Amending Chapter 20 Snow Removal Procedures

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SUBSTITUTE BILL NO. AS AMENDED ORDINANCE NO. :ZVOY.—eZI AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SOUTH BEND MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 20, ARTICLE 7 PERTAINING TO SNOW REMOVAL PROCEDURES STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT: In order to facilitate the snow removal process the South Bend Common Council believes it is in the best interest of the City to amend the South Bend Municipal Code provisions relating to snow removal. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 133 I: Chapter 20, Article 7, of the Municipal Code of South Bend shall—be amended as follows: ARTICLE 7 Snow Rout-e Removal. Section 20 -101 Definitions. 1) Snow Removal Condition means a formal declaration by the Mayor, or in his absence the City Engineer, or in the absence of both, the Mayor's designee, as designated in writing and filed in the office of the City Clerk, that, in his or her opinion, the actual or expected precipitation will create hazardous or dangerous street or sidewalk conditions. Such declaration shall take one of the following forms: Snow Route Clearance Condition Residential Clearance Condition Winter Weather Emergency Condition 2) Snow Route Clearance Condition means a snow removal condition which addresses all designated snow routes (main routes). 3) Residential Clearance Condition means a snow removal condition which addresses all non - snow - routes (residential streets). 4) Winter Weather Emergency Condition means a formal declaration by the Mayor, or in his absence the City Engineer, or in both of their absences the Mayor's designee, that the occurrence or eminent threat of widespread or severe damage, injury or loss of life or property resulting from a snow storm requires emergency action. 5) Snow means any precipitation depositing any accumula- tion on the streets, including snow, sleet, hail, ice and freezing rain. 6) Snow Routes means all streets in the City so designated and marked.