(a) Whenever, during any period of twenty-four hours or less, snow falls in the City or in any section thereof to a depth of two inches or more, an emergency is declared to exist in that such a depth of snow constitutes a serious public hazard.
(b) The Mayor, Chief of Police or Fire Chief shall declare the existence of the emergency. Such emergency shall continue until an announcement by the Mayor, Chief of Police or Fire Chief that the emergency is terminated.
(c) The owners and operators of motor vehicles shall have the responsibility of determining existing weather conditions and depth or extent of snowfall and shall comply with emergency parking regulations when such an emergency is in effect.
(d) During the period of the emergency, parking of all vehicles upon any or all of the City’s streets shall be prohibited.
(e) During such emergency, no person shall park or cause to be parked or permit to be parked, or abandon or leave unattended, any motor vehicle of any kind or description on any of the City’s streets or highways. However, vehicles may be parked for a period of not longer than three minutes for the actual loading or unloading of passengers or thirty minutes for the actual loading or unloading of property or goods, provided that the operator of such vehicle is immediately available, and provided further that no other section of this chapter or ordinance of the City restricting parking as to time or place is violated.
(f) Any motor vehicle parking in violation of this section shall be towed away and charged in accordance with Section 303.10.
(Ord. 1970-195. Passed 12-15-70.)