[R.O. 2011 § 350.310; R.O. 2009
§ 73.60; CC 1981 § 18-350; Ord.
No. 79-3, 1-10-1979; Ord. No. 97-451, 12-17-1997; Ord. No. 07-162, 6-11-2007]
Whenever the Mayor has declared a
snow emergency on the basis of falling snow, sleet or freezing rain
or on the basis of a forecast by the United States Weather Bureau
or other weather service of snow, sleet or freezing rain, that weather
and/or road conditions will make it necessary that motor vehicle traffic
be expedited, the Mayor, through the declaration of a snow emergency,
shall have power to restrict and prohibit vehicles being parked on
a designated and posted snow emergency route by making said declaration
as provided further in this Article.
[R.O. 2011 § 350.320; R.O. 2009
§ 73.61; CC 1981 §§ 18-351 — 18-352; Ord. No. 79-3, 1-10-1979; Ord. No. 97-451, 12-17-1997; Ord. No. 07-162, 6-11-2007]
A. Declaration By Mayor To Be Announced.
1.
The Mayor shall cause each declaration
of a snow emergency made pursuant to this Subsection to be publicly
announced by means of broadcast and telecast by stations within normal
operating range covering the City and shall cause the declaration
to be further announced in newspapers of general circulation when
feasible. Each announcement made by the Mayor shall include the time
it became or will become effective.
2.
The Mayor shall make and keep, or
cause to be made or kept, a record of each time the declarations are
made in accordance with this Section.
B. Termination Of Emergency. Whenever the
Mayor shall find that an emergency situation no longer exists, it
shall be the Mayor's duty to declare that the snow emergency has terminated
in the same manner as prescribed in this Section.
[R.O. 2011 § 350.330; R.O. 2009
§ 73.62; CC 1981 § 18-353; Ord.
No. 79-3, 1-10-1979; Ord. No. 97-451, 12-17-1997]
On each route designated as a snow
emergency route, the City Traffic Engineer shall post special signs
at intervals indicating that this is an emergency snow route. These
signs shall be distinctive and uniform in appearance and shall be
plainly readable to persons traveling on the street or highway. The
City Traffic Engineer shall determine those routes to be designated
as snow routes and shall file a list of those routes in the office
of the City Clerk.
[R.O. 2011 § 350.340; R.O. 2009
§ 73.63; CC 1981 § 18-354; Ord.
No. 79-3, 1-10-1979; Ord. No. 87-207, 10-22-1987]
A. Whenever any vehicle shall be found parked
or abandoned on a snow removal emergency route in violation of this
Subsection, such vehicle may be removed immediately.
B. Within forty-eight (48) hours of the removal
of such vehicle, the Chief of Police shall give notice to the registered
owner of the vehicle, if known, and to any holder of a security interest
in the vehicle, that the vehicle has been impounded and stored for
violation of this Article. This notice shall be sent by certified
mail and give the location of the vehicle and the costs incurred by
the City for removal and storage.
C. Unclaimed vehicles may be disposed of in accordance with the provisions of Section
375.090.
D. Vehicles may be redeemed in accordance with the provisions of Section
375.100. If the owner or the security interest holder requests a hearing, the Chief of Police shall make the determinations required by Section
375.100(B) and shall determine whether the vehicle was parked or abandoned in violation of this Article.
[R.O. 2011 § 350.350; R.O. 2009
§ 73.64; CC 1981 § 18-355; Ord.
No. 79-3, 1-10-1979]
No person shall deposit or cause
to be deposited snow or ice on or against a fire hydrant or on any
sidewalk, street or loading and unloading area of a public transportation
system; except that snow and ice may be temporarily windowed on public
roadways incident to the cleaning thereof or temporarily windowed
on curbs incident to the cleaning of sidewalks and business districts.
[R.O. 2011 § 350.360; R.O. 2009
§ 73.65; CC 1981 § 18-356; Ord.
No. 79-3, 1-10-1979]
No person shall impede or interfere
in any way with a snow plow or other snow removal vehicle while such
snow plow or other snow removal vehicle is in operation on City streets.
[R.O. 2011 § 350.370; R.O. 2009
§ 73.66; CC 1981 § 18-357; Ord.
No. 79-3, 1-10-1979; Ord. No. 97-451, 12-17-1997; Ord. No. 07-162, 6-11-2007]
Any provision of this Article which
becomes effective by declaration by the Mayor or upon the occurrence
of certain weather conditions shall, while temporarily in effect,
take precedence over 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 of a Police Officer.