Amending Chapter 20 Snow Routes and Gereral Provisions

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5) Pushing Snow, means the moving of an amount of snow that may im- pede or unnecessarily hamper traffic flow. 6) Snow means any precipitation depositing any accumulation on the streets, including snow, sleet, hail, ice and freezing rain. 7) Snow Removal Coordinator means the Mayor or in his absence the following succession of people shall qualify: City Engineer, Manager, Division of Transportation, or Manager, Bureau of Streets. 8) Snow Routes means all streets in the City so designated and marked. 9) Vehicles means all self- propelled motorized licensed vehicles using City streets and highways, excluding public transportation convey- ances. Section 20 -102: Snow Routes: Designations, annual.review; postin master plan to filed with City Clerk a) The Board of Public Works shall designate streets which are heavily traveled and are necessary thoroughfares for the movement of vehi- cular traffic through the City as snow routes. An annual review of the snow routes by the Traffic Engineer and the Common Council Committee on Public Works shall be done and written report filed with the City Clerk by July 1st of each year. b) All streets designated as snow routes shall be posted with suitable signs or 'markers. Section 20 -103: Snow Removal Condition: Declaration a) When, in the opinion of the Snow Removal Coordinator, the actual or expected precipitation of snow will.create hazardous or dangerous highway conditions or vehicular or pedestrian traffic, he shall have the authority to declare a Snow Removal Condition. b) When declaring a Snow Removal Condition, the Snow Removal Coordina- tor shall designate one of the following conditions to be in effect: Snow Emergency Residential Emergency Weather Disaster c) A Snow Removal Condition shall.be declared by the Snow Removal Coordinator by issuing a press release to the local radio, tele- vision, and news services. d) The Snow Removal Condition shall continue in force and effect until the Snow Removal Coordinator declares it to be over in the same manner as provided for in sub - section (c). Section 20 -104: Snow Removal Condition: Traffic Regulations a) Snow Emergency: When the Snow Removal Coordinator has declared a Snow Emergency, the following traffic regulations shall be in effect: a(1) No vehicle shall be parked on a snow route. a(2) The pushing of snow onto any City street by any individual is prohibited. a(3) Any vehicle parked, stalled, incapable of moving under its own power, or left unattended upon any street designated as a snow route shall be ticketed and /or towed and /or impounded.