The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
"Snow route"
means a street designated as such by the traffic engineer. A list of such streets shall be available on the municipal website.
(AO No. 87-138(S); AO No. 2025-5(S), § 1, 2-11-2025)
A. 
Whenever the mayor determines that because of snow, freezing rain, sleet, ice, snowdrifts or other natural phenomena which create, or are likely to create, hazardous road conditions impeding, or likely to impede, the free movement of fire, health, police, emergency or other vehicular traffic, or the safety and welfare of the community, the mayor may implement the provisions of this chapter in order to facilitate the safe and orderly flow of traffic while expediting snow and ice removal from the streets.
B. 
Any proclamation issued pursuant to this chapter shall have the force of law and shall supersede any conflicting provision of law during the time while it is effective.
C. 
In addition to the prohibited conduct described in section 24.25.040, the mayor may impose the following:
1. 
Prohibition of on-street parking on streets and highways and designated snow routes, and ticketing, towing, and/or removal of vehicles, equipment, or materials located in those restricted areas.
2. 
Traffic flow adjustments such as lane closures, speed reductions, and intersection controls.
3. 
Traffic control such as deployment of law enforcement to critical roadways and intersections for accident response and directing traffic.
4. 
Travel advisories or travel bans, including prohibition of non-essential vehicles from using snow routes or other routes designated by proclamation.
5. 
Waiver of formal procurement procedures, in accordance with AMC section 7.20.090.
D. 
A proclamation issued pursuant to this chapter may also be used to document and promulgate any public transit adjustments, such as service suspension and rerouting, and plowing protocols or practices, such as changes in the use of snow gates on snow removal equipment or on-street snow storage, which may be imposed for the duration of the time while the proclamation is effective.
(AO No. 87-138(S); AO No. 2025-5(S), § 1, 2-11-2025)
A. 
A proclamation issued pursuant to section 24.25.020 shall become effective no earlier than four hours after its issuance as follows:
1. 
Publication shall be made on the public notice page of the municipal website and via press release to print media and television and radio news outlets throughout the Anchorage metropolitan area; and
2. 
Publication shall include the time during which the proclamation shall be in effect, the nature of the behavior it proscribes and the areas it affects.
B. 
A proclamation may also be published in one or more newspapers of general circulation and published in the municipality.
C. 
The mayor shall execute a certificate which records compliance with this section for each proclamation.
(AO No. 87-138(S); AO No. 2025-5(S), § 1, 2-11-2025)
During the period in which a proclamation issued pursuant to section 24.25.020 is effective, it shall be unlawful for any person to act in the following manner:
A. 
Stop, stand or leave unattended a vehicle or any other obstruction anywhere on a snow route.
B. 
Stop, stand or leave unattended a vehicle or any other obstruction on any street which the proclamation has closed to such activity.
C. 
Obstruct snow removal in a manner which the proclamation has proscribed.
D. 
Leave a vehicle unattended on a snow route, except for the limited purpose of notifying another person of the need for assistance with removal of that vehicle.
E. 
Operate a vehicle, other than a law enforcement or public safety vehicle, on any street which has been closed to traffic by a proclamation issued under this chapter.
F. 
Operate or leave unattended a vehicle in any manner which is contrary to the express terms of a proclamation.
(AO No. 87-138(S); AO No. 2025-5(S), § 1, 2-11-2025)