In order to facilitate the movement of traffic and to combat the hazards of excessive snow and ice on the streets or portions of streets named in § 290-30 below, the Street Department or Chief of Police, in its or his discretion, may declare an emergency due to such hazards.
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 street or portion thereof named in Subsection B below, or to operate any motor vehicle or tractor on any such street 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 streets will not be blocked or seriously impeded.
B. 
The streets or portions thereof to which the provisions of this article shall be applicable during all periods of emergency declared as provided in § 290-29 above shall be as described below.
Name of Street
Limits
(Reserved)
A. 
In order to assist the operators of motor vehicles and tractors in determining the streets affected by this article, the Street Department or the Chief of Police shall place around the utility poles on the streets or portions thereof designated in § 290-30B above, signs reading as follows:
SNOW
EMERGENCY
ROUTE
SNOW TIRES OR
CHAINS REQUIRED
NO PARKING
DURING EMERGENCY
VEHICLES
TOWED AWAY
B. 
The Street Department or 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 streets or portions thereof listed in § 290-30B, at any time during a period of emergency declared as provided in § 290-29, shall be guilty of a violation of this article and, upon conviction, shall be punishable as provided in § 290-35B of this chapter.
B. 
Any person who shall operate a vehicle or tractor upon any street or portion thereof listed in § 290-30B and whose vehicle or tractor shall become stalled upon any of such streets during a period of emergency declared as provided in § 290-29 of this article shall, if such stalling shall have been by reason of the failure to have such vehicle or tractor equipped with the equipment hereinabove prescribed, be guilty of a violation of this article and, upon conviction, shall be punishable as provided in § 290-35A of this chapter.