A.
It shall be unlawful for any person, incorporated
body, public institution or other corporation using or occupying in
any manner, or for any purpose whatsoever, any house, store, shop,
stable, or tenement of any kind, persons having charge of churches
and public buildings of every description and of owners of unoccupied
houses and unimproved lots, situated on any street in this City, to
fail to remove and clear away, or cause to be removed and cleared
away, the snow/ice from the foot pavements fronting the respective
houses, stores, shops, stables, churches, buildings or lots so used,
occupied or owned by them or under their charge within 24 hours after
the end of any weather event resulting in snow or ice.
B.
It shall be the responsibility of the Code Enforcement
Officers, of the City of Havre de Grace, to enforce the provisions
of this section.
The City Council may, by resolution, from time
to time designate streets, or sides or portions of streets, within
the City as snow emergency streets. Streets designated as snow emergency
streets shall be marked by permanent signs which shall identify such
streets as snow emergency streets.
The Mayor is hereby authorized to declare a
snow emergency for all snow emergency streets or for any one or more
snow emergency streets. The snow emergency shall continue in effect
until the Mayor declares it to be no longer necessary.
A.
A person may not drive or attempt to drive a motor
vehicle on any street that is designated and appropriately sign-posted
as a snow emergency street during the period in which a snow emergency
has been declared and is in effect unless the vehicle is equipped
with chains or snow tires, as defined by state motor vehicle laws,
on at least one wheel at each end of a driving axle.
B.
A person may not park a vehicle on any street, or
on any side of or portion of any street, that is designated and appropriately
sign-posted as a snow emergency street during the period in which
a snow emergency has been declared and is in effect. The City police
may have any vehicle which is parked in violation of this article
towed from the street and stored, and the cost of such towing and
storage shall be paid by the owner.
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person to deposit, or
cause to be deposited, snow or ice on any area of a street or side
or portion of street after such area has been cleared by snow removal
equipment.
B.
It shall be unlawful for any person who shall, without
authority of the City, tamper with, remove, deface, damage or destroy
any snow emergency street signs.
It is a misdemeanor, except for § 190-38 for which violation is a municipal infraction, for any person to violate any provision of this article which shall be punishable by a fine as set by resolution of the Mayor and City Council.
