(A) The Town Council President or the Vice President of the Town Council, in the absence of the Council President, may declare a snow emergency when the weather conditions exist or threaten to exist that may substantially impede the free flow of traffic on town streets as a result of the accumulation of snow or ice.
(B) No person shall, within two hours after the declaration of the snow emergency by the Town Council President and/or Vice President, park or cause a vehicle to remain upon any street designated as a snow emergency route.
(C) The following roads and streets listed below are designated as snow emergency routes:
(1) Broadway Street;
(2) Craven Street;
(3) Jackson Street;
(4) Main Street;
(5) Meridian Street;
(6) Greenberry Street;
(7) Osborn Drive;
(8) Allen Drive;
(9) Laura Lane;
(10) Pennsylvania;
(11) Wes Way;
(12) Delphi Pike;
(13) Elm;
(14) Eagle;
(15) Ryan;
(16) Scott;
(17) Maple; and
(18) DeVoe.
(D) The Town Maintenance Manager shall cause signs to be erected and maintained on roads and streets designating them as snow emergency routes.
(E) A snow emergency shall remain in effect until cancelled by the Town Council President and/or Vice President.
(F) In addition to the above mentioned snow emergency routes, the Town Council President and/or Vice President may designate any other town roads or streets as snow emergency routes after a snow emergency has been declared.
(G) The Town Marshal or any member of the Police Department may remove or cause to be removed, at the owner’s expense, any vehicle remaining on a snow emergency route after the declaration of a snow emergency.
(H) Any person violating any provision of this schedule shall be fined an amount that shall be set by the Town Council from time to time. All fines collected shall be deposited in the General Fund. Such violations of the provisions of this schedule shall be enforced pursuant to the provisions of I.C. 34-28-5-1 and 36-1-6-3(c) in the Gas City Municipal Court or such other court as may be designated subsequently by the Town Council.
(Ord. 2015-14, passed 12-10-2015)