The provisions of this section are applicable to all designated streets in the city. Designated streets shall be promulgated by the Mayor by way of executive order.
(A) No person shall cause or permit any vehicle to be located upon the pavement or the right-of-way of any portion of any street indicated in division (A) above at any time during which a snow emergency has been declared by the Mayor, the Police Chief, or the Public Works Foreman.
(B) A snow emergency shall be declared at any time as it is determined that falling snow, sleet, or freezing rain require restriction of vehicular traffic for the purpose of plowing, clearing of snow or ice or at any time as there are three inches or more of snow has fallen.
(C) The Public Works Foreman is hereby authorized and directed to install at all points deemed necessary, signs containing the following or similar information:
"NO PARKING ON DESIGNATED STREETS WHEN SNOW EXCEEDS
THREE INCHES OR DURING A DECLARED SNOW EMERGENCY."
(D) A vehicle parked on the pavement or right-of-way of any designated street at the time the snow emergency is declared shall be removed from the street within three hours if the snow emergency is declared between 6:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. If declared between 8:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., the vehicle shall be removed prior to 9:00 a.m. of that morning.
(E) All peace officers of the state are hereby authorized and directed to cause all motor vehicles located upon any portion of the streets indicated in divisions (C) and (D) above in violation of the terms of this section to be removed from the streets.
(1) The city shall have a lien upon each of the vehicles so removed for the cost of removal.
(2) The city or any person on its behalf may retain possession of the vehicle until the cost of removal has been paid to the city.
(F) In any prosecution for a violation of the terms and provisions of this section, it shall be presumed, in the absence of conclusive evidence to the contrary, that the person to whom the motor vehicle is registered caused or permitted the location hereof in the manner so indicated, and that person shall bear responsibility for all costs, fines, penalties, and reimbursements owed to the city for said violation.
(Ord. 21-11, passed 10-20-2021)