[Adopted 3-4-1996 by Ord. No. 1996-2]
A.
In the event that the State Highway Administration
or the appropriate authorities of Carroll County or of Frederick County
declare a snow emergency with respect to any roads or highways which
traverse through the Town of Mount Airy or are located within 1/2
mile of the Town boundaries, then the Mayor of the Town of Mount Airy
will automatically do the same and declare a snow emergency within
the Town of Mount Airy. No additional notice to residents will be
given.
[Amended 1-3-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-1]
B.
Upon such a declaration by the Mayor, the Mayor shall
cause notice of the same to be given to all local radio stations,
cable franchisees and the printed media. Notice of such declaration
of snow emergencies shall also be posted in a conspicuous place at
the Town Hall and at such other locations and shall be given by such
other means as the Mayor may determine.
C.
During the period of a snow emergency, any vehicle
previously parked on a Town street shall be moved as promptly as possible
to any available off-street parking available for the owner of the
vehicle (driveways, parking pads and the like) and if none is available
shall be moved to any public off-street parking area located within
a reasonable distance. In the absence of both private and reasonably
available public off-street parking, the owners shall park on nearby
grass areas or sidewalks (but need not climb curbs to do so), and,
if that is not feasible, then the vehicle must be parked so that the
inner wheels are within six inches of the curb or edge of paving,
as the case may be.
D.
During the period of snow emergency, no vehicle shall be newly parked on any Town street except in conformity with the provisions of Subsection C.
E.
Violation of this article shall be a municipal infraction,
and the amount of the infraction fine assessed is $100. Evidence satisfactory
to the trier of fact that any defendant proceeded against with respect
to a violation of the parking provisions of this article either did
not know or should not have known of the declaration of the snow emergency
shall be a defense to any municipal infraction citation.
F.
The Mayor is further authorized to exempt from the
provisions of this article certain classes of vehicles such as emergency
vehicles, vehicles with handicapped license tags and such other vehicles
as in his discretion would render the application of this article
unreasonable.
