This article shall be known and may be cited
as the "Snow Emergency Ordinance of the City of Bradford."
[Amended 11-28-1995 by Ord. No. 3163]
Whenever the City Council or its authorized
representative finds, on the basis of falling snow or existing weather
conditions or on the basis of a forecast by the United States Weather
Bureau, that weather conditions will make it necessary for parking
on City streets to be prohibited or restricted for snowplowing and
other purposes, the City Council or its authorized representative
shall put into effect a parking prohibition on parts of or all City
streets as necessary by declaring it in a manner prescribed by this
article. The prohibition shall remain in effect until terminated by
announcement of the City Council or its authorized representative
in accordance with this article.
While the prohibition is in effect, no person
shall park or allow to remain parked any vehicle on any street to
which it applies except as permitted below:
A. Vehicles may be parked on the odd-street-number side
of the street on odd-numbered days.
B. Vehicles may be parked on the even-street-number side
of the street on even-numbered days.
C. These exceptions to the prohibition shall not apply
on streets or portions of streets specifically designated in the declaration
as complete no parking areas.
[Amended 11-28-1995 by Ord. No. 3163]
A. The City Council or its authorized representative
shall cause each declaration made by it pursuant to this article to
be publicly announced by means of a broadcast from a radio station
with a normal operating range covering the City, and it may cause
such declaration to be further announced in newspapers of general
circulation when feasible. Each announcement shall describe the action
taken by the City Council or its authorized representative, including
the time it became or will become effective.
B. The City Council or its authorized representative
shall make or cause to be made a record of each time and date when
any declaration is announced to the public in accordance with this
section.
C. Whenever the City Council or its authorized representative
shall find that some or all of the conditions which give rise to a
parking prohibition in effect pursuant to this article no longer exist,
it may declare the prohibition terminated, in whole or in part.
In any prosecution with regard to a vehicle
parked or left in a place in violation of this article, proof that
the particular vehicle described in the complaint or information was
parked or left in violation of a provision of this article, together
with proof that the defendant named in the complaint or information
was at the time the registered owner of such vehicle, shall constitute
prima facie evidence that the defendant was the person who parked
or left the vehicle in violation of this article.
[Amended 6-11-1974 by Ord. No. 2935]
Any person who shall violate any provision of
this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a
fine of not more than $50 and costs of prosecution and, in default
of payment of such fine and costs, to imprisonment for not more than
10 days.