(a) A snow emergency shall be in effect in the City whenever a notice of a storm warning is declared by one or both of the following:
(1) The Mayor, upon the advice and consent of the Director of Public Services, Chief of Police (or a designee), or the Superintendent of the Department of Public Service (or a designee); and/or
(2) The National Weather Service.
(b) "Notice" for purposes of this section, shall be given via community-wide broadcast on television, radio, cable television, telephone and/or personal announcement.
(c) "Appreciable snow accumulation," for purposes of this section, means an amount of snow that would normally necessitate removal by the Department of Public Service in order to insure safe and efficient traffic flow and/or parking.
(d) During a snow emergency, no person shall park, nor shall any owner of a motor vehicle leave, a motor vehicle, trailer, boat or implement on any street in the City where there is an appreciable snow accumulation one hour following the issuance of a notice of a snow emergency and until such time as the emergency is lifted.
(e) The provisions of this section shall be posted by appropriate signage throughout the City.
(f) Any vehicle, trailer, boat or implement found to be parked in violation of this section may be impounded by a City-approved towing service at the direction of the police as follows:
(1) Immediate removal, if such vehicle, trailer, boat or implement is parked in such a manner so as to violate any relevant provision of Section 2.5 of the Uniform Traffic Code for Cities, Townships, and Villages.
(2) Within twenty-four hours after declaration of a snow emergency. No warning citation ordering removal within twenty-four hours need be issued.
(3) Any vehicle, trailer, boat or implement towed and impounded under this section shall be towed and impounded at the owner's expense.
(Ord. 687. Passed 12-8-99; Ord. 16-983. Passed 11-16-16.)