[Amended 12-2-1996 by Ord. No. 8-96]
When, in the opinion of the Mayor, the actual or expected snowfall will create hazardous or dangerous highway conditions for vehicular or pedestrian traffic, he is hereby authorized to declare a snow emergency. He shall immediately inform the public by issuing press releases to such local news media or broadcast or publish emergency weather information. Such snow emergency shall continue in force until the Mayor shall declare the emergency no longer exists by press release in the same fashion.
A. 
After any such emergency shall have been declared, it shall be unlawful during the period of such emergency for any person to park a motor vehicle or tractor or to allow the same to remain parked on any highway or portion thereof named in Subsection B below, or to operate any motor vehicle or tractor on any such highway or portion thereof unless such vehicle or tractor shall be equipped with adequate equipment to provide sufficient traction to keep such vehicle or tractor in motion so that other traffic on such highways will not be blocked or seriously impeded.
B. 
The highways or portions thereof to which the provisions of this Article shall be applicable during all periods of emergency declared as provided in § 91-23 above shall be as described below:
Highway
Limits
Main Street
Entire length within borough
A. 
In order to assist the operators of motor vehicles and tractors in determining the highways affected by this Article, the Chief of Police shall place at appropriate positions on the highways or portions thereof designated in § 91-24B above, signs reading as follows:
SNOW
EMERGENCY
ROUTE
SNOW TIRES OR
CHAINS REQUIRED
NO PARKING
DURING EMERGENCY
VEHICLES
TOWED AWAY
B. 
The Chief of Police shall also, through radio, newspaper or other available media, disseminate information as to the existence of such emergency.
A. 
Any person who shall park a motor vehicle or tractor upon or along any of the highways or portions thereof listed in § 91-24B at any time during a period of emergency declared as provided in § 91-23 shall be guilty of a violation of this Article.
B. 
Any person who shall operate a vehicle or tractor upon any highway or portion thereof listed in § 91-24B, which such vehicle or tractor shall become stalled upon any of such highways during a period of emergency declared as provided in § 91-23 of this Article and such stalling shall have been by reason of the failure to have such vehicle or tractor equipped with the equipment hereinabove prescribed, shall be guilty of a violation of this Article.