Pertaining to Street Snow Removal, and Regulating Traffic, Parking and Other Conduct During Periods of Snow Removal Conditions

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ORDINANCE NU14BER '� -C AN ORDINANCE PERTAINING TO STREET SNOW REMOVAL, AND REGU- LATING TRAFFIC, PARKING AND OTHER CONDUCT DURING PERIODS OF SNOW REMOVAL CONDITIONS, PROVIDING FOR THE REMOVAL OF VEHICLES AND PROVIDING FOR PENALTIES, AS AMENDED, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS. (a) Snow. Any precipitation depositing any accumulation on the streets, including snow, sleet, hail, ice and freezing rain. (b) Snow Removal Coordinator. The Mayor or such person desig- nated by the Mayor. (c) Snow Removal Conditions. A state of street conditions that are hazardous and dangerous to vehicular and pedestrian traffic and so declared by the Snow Removal Coordinator. (d) Snow Routes. All streets in the City so designated and marked. (e) Chains. Full chains, strap chains or other types of chains mounted on both rear wheels of a motorized vehicle. (f) Snow Tires. Tires having treads designed for use in snow, which tires must be in such condition as to serve the purpose for which they are designed. (g) Vehicles. All self - propelled motorized vehicles using City streets and highways, excluding public transportation conveyances. SECTION 2.- GENERAL PROVISIONS (a) The Board of Public Safety shall, by regulation, designate streets which are heavily travelled and are necessary thoroughfares for the movement of vehicular traffic through the City as "Snow Routes ". (b) All streets designated as "Snow Routes" shall be posted with suitable signs or markers. (c) When,in the opinion of the Snow Removal Coordinator, the actual or expected precipitation of snow will create hazardous or dan- gerous highway conditions for vehicular or pedestrian traffic, he shall have authority to declare a "Snow Removal Condition ": (1) The Snow Removal Coordinator shall immediately inform the public of the snowG�$°- W3,fl%uing a press release to the local radio, television and news services.i (2) 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 subsection (c) (1). (d) After a Snow Removal Condition has been declared and during its existence: (1) No vehicle shall be parked on a Snow Route. (2) Any person who drives a vehicle without chains or snow tires upon any street designated as a Snow Route and such vehicle becomes stalled or incapable of moving under its own power or who leaves such vehicle unattended, shall be in violation of this Ordinance and shall be subject to Penalties set forth below. (3) Any vehicle parked, stalled, incapable of moving under its own power or left unattended upon any street designated as a "Snow Route" may be impounded. (4) The Snow Removal Coordinator may declare any Snow Route or any part of a Snow Route to be free from the restrictions herein im- posed, when, in his opinion, the weather or street conditions warrant such an exclusion. The Snow Removal Coordinator shall give notice of this determination in the manner provided for in subsection (c) (1) above.