Amending Chapter 20 Snow Removal Procedures

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It shall be the responsibility of the owner or occupant of any premises abutting or adjoining any city street to remove, or cause to be removed, all snow and ice from the public sidewalk within twenty -four (24) hours after such snow and ice has fallen or accumulated thereon. If any owner or occupant fails to comply with this sub - section, the City may remove the snow and ice pursuant to Section 18 -8 of this Code. Section 20 -103: Snow Routes: Designation and Posting. (a) The Board of Public Works shall designate as snow routes streets which are heavily traveled and are necessary thorough- fares for the movement of vehicular traffic through the City. (b) Streets designated as snow routes shall be posted with suitable signs. Section 20 -104: Snow Removal Conditions. (a) If the Mayor or in his absence, the City Engineer, or in both of their absences the Mayor's designee, determines that the actual or expected accumulation of snow, sleet, hail, ice and /or freezing rain is creating or will create hazardous or dangerous street and sidewalk conditions of sufficient severity to require specialized snow removal procedures, the Mayor or in his absence, the City Engineer, or in both of their absences the Mayor's designee, shall have the authority to declare that one of the following snow removal conditions exists: 1. Snow Route Clearance Conditions. 2. Residential Clearance Conditions. 3. Winter Weather Emergency Conditions. (b) All snow removal conditions shall be declared by the Mayor or in his absence, the City Engineer, or in both of their absences the Mayor's designee, by issuing a press release to ocal radio, television, newspaper and other news services. Such declaration shall be made on a form which contains the following information: Date time and reason for declaration, the actual or anticipated weather conditions at time of declaration. Such declaration shall be signed by the Mayor or in his absence, the City En ineer, or in both of their absences the Mayor s esignee, and a copy filed, as soon as possible,with the office of the City Clerk, where it shall be available for public inspection. (c) Once declared, the snow removal condition shall con- tinue until the Mayor or in his absence, the City Engineer, or in his absence his designee, declares it to be ended in the same manner as provided for its declaration in subsection (b). Such declaration shall be signed by the Mayor or in his absence, the City Engineer or in both of their absences the Ma or's desi nee, and a co filed, as soon as possible with the office of the City Clerk, where it shall be available for public inspection. (d) Snow removal conditions may be declared for the entire City or any part thereof, as the Mayor or in his absence, the City Engineer, or in both of their absences the Mayor's designee, deems necessary for effective snow removal.