HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Revising Snow Route Regulations ORDINANCE NO. 3505
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF
AMES, IOWA, BY REPEALING SECTIONS 22.8 AND 22.10 AS THEY NOW
EXIST AND ENACTING NEW SECTIONS 22.8 AND 22.10 FOR THE
PURPOSE OF REVISING SNOW ROUTE REGULATIONS; REPEALING ANY
AND ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT TO
THE EXTENT OF SUCH CONFLICT; PROVIDING A PENALTY; AND
ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ENACTED,by the City Council for the City of Ames, Iowa, that:
Section One. The Municipal Code of the City of Ames, Iowa shall be and the same is hereby amended by
repealing Section 22.8 and enacting a new Section 22.8 as follows:
"Sec. 22.8. SNOW ROUTES
(1) Stopping, standing or parking of vehicles upon a street or streets designated as snow
routes, except as required at intersections or otherwise to avoid collision, shall be and is hereby
prohibited when, by public announcement, the snow ordinance has been placed in effect. Parking on
snow routes is prohibited from the time the snow ordinance goes into effect until the snow removal
operations have been completed for the entire width of the street for said streets. Vehicles found to
be parked in violation of this ordinance shall be cited for said violation and, to obviate the safety
hazards occasioned by incomplete snow removal, be summarily towed on orders of a police officer to
some place where the vehicle may be lawfully parked, to the City impoundment lot, or to a privately
owned impoundment lot. The costs of such towing shall be assessed to and paid by the operator or
registered owner of the vehicle.
(2) In order to remove snow piles left after ordinary plowing operations, this ordinance may,
by public announcement, be placed in effect for certain portions of the city, as follows:
(a) Downtown. When it is announced that this ordinance is being placed in effect for
the Downtown Area,the following portions of streets are included: Main Street from Duff Avenue to
Northwestern Avenue; 5th Street from Grand Avenue to Duff Avenue; Pearle Avenue from Main Street
to 5th Street; Clark Avenue from Lincoln Way to 6th Street; and Burnett, Kellogg and Douglas
Avenues from Main Street to 6th Street.
(b) Campustown. When it is announced that the ordinance is being placed in effect for
the Campustown area, the following portions of streets are included: Lincoln Way from Sheldon to
Lynn; Chamberlain from Hayward to Lynn, Welch Avenue from Lincoln Way to Storm Street; and
Hayward, Stanton and Lynn Avenues from Lincoln Way to Chamberlain.
When the snow ordinance has been placed in effect pursuant to this subsection, parking on
streets in the announced area(s) shall be prohibited from midnight to 6:00 a.m. Vehicles found to be
parked in violation of this subsection shall be cited for said violation, and to obviate safety hazards
occasioned by incomplete snow removal, be summarily towed on orders of a police officer to some
place where the vehicle may be lawfully parked, to the City impoundment lot, or to a privately owned
impoundment lot. The costs of such towing shall be assessed to and paid by the operator or registered
owner of the vehicle.
(Ord. No. 2686, 10-17-78; Ord. No. 2836, 12-7-82)"
Section Two. The Municipal Code of the City of Ames, Iowa shall be and the same is hereby amended by
repealing Section 22.10 and enacting a new Section 22.10 as follows:
"Sec. 22.10. TEMPORARY TOW AWAY ZONES FOR SNOW REMOVAL.
(1) After especially heavy snow accumulations,the City Manager may post other streets with
snow removal, tow-away notice signs,and cause the towing of vehicles parked contrary to such notice
posted for more than twelve hours when such is deemed necessary to enable City crews to clear out
snow from areas that had numerous parked cars or which for some other reason could not be
effectively cleared of snow by ordinary snow plowing operations, so as to obviate the occurrence or
continuance of a special hazard caused by the said condition.
(2) Vehicles parked in violation of this section shall be cited for said violation and to obviate
the safety hazards caused by incomplete snow removal, be summarily towed on orders of a police
officer to some place where the vehicle may be lawfully parked, to the City impoundment lot, or to a
privately owned impoundment lot. The costs of such towing shall be assessed to and paid by the
operator or registered owner of the vehicle."
Section Three. Violation of the provisions of this ordinance shall constitute a simple misdemeanor punishable by
a fine not to exceed$100 or by imprisonment not to exceed 30 days.
Section Four. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such
conflict, if any.
Section Five. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication as required
by law.
Passed this loth day of NoyeiTlber , 1998.
Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ted Tedesco, Mayor
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Rev. 10-22-98