(A) Prohibited. Within the village, whenever there is an accumulation of three inches or more of snow, no person, firm, or corporation shall park or allow any motor vehicle to remain parked, on any designated snow route as listed in Chapter 77, Schedule XIII of this code for a period of 24 hours following said accumulation, or until said route has been sufficiently cleared of snow.
(B) Snow emergency. In lieu of the requirement of three inches or more of snow, this provision may be called into effect by the Mayor of the Village with the service of the Village Engineer, Chief of Police, Code Enforcement Department, Street Supervisor, or other authorized department personnel. The Mayor shall announce a snow emergency to the local news media and that this provision is in effect, and he or she shall also notify the Police Department. This announcement shall be made between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m., and all persons shall be given two hours within which to comply with this provision. If a fall of snow, sleet or freezing rain occurs after 11:00 p.m. and prior to 6:00 a.m., however, and the mayor has not announced prior to 11:00 p.m. that the parking on snow emergency routes is to be prohibited after a specified time, a vehicle parked on a snow emergency route may remain so parked until 7:00 a.m. following such fall. The Mayor shall announce when the snow emergency shall cease, and notify the local news media and Police Department.
(C) Impoundment of vehicles. An unattended vehicle standing, stopped, or parked or occupying any portion of any street in violation of this section is hereby declared to be a nuisance, which may be abated by any police officer by impounding such vehicle, by removing and conveying such vehicle, or by causing such vehicle hereby moved and conveyed to a vehicle pound. A vehicle pound is hereby declared to be any suitable place designated by the Police Department of the village as a vehicle pound. The owner or operator of such vehicle may have the same removed from the impoundment by paying the costs and expenses of the towing and impounding of such vehicle, together with all fines and penalties.
(D) Right to impound; additional remedies. In all cases of violations herein referred to, the right to impound shall be in addition to any other remedy provided by law, and the registered owner of the vehicle, at the time of the violation, shall be presumed to be the violator, as well as the vehicle itself and the actual operator thereof. Whenever any vehicle, while being used without the consent of the owner shall be stopped, standing or parking in violation of any of the provisions of this section, such owner shall not be subject to the penalty for such violations.
Penalty, see § 72.99