CHAPTER 52 PARKING REGULATIONS

69.11 SNOW REMOVAL. During snow events, when plowing will be necessary, the City will implement an Emergency Parking Ban. No person shall park, abandon or leave unattended any vehicle on any residential street, alley, or City-owned off-street parking area during an Emergency Parking Ban. An Emergency Parking Ban shall be defined as commencement of the fall of snow and accumulation of such snow to a depth of two (2) or more inches and/or accumulation of ice covering the entire surface of streets. 

1.   A snow emergency parking ban shall continue until the snow has ceased to fall and has been removed or plowed from said street, alley or parking area. 

2.   All motor vehicles and vehicles of any other kind shall be removed from residential and/or commercial streets during an Emergency Parking Ban and/or when snow removal operations are in progress and before such operations have resulted in the removal or clearance of snow from the City streets. Any City Official may direct motor vehicles of any kind to be removed from City streets. 

3.  The vehicles shall be removed and not left standing or parked on the streets, as provide above, in order to facilitate snow removal. Snow removal shall include the action of any and all snow equipment necessary to remove snow from the City streets to provide access and proper use of said streets.

 Vehicles left standing or parked in violation of this Chapter may be towed at the owner’s expense, may be fined, or both.

 Penalties. Vehicles left standing or parked in violation of this Chapter shall be fined in accordance in Chapter 70.03

CHAPTER 136 SIDEWALK REGULATIONS

136.03 REMOVAL OF SNOW, ICE AND ACCUMULATIONS It is the responsibility of the abutting property owner’s to remove snow, ice, or accumulations promptly from sidewalks. If a property owner does not promptly remove snow, ice or accumulation, the city may do so and assess the costs against the property owner for collection in the same manner as a property tax. (Chp 136.03)