[R.O. 2008 § 385.010; Ord. No. 5689 § 1, 3-24-2011]
A. With any winter weather event, parking
on City streets becomes problematic in maintaining efficient and effective
snow/ice removal operations. Parked vehicles slow snow/ice removal
operations and create situations that impede street clearing operations
depriving residents and the traveling public of safe and efficient
travel. Similarly, emergency response will be affected. As such, the
following regulations shall apply to parking on City streets during
any winter weather event.
1.
A parking prohibition on all City
streets shall automatically go into effect without any formal declaration
when there has been any accumulation of snow, ice, or other frozen
precipitation.
2.
Once in effect, a prohibition under
this Chapter shall remain in effect until terminated by announcement
of the Mayor or City Administrator, except that any street which has
become substantially clear of snow and ice for the length of the entire
block shall be automatically excluded therefrom. However, nothing
in this Chapter shall be construed to permit parking at any time or
place where it is forbidden by any other provision of law.
[R.O. 2008 § 385.020; Ord. No. 5689 § 1, 3-24-2011]
Whenever a vehicle becomes stalled
for any reason during a winter weather emergency, the person operating
the vehicle shall take immediate action to have the vehicle towed
or pushed off the roadway. No person shall abandon or leave his/her
vehicle in the roadway regardless of whether he/she indicates by raising
the hood or otherwise that the vehicle is stalled, except for the
purpose of securing assistance during the actual time necessary to
go to a nearby telephone or to a nearby garage, gasoline station or
other place of assistance and return without delay.
[R.O. 2008 § 385.030; Ord. No. 5689 § 1, 3-24-2011]
No person or persons, other than
persons employed or under contract by the City of O'Fallon, engaged
in the removal of snow, ice or other frozen precipitation from driveways,
parking lots or sidewalks shall deposit such snow, ice or other frozen
precipitation in the streets or any public way for vehicular or pedestrian
traffic. Nor shall any person or persons engaged in the removal of
snow or ice allow such snow, ice or other frozen precipitation to
be deposited on or against any fire hydrant. One (1) result of clearing
City streets is that the windrow from the plows pushes snow/ice out
to the edges of the roadway often blocking private driveway or mailbox
access. Property owners and residents clearing this windrow to provide
driveway and mailbox access shall only do so in a manner that does
not place the snow/ice back onto the public street pavement.
[R.O. 2008 § 385.040; Ord. No. 5689 § 1, 3-24-2011]
For weather-related emergencies of
any kind, the Mayor or City Administrator may cause additional restrictions
or prohibitions to traffic and parking regulations be placed into
effect by making a public declaration thereof. Each declaration made
by him/her pursuant to this Chapter to be publicly announced by means
of the City's Internet website and/or such other media or Internet
sites or systems as the Mayor or City Administrator may find appropriate
from time to time, and by issuing a press release to local media with
broadcasts or telecasts from a station with a normal operating range
covering the City. Each announcement shall describe the action taken
by the Mayor or City Administrator, including the time it became or
will become effective.
[R.O. 2008 § 385.050; Ord. No. 5689 § 1, 3-24-2011]
Whenever the Mayor or City Administrator
shall find that some or all of the conditions which give rise to a
parking prohibition emergency or other traffic restrictions in effect
pursuant to this Chapter no longer exist, he/she may declare the prohibitions
or emergencies terminated, in whole or in part, in a manner prescribed
by this Chapter effective immediately upon announcement.
[R.O. 2008 § 385.060; Ord. No. 5689 § 1, 3-24-2011]
Any provisions of this Chapter which
becomes effective by declaration of the Mayor or City Administrator
or upon the occurrence of certain weather conditions shall, while
temporarily in effect, take precedence over other conflicting provisions
of law normally in effect; except that it shall not take precedence
over provisions of law relating to traffic accidents, emergency travel
of authorized emergency vehicles or emergency traffic directions by
a public safety officer.
[R.O. 2008 § 385.070; Ord. No. 5689 § 1, 3-24-2011]
A. The Police Department is hereby authorized
to remove or have removed a vehicle from a street to the nearest garage,
to the City's storage facility or other place of safety when:
1.
The vehicle is parked on a City street
while a weather emergency is in effect.
2.
The vehicle is stalled on a part
of City street on which there is a covering of snow, sleet or ice
or on which there is a parking prohibition in effect and the person
who was operating such vehicle does not appear to be removing it in
accordance with the provisions of this Chapter.
B. The removal, impounding and release of
obstructing vehicles on City streets shall be by the O'Fallon Police
Department in accordance with all applicable ordinances pertaining
thereto.
[R.O. 2008 § 385.080; Ord. No. 5689 § 1, 3-24-2011]
Whenever any motor vehicle without
a driver is found parked or left in violation of any provision of
this Chapter, and is not removed and impounded as provided for in
this Chapter, the officer finding such vehicle shall take its registration
number and any other applicable information affixed to such vehicle
which may identify its user and shall conspicuously affix to such
vehicle a traffic citation for the driver to answer to the charge
against him/her.
[R.O. 2008 § 385.090; Ord. No. 5689 § 1, 3-24-2011]
No person shall impede or interfere
in any way with snow plow or other snow removal vehicle while such
snow plow or other snow removal vehicle is in operation on City streets
as an agent of the City.
[R.O. 2008 § 385.100; Ord. No. 5689 § 1, 3-24-2011]
That any person, firm or corporation
found to be in violation of any provision of this Chapter by parking
or causing to be parked a motor vehicle on any street shall be subject
to a fine of up to five hundred dollars ($500.00) or to imprisonment
for up to three (3) months in the St. Charles County Jail, or to both
such fine and imprisonment, as well as to the costs incurred in towing
and storing said vehicle.