CHAPTER 22.03
LOCAL EMERGENCIES; PROCEDURES
LOCAL EMERGENCIES; PROCEDURES
SECTION:
22.03.010: Proclamation
22.03.020: Effectiveness And Continuation Or Renewal Of Local Emergency
22.03.030: Powers In A Local Emergency
22.03.040: Emergency Interim Succession
22.03.050: Determination Of Unavailability
22.03.060: Effective Date, Filing And Public Notice
22.03.070: Temporary Emergency Location For The Principal Office
22.03.080: Penalty For Violation Of Emergency Proclamation, Rule Or Order
A. The mayor (or the mayor's emergency interim successor as provided in section 22.03.040 of this chapter) may declare a local emergency by proclamation. The proclamation shall state: 1) the nature of the local emergency; 2) the area or areas of the city that are affected or threatened; and 3) the conditions which caused the local emergency.
B. If the mayor is not personally present to sign the proclamation of local emergency and the mayor orally or by electronic message directs another person to sign the proclamation on his or her behalf, such person shall sign the proclamation with the mayor's name followed with the notation "By Direction of the Mayor" and the other person's signature and printed name. (Ord. 54-13, 2013)
A proclamation of local emergency is effective upon signature and continues in effect until it expires by its terms or is rescinded, continued, or renewed. A local emergency shall not be adopted, continued, or renewed for a period in excess of thirty (30) days except by or with the consent of the city council expressed by resolution. Any proclamation or resolution adopting, rescinding, continuing, or renewing a local emergency shall be filed promptly with the city recorder. Public notice shall be given by the best practicable means under the circumstances. (Ord. 54-13, 2013: Ord. 76-08 § 2, 2008)
In conjunction with a proclamation of local emergency and while a proclamation of local emergency is in effect, the mayor (or the mayor's emergency interim successor) may exercise the following powers by proclamation:
A. Issue such orders as are imminently necessary for the protection of life and property, including those authorized in chapter 4 of title 63K, Utah Code Annotated or any successor provisions;
B. Utilize all available resources of the city as reasonably necessary to manage the local emergency;
C. Employ measures and give direction to local officers and agencies which are reasonable and necessary to secure compliance;
D. If necessary for the preservation of life, order the evacuation of people from any stricken or threatened part of the city, provided that if the mayor or his or her emergency interim successor is unavailable the city's police chief (or the police chief's emergency interim successor) may issue an urgent order for evacuation, if the evacuation is necessary for the preservation of life and does not exceed thirty six (36) hours. Once the mayor (or the mayor's emergency interim successor) becomes available, the mayor (or the mayor's emergency interim successor) may ratify, modify or revoke the order given by the chief of police (or the chief's emergency interim successor);
E. Control ingress and egress to and from any part of the city, including controlling the movement of persons within an emergency or disaster area and ordering the occupancy or evacuation of premises in such area;
F. Clear or remove debris or wreckage that is an immediate threat to public health, public safety, or private property;
G. Invoke the provisions of any mutual aid agreements entered into by the city;
H. Request assistance of political subdivisions participating in the statewide mutual aid system, pursuant to the statewide mutual aid act, Utah Code Annotated sections 53-2-501 to 53-2-510 or any successor provisions;
I. Adopt a curfew upon all or any portion of the city thereby requiring all persons in designated curfew areas to forthwith remove themselves from the public streets, alleys, parks or other public places during the specified times; provided, however, that physicians, nurses and ambulance operators performing medical services, utility personnel performing essential public services, firefighters and city authorized or requested law enforcement officers and personnel may be exempted from such curfew;
J. Close any business establishment anywhere within the city for the period of the emergency, which businesses may include, but are not limited to, those selling or dispensing intoxicating liquors or beer; gasoline or other flammable liquids or combustible products; or other products creating a potential of personal harm or property damage, except as prohibited by Utah Code Annotated section 63K-4-405, or any successoral provision with respect to firearms and ammunition;
K. Close all social clubs or taverns or portions thereof where the consumption of intoxicating liquor and/or beer is permitted;
L. Discontinue the sale of intoxicating liquor and/or beer;
M. Designate any public street, thoroughfare, alley, park or vehicle parking areas closed to motor, bicycle, and pedestrian traffic;
N. Call upon regular and auxiliary fire or law enforcement agencies and organizations, within or without the city, to assist in preserving and keeping the peace within the city;
O. Suspend temporarily specific provisions of Salt Lake City ordinances, policies, or executive orders, during the local emergency, if compliance with such provisions would prevent, hinder, or delay action necessary to cope with the local emergency, subject to superior state and federal constitutions, laws, or regulations. (Ord. 54-13, 2013: Ord. 64-12, 2012: Ord. 76-08 § 2, 2008)
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