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ORDINANCE NO. 2686
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE MUNICIPAL CODE
OF THE CITY OF AMES, IOWA BY ENACTING A
NEW ARTICLE NUMBERED VIII TO CHAPTER 31
FOR THE PURPOSE OF ESTABLISHING A PROCE-
DURE FOR EMERGENCY SNOW REMOVAL FROM CITY
STREETS ; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR
PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT; PROVIDING
A PENALTY AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE
BE IT ORDAINED, by the City Council for the City
of Ames , Iowa:
Section One . The Municipal Code shall be and the
same is hereby amended by enacting a new Article VIII to
Chapter 31 , said new Article to read as follows :
"Article VIII Emergency Snow Removal
Sec. 31-8001 Purpose.
The purpose of this Article is to provide procedures
for ordering the location of vehicles parked on city
streets so as not to impede the progress of snow
removal equipment endeavoring to clear the streets
of snow during a declared snow emergency.
Sec. 31-8002 Snow emergency, Power to Declare
Conferred.
The City Manager is hereby granted the mower to
declare a ' snow emergency ' whenever snow accumu-
lations or forecast accumulations of snow, or
when drifting or forecast drifting of snow has or
is likely to render various streets impassible
for ordinary passenger cars .
Sec. 31-8003 Parking of Vehicles .
When a snow emergency is declared it shall be the
duty of any person having a vehicle parked in a city
street to immediately either remove such vehicle from
the street or park the vehicle where parking is per-
mitted as follows :
1 . If the snow emergency is declared on
an odd numbered day of the month a vehicle
may be parked on the odd numbered side of the
street until after the ' change-over' time.
2. If the snow emergency is declared on
an even numbered day of the month a vehicle
may be parked on the even numbered side of
the street until after the 'change-over '
time.
3 . During a snow emergency no person shall
be permitted to park a vehicle on a street
where parking is prohibited on both sides
at all times . All other parking regulations
shall be superceded by the provisions of
this section except that of 48 hour parking,
parking in front of a fire hydrant, parking
in a fire lane, parking on private property
against the owner ' s wishes, blocking a
driveway, and violation of the regulations
of a public or private parking lot, which
shall remain prohibited. Furthermore, the
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parking meter regulations shall remain in
effect and the provisions of this section
requiring movement of vehicles shall not
apply to metered parking places, or places
in municipal parking lots; and, shall not
apply to streets or portions of streets
subject to regulations requiring alternate
side parking.
Sec. 31-8004 Change-Over Time.
The 'change-over' time referred to in section
31-8003 shall be between the hours of 7 : 00 A.M.
and 10 :00 A.M. following the declaration of the
emergency. During those hours vehicles may be
parked on either side of a street.
Sec. 31-8005 Towing of Improperly Parked Vehicles
Any vehicle found to be parked where not permitted
during a snow emergency may be towed away to a
place where parking is permitted or to the City
impoundment lot, on orders of the Chief of Police.
Sec. 31-8006 Promulgation of Declaration
The City Manager shall declare a snow emergency
by written message filed with the Mayor, stating
the beginning and ending time for the period of
snow emergency. The City Manager may cancel such
declaration or change the beginning or ending
time. The Public Information Office of the City
shall inform Des Moines/Ames area radio and
television stations that the snow emergency
parking regulations for Ames will be in effect
and ask for public service announcements to be
made. The Public Works Director will place not
less than ten permanent signs at strategic
intersections informing motorists of their duty
to relocate parked vehicles during a snow emer-
gency. Such other actions to inform the public
of its duties during the emergency may be taken as
are deemed by the City Manager to be advisable. "
Section Two. Violation of the provisions of this
ordinance shall constitute a misdemeanor punishable by a fine
not to exceed $100 or by imprisonment not to exceed 30 days.
Section Three. All ordinances or parts of ordinances
in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such
conflict if any.
Section Four. This ordinance shall be in full
force and effect from and after its passage and publication
as required by law.
Passed this 17th day of October 1978 .
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Mary E Pau , City C erk Lee Fel finger, May