In order to facilitate the movement of traffic and to combat the hazards of excessive snow and ice on highways or portions of highways named in § 223-38 of this article, the Mayor, in his discretion, may declare an emergency due to such hazards.
After any such emergency shall have been declared or the posting of street cleaning, it shall be unlawful during the period of such emergency or street cleaning 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 § 223-38 this article, 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 or to allow such vehicle to be parked in posted zones of street cleaning which will impeded the cleaning of any highway or portion thereof.
A.
In order to assist the operators of motor vehicles and tractors in determining the highways affected by this article, the Mayor or Chief of Police shall place around the utility poles on highways or portions thereof designated in § 223-38 of this article signs reading as follows:
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Snow emergency route
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Snow tires or chains required
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No parking during emergency
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Vehicles towed away
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Or
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No parking emergency street cleaning
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No parking between 0:00 a.m./p.m. to 0:00 a.m./p.m.
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B.
The Mayor or the Chief of Police shall also, through radio, newspaper
or other available media, disseminate information as to the existence
of such an emergency or street cleaning.
The highways or portions thereof to which the provisions of this article shall be applicable during all periods of emergency or street cleaning declared as provided in § 223-35 of this article are as follows:
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(Reserved)
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A.
At any time during a period of emergency declared as provided in § 223-35 of this article, any person who shall park a motor vehicle or tractor anywhere upon or along any of the highways or portions thereof listed in § 223-38 of this article shall be guilty of a violation of this article and, upon conviction thereof, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of $10 and costs of prosecution and, on the fault of payment of such fine and cost, to undergo imprisonment for not more that five days.
B.
Any person who shall operate a vehicle or tractor upon any highway or portion thereof listed in § 223-35 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, and upon conviction thereof such person sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $25 and costs of prosecution, and on default in payment of such fine and costs, to undergo imprisonment for not more than 10 days.
