[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Board of
the Township of Grosse Ile 1-25-1999 by Ord. No. 254. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Amended 7-22-2002]
Whenever the Township Supervisor, Manager, Fire
Chief/Police Chief, or designee of the Fire Chief/Police Chief, finds,
on the basis of falling snow, sleet or freezing rain, or on the basis
of a forecast by the United States Weather Bureau or other weather
service, that weather conditions will make it necessary that motor
vehicle traffic be expedited and that parking on streets within the
Township be prohibited or restricted for snow plowing and other purposes,
then said official or his designee shall declare a winter emergency
and have this information broadcast by the local television and/or
radio stations for public broadcast, or by loudspeakers or other broadcasting
equipment, or by signs or personal notification. The winter emergency
shall remain in effect for all Township streets and areas so designated
within the Township for the period of time set by the Township or
until the particular street or area has become substantially clear
of snow and ice from curb to curb for the length of the entire block,
whichever occurs first.
A.
Once a winter emergency is declared, parking shall
be prohibited on all streets within the Township and all Township
municipal parking lots and areas so designated under this chapter
until the winter emergency is terminated by announcement or until
the particular street has become substantially clear of snow and ice
from curb to curb for the length of the entire block.
B.
Any owner of a motor vehicle which is parked on any
street within the Township scheduled for snow removal during the winter
emergency shall be responsible for a civil infraction.
Notice of the parking prohibition during a winter
emergency shall be posted by appropriate signs on the two major streets
which lead into the Township, and shall indicate that the prohibition
applies to all streets within the Township which are scheduled for
snow removal in the Township.
Any motor vehicle which is parked or left abandoned
on any street within the Township or any Township owned parking lot
in violation of this chapter may, at the direction of any of the individuals
authorized to declare a winter emergency, be towed and impounded by
the Police Department and no person shall recover any such motor vehicle
without first paying for the cost of removal and storage. Any payments
required by this section shall not be construed as a penalty so as
to preclude prosecution for the civil infraction.
Whenever the Township Police Chief or his designee
finds on the basis of falling snow, sleet or freezing rain, or on
the basis of a forecast by the United States Weather Bureau or other
weather service of snow, sleet or freezing rain that weather conditions
will make it necessary that vehicular traffic be prohibited on any
street within the Township until said street may be plowed, then the
Police Chief or his designee may declare the closing of the applicable
streets and have this information broadcast by the local television
and/or radio stations for public broadcast, or by loudspeakers or
other broadcasting equipment, or by signs or personal notification.
The closing of the street shall remain in effect for the period of
time declared by the Police Chief or his designee or until the particular
street or area has become substantially clear of snow and ice from
curb to curb for the length of the entire block, which ever occurs
first.
No person shall blow, push, or dump snow into
any street or public sidewalk. Any person who violates this section
is responsible for municipal civil infraction and is also responsible
for all costs incurred by the Township to remove the snow which the
violator put onto the public sidewalk or street. These costs incurred
by the Township are in addition to any fine imposed for said civil
infraction.
The Police Chief or his designee may declare
a curfew for the Township of Grosse Ile when as a result of the weather
conditions a public emergency within the Township exists or reasonable
apprehension of an immediate danger or when public safety is imperiled
as a result of the weather conditions. The curfew would cover the
time period of 7:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. and no person would be allowed
on the Township streets except those proceeding to and from work or
answering emergency calls or who had special permission from the Township
or other governmental authority.
No person shall blow, push or dump snow onto
a fire hydrant. Any person who violates this section is responsible
for a municipal civil infraction and in addition, is responsible for
the costs of removing the snow put on the fire hydrant by the violator.
The costs imposed under this chapter are in addition to any fine the
violator will be responsible for under the civil infraction.
Any property owner or person who occupies property
that is open to the public for business or public assembly is responsible
to maintain a clearly plowed fire lane on the their property so that
it is accessible to fire trucks. Any person or occupant or property
owner who fails to comply with this section will be responsible for
any costs incurred by the Township during any winter emergency to
plow said fire lane. In the alternative, the Fire Chief or his designee
is authorized to close down any business or public assembly if in
his discretion it is necessary to do so during a winter emergency
because the fire trucks would not be able to have access to that particular
property in case of a fire.
