A. Title: The name of this section shall be known as PARKING DURING SNOWSTORMS AND IMPOUNDMENT OF VEHICLES.
B. Purpose And Goals:
1. The purpose of this section shall be to adequately provide snow removal and to avoid property damage as far as possible.
2. The goal of this section shall be to promote and, if necessary, to keep public streets and highways clear of all parked vehicles and other obstacles left on or adjacent to the travelway during the winter months and snow events.
C. Parking During Winter Months:
1. No person, who owns or has possession, control or custody of any vehicle, shall park, or allow or permit another to park, any such vehicle upon any public street or in city rights of way between the hours of one o'clock (1:00) A.M. and eight o'clock (8:00) A.M., between the months and days of December 1 to March 1.
2. During all times, other than those set forth in subsection C1 of this section, no person, who owns or has possession, custody or control of any vehicle, shall park, or allow or permit another to park, any such vehicle upon any public street when the removal of snow from the streets is necessary, apparent or imminent, and seventy two (72) hours after the snowstorm event.
D. Impoundment: Any vehicle in violation of the parking laws set out in this section may be impounded by the authorized policing agency or department to a place of storage selected by the agency or department.
E. Penalty: A violation of this section is a class C misdemeanor, subject to penalty as provided in section 1-4-1 of this code. (Ord. 200-08, 2-19-2008; amd. 2013 Code)