§ 15-432. Emergency snow routes.

(a)

Whenever snow has accumulated or there is a possibility that snow will accumulate to such a depth that snow removal operations will be required, the city manager, or his designated representative, may declare a traffic emergency. Until such traffic emergency is terminated, it shall be unlawful to park a vehicle on any street designated an "emergency snow route." The city manager, or his representative, may put into effect a traffic emergency on parts of or on all snow emergency routes as necessary by declaring it in a manner prescribed in this section.

(b)

Upon declaring a traffic emergency, notice thereof shall be given through the local press, radio, television, or other media. The traffic emergency shall be terminated by notice given substantially in the same manner as was declared. The termination will be effective immediately following notification.

(c)

All vehicles parked on emergency snow routes shall be removed within two (2) hours after notice of a traffic emergency has been given. Any vehicle parked on an emergency snow route after such period of time may be removed or caused to be removed by a police officer to a place of safety, and the vehicle may not be recovered until the towing and storage charges are paid by the person claiming the vehicle.

(d)

The following streets are hereby established as emergency snow routes within the city:

(1)

North and south streets:

Street name	From	To
Boundary	LaHarpe	Michigan
Osteopathy	Hamilton	Potter
Third	Pierce	Jefferson
First	Patterson	Shepherd
Franklin	Patterson	Pierce
Marion-Green	Jefferson	North Junction 6 & 63
Cottage  Grove  Place	LaHarpe	Hamilton
Cottage  Grove	Hamilton	N.E. Lift Station
Halliburton	Jefferson	LaHarpe
Business  Route 63	Patterson	Highway Junction
Jamison	Highway 6, east	Highway 11, east
Elson	Potter	Buchanan

 

(2)

East and west streets:

Street name	From	To
LaHarpe	First	Cottage Grove Place
Hamilton	Osteopathy	First
Paterson	First	Cottage Grove
Michigan	Boundary	Osteopathy
Normal	Cottage Grove	Jamison
Pierce	Osteopathy	Third
Jefferson	Third	Cottage Grove
Potter	West City Limits	North Junction 6 & 63
Illinois	Main	Baltimore
Harrison	Main	Baltimore
Harrison	Baltimore	Junction Route 11, east

 

(e)

In addition to the above, the following streets are also designated as emergency snow routes and, in addition, will be those streets which will have the snow from the streets hauled away.

(1)

North and south streets:

Street name	From	To
Main	McPherson	Harrison
Elson	Jefferson	Buchanan
Franklin	Pierce	Buchanan

 

(2)

East and west streets:

Street name	From	To
Jefferson	Marion	High
McPherson	Main	High
Washington	Main	High
Harrison	Main	High
Missouri	Main	High

 

(f)

Any owner or operator of a vehicle who shall violate the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined in an amount not to exceed twenty-five dollars ($25.00)

(Ord. No. 10949, § 5, 9-24-90)