Amending Chapter 20 to Adress Snow Removal Practices & Procedures

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Bill No. 66 -14 (Substitute) ORDINANCE NO. k) 3 `IF I S AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AMENDING VARIOUS SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 20, ARTICLE 7, OF THE SOUTH BEND MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADDRESS SNOW REMOVAL PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT The winter months of 2014 presented substantial, unprecedented challenges to the City of South Bend's snow clearance services for its citizens. It also offered an opportunity to test the effectiveness of the City's parking restrictions as part of the City's snow clearance process. After critically assessing the current snow removal process and procedures, the City's Streets Division has concluded that changes to the current snow removal process should be implemented for reasons of safety, and efficacy in snow removal by the City's heavy equipment. Specifically, for snow clearance purposes, the City will require that on even numbered days, parking will be permitted solely on the side of City streets with even numbered addresses, and on odd numbered days, parking will be permitted solely on the side of City streets with odd numbered addresses. This ordinance implements such a procedural change. It also designates the Director of Public Works for the City of South Bend, rather than the City Engineer, to make snow removal decisions in addition to the mayor, but reserves exclusively for the mayor the decision to declare Winter Weather Emergency conditions. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, as follows: Section I. Chapter 20, Article 7, Section 20 -101, subpart (d) shall be and hereby is amended to read as follows: Sec. 20 -101. Definitions. (a)Snow removal condition means a formal declaration by the appropriate person mayor er in his absenee, the eib, engineer, or in the absenee of beth, the mayor's designee, as designated in iting and filed in the ,.ffiee e fthe eity eler,. 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 (1) of the following forms: (1) Snow route clearance condition.