the fact that the vehicle is not a four wheel drive vehicle or such vehicle is not equipped with tire chains, studded snow tires, or other tires which provide effective traction, or by reason of the fact that the motor vehicle fuel supply has been allowed to become exhausted.
(Ord. 96-17, passed 2-20-96)