Upon the
declaration of an emergency, there shall be no parking upon streets
or sections of streets where temporary emergency no parking signs
are displayed. The Chief of Police, or in his/her absence the ranking
officer, shall be authorized to declare an emergency and to direct
the posting of emergency no parking signs where weather conditions,
accidents, fires, public celebrations, etc., dictate or require the
avoidance of hazards or other conditions which interfere with the
free flow of traffic. Notification that emergency no parking signs
are being or shall be posted shall be given to the operator or owner
of any vehicle which has been parked prior to the posting of the signs.
Any unoccupied
vehicle parked or standing in violation of this section shall be deemed
a nuisance and a menace to the safe and proper regulation of traffic,
and any peace officer may provide for the removal of such vehicle.
The owner shall pay the reasonable costs of the removal and storage
which may result from such removal, before regaining possession of
the vehicle.
Whenever
snow has fallen and the accumulation is such that it covers the street
or highway, no vehicle shall be parked on the streets or highways
or portions thereof indicated below:
This parking
prohibition shall remain in effect after the snow has ceased until
the streets have been plowed sufficiently so that parking will not
interfere with the normal flow of traffic.