[R.O. 2011 § 350.310; R.O. 2009 § 73.60; CC 1981 § 18-350; Ord. No. 79-3, 1-10-1979; Ord. No. 97-451, 12-17-1997; Ord. No. 07-162, 6-11-2007]
Whenever the Mayor has declared a snow emergency 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 and/or road conditions will make it necessary that motor vehicle traffic be expedited, the Mayor, through the declaration of a snow emergency, shall have power to restrict and prohibit vehicles being parked on a designated and posted snow emergency route by making said declaration as provided further in this Article.
[R.O. 2011 § 350.320; R.O. 2009 § 73.61; CC 1981 §§ 18-351 — 18-352; Ord. No. 79-3, 1-10-1979; Ord. No. 97-451, 12-17-1997; Ord. No. 07-162, 6-11-2007]
A. 
Declaration By Mayor To Be Announced.
1. 
The Mayor shall cause each declaration of a snow emergency made pursuant to this Subsection to be publicly announced by means of broadcast and telecast by stations within normal operating range covering the City and shall cause the declaration to be further announced in newspapers of general circulation when feasible. Each announcement made by the Mayor shall include the time it became or will become effective.
2. 
The Mayor shall make and keep, or cause to be made or kept, a record of each time the declarations are made in accordance with this Section.
B. 
Termination Of Emergency. Whenever the Mayor shall find that an emergency situation no longer exists, it shall be the Mayor's duty to declare that the snow emergency has terminated in the same manner as prescribed in this Section.
[R.O. 2011 § 350.330; R.O. 2009 § 73.62; CC 1981 § 18-353; Ord. No. 79-3, 1-10-1979; Ord. No. 97-451, 12-17-1997]
On each route designated as a snow emergency route, the City Traffic Engineer shall post special signs at intervals indicating that this is an emergency snow route. These signs shall be distinctive and uniform in appearance and shall be plainly readable to persons traveling on the street or highway. The City Traffic Engineer shall determine those routes to be designated as snow routes and shall file a list of those routes in the office of the City Clerk.
[R.O. 2011 § 350.340; R.O. 2009 § 73.63; CC 1981 § 18-354; Ord. No. 79-3, 1-10-1979; Ord. No. 87-207, 10-22-1987]
A. 
Whenever any vehicle shall be found parked or abandoned on a snow removal emergency route in violation of this Subsection, such vehicle may be removed immediately.
B. 
Within forty-eight (48) hours of the removal of such vehicle, the Chief of Police shall give notice to the registered owner of the vehicle, if known, and to any holder of a security interest in the vehicle, that the vehicle has been impounded and stored for violation of this Article. This notice shall be sent by certified mail and give the location of the vehicle and the costs incurred by the City for removal and storage.
C. 
Unclaimed vehicles may be disposed of in accordance with the provisions of Section 375.090.
D. 
Vehicles may be redeemed in accordance with the provisions of Section 375.100. If the owner or the security interest holder requests a hearing, the Chief of Police shall make the determinations required by Section 375.100(B) and shall determine whether the vehicle was parked or abandoned in violation of this Article.
[R.O. 2011 § 350.350; R.O. 2009 § 73.64; CC 1981 § 18-355; Ord. No. 79-3, 1-10-1979]
No person shall deposit or cause to be deposited snow or ice on or against a fire hydrant or on any sidewalk, street or loading and unloading area of a public transportation system; except that snow and ice may be temporarily windowed on public roadways incident to the cleaning thereof or temporarily windowed on curbs incident to the cleaning of sidewalks and business districts.
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Cross Reference: As to penalty, § 350.430.
[R.O. 2011 § 350.360; R.O. 2009 § 73.65; CC 1981 § 18-356; Ord. No. 79-3, 1-10-1979]
No person shall impede or interfere in any way with a snow plow or other snow removal vehicle while such snow plow or other snow removal vehicle is in operation on City streets.
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Cross Reference: As to penalty, § 350.430.
[R.O. 2011 § 350.370; R.O. 2009 § 73.66; CC 1981 § 18-357; Ord. No. 79-3, 1-10-1979; Ord. No. 97-451, 12-17-1997; Ord. No. 07-162, 6-11-2007]
Any provision of this Article which becomes effective by declaration by the Mayor or upon the occurrence of certain weather conditions shall, while temporarily in effect, take precedence over conflicting provisions of law normally in effect; except that it shall not take precedence over provisions of law relating to traffic accidents, emergency travel of authorized emergency vehicles or emergency traffic directions of a Police Officer.