Sturgis City Zoning Code

(a)

Any provision of this chapter which describes an act or omission which constitutes a civil infraction under the terms of the Michigan Vehicle Code (MCL 257.1 et seq.) shall be processed as a civil infraction and any person found to have committed a civil infraction may be ordered to pay a civil fine of not more than $100.00 and costs in accordance with section 907 of the Michigan Vehicle Code (MCL 257.907).

(b)

Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, violation of any other provision of this chapter not constituting a civil infraction, as herein provided, shall be a misdemeanor.

(Code 1969, § 70.99)

In the event of a conflict between the Uniform Traffic Code for Cities, Townships and Villages as adopted in this chapter and this chapter, the provisions of this chapter shall control. In the event of a conflict between the provisions of this chapter and the Michigan Vehicle Code (MCL 257.1 et seq.), the Michigan Vehicle Code shall control. In the event of conflict between the Uniform Traffic Code for Cities, Townships and Villages as adopted in this chapter and the Michigan Vehicle Code (MCL 257.1 et seq.), the Michigan Vehicle Code shall control.

The provisions of this chapter shall be enforced in accordance with the Uniform Traffic Code for Cities, Townships and Villages as adopted in this chapter and the Michigan Vehicle Code (MCL 257.1 et seq.).

The Michigan Vehicle Code (MCL 257.1 et seq.) is adopted by reference. References in the Michigan Vehicle Code to "local authorities" shall mean the city. The penalties provided by the Michigan Vehicle Code are adopted by reference, provided, however, that the city may not enforce any provision of the Michigan Vehicle Code for which the maximum period of imprisonment is greater than 93 days

(Ord. of 9-10-2003, §§ 70.04—70.06)

State Law reference— Authority to adopt Michigan Vehicle Code by reference, MCL 257.1(k).

(a)

The Uniform Traffic Code for Cities, Townships and Villages as promulgated by the director of state police pursuant to the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328 and made effective October 30, 2002, and all future amendments and revisions to the Uniform Traffic Code when they are promulgated and effective in this state are incorporated and adopted by reference.

(b)

References in the Uniform Traffic Code for Cities, Townships and Villages to "governmental unit" shall mean this city.

(c)

The city clerk shall publish the ordinance from which this section derived in the manner required by law and shall publish, at the same time, a notice stating the purpose of the Uniform Traffic Code for Cities, Townships, and Villages and the fact that a complete copy of the code is available to the public at the office of the clerk for inspection.

(d)

The penalties provided by the Uniform Traffic Code for Cities, Townships, and Villages are adopted by reference.

(Code 1969, § 70.01; Ord. of 8-11-2010)

State Law reference— Authority to adopt Uniform Traffic Code by reference, MCL 257.951.

(a)

Definitions. The following words and phrases, when used in this section, shall, for the purposes of this section, have the meanings respectively ascribed to them:

Cemetery means any area or plot of land owned or controlled by a municipal corporation or a public quasi corporation and specifically set aside for the interment of human remains.

Motor vehicle means any vehicle which is self-propelled, by any means whatever, including all devices in, upon or by which any person or property may be transported or drawn, excluding only devices moved exclusively by human power or vehicles owned by the city.

Park means any area or plot of land owned or operated by any municipal or public corporation and developed and used for public recreational purposes, including, but not limited to, landscaped tracts, picnic grounds, playgrounds, athletic fields, camps, foot, bicycle and bridle paths, motor vehicle drives, wildlife sanctuaries, museums, zoological and botanical gardens, facilities for bathing, boating, hunting, and fishing, and all other recreational facilities for the use and benefit of the public.

Parking means standing a vehicle, whether occupied or not, when not loading or unloading, except when making necessary repairs.

Parking lot means any off-street area, whether paved or not, located outside the boundary lines of any public highway and used by the public for the free parking of motor vehicles.

Shopping center means a minimum area of three acres of land on which there is located one or more stores or public establishments and when there is provided a parking lot.

(b)

General provisions. It shall be unlawful for any person to do any act forbidden in this section, or to fail to perform any act required while any provision of this section by its terms or by necessary implication shall be applicable to such person.

(c)

Speed restrictions. Any person driving a motor vehicle in any park or cemetery or operating a motor vehicle in or upon any shopping center parking lot or any parking lot owned by the city or any school district or other public corporation or quasicorporation shall drive such motor vehicle at a careful and prudent speed not greater than nor less than is reasonable and proper, having due regard to the traffic, surface and width of the roadway or driving lane, and of any other condition then existing, and no person shall drive any motor vehicle upon or within any of the places aforesaid at a speed greater than will permit him to bring his vehicle to a stop within the assured clear distance ahead. The city traffic engineer is authorized to post signs in any area as aforesaid establishing a specific speed limit for the area and it shall be prima facie unlawful to exceed the speed stated on any such sign.

(d)

Obedience to traffic control signals and markings. The city traffic engineer is authorized to place and maintain, or remove, traffic control signs, signals, lane markings, and other devices in or upon any park, cemetery, shopping center parking lot, or any parking lot owned by the city or any school district or other public corporation or quasi-corporation, and it shall be unlawful for any person, whether a pedestrian or whether operating a motor vehicle, to fail to obey any such applicable traffic control sign, signal, lane marking, or other device unless otherwise directed by a police officer.

(e)

Parking regulations. The city traffic engineer is authorized to establish parking regulations for parks, cemeteries, shopping center parking lots, and parking lots owned by the city or any other school district, or other public corporation or quasi-corporation, and to post signs in the aforesaid locations giving notice of such regulations. It shall be unlawful for any person to park any motor vehicle at any place where official signs, as aforesaid, prohibit stopping, standing, or parking, or to park any vehicle for a period of time in excess of any limit which may be posted upon an official sign, as aforesaid.

(f)

Vehicles to be parked within designated spaces. Whenever in any shopping center parking lot or any parking lot owned by the city or any school district or other public corporation or quasi-corporation, individual parking spaces for the parking of vehicles are designated and marked by means of painted lines on the pavement or other visible markings, each motor vehicle shall be parked entirely within an individual parking space so marked, and not otherwise.

(g)

Parking restrictions. No person shall park or store any motor vehicle with improper or expired registration plates; in any place where official signs prohibit parking; in any space clearly identified by official sign as being reserved for the handicapped; in any space identified by official sign for public safety vehicles; or for more than 48 consecutive hours in any park, cemetery, shopping center parking lot, or any parking lot owned by the city or any school district or other public corporation or quasi-corporation. Members of the police department are authorized to remove any motor vehicle so parked or stored to the nearest garage or other place of safety designated or maintained by the police department, and the disposition of such vehicle shall thereupon be governed by the procedure set forth in the Uniform Traffic Code adopted in section 58-5.

(h)

Overnight parking restrictions in B-C district parking lots. In city-owned parking lots in the B-C district, parking is prohibited during the months of November through March from 2:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. except in spaces clearly identified by official sign, pavement marking, or both as spaces for overnight parking. Parking in designated areas is limited to motor vehicles or accessory vehicles, including recreational vehicles and storage trailers, which occupy only one designated parking space. Motor or accessory vehicles occupying multiple spaces are required to be registered under the conditions of subsection (i) of this section.

(i)

Long term and multiple-space parking in B-C district parking lots. Any owner, occupant, or the guest of any owner or occupant of a business or residence located in the B-C district may park or store a motor vehicle or accessory vehicle in a city-owned B-C district parking lot if registered with the Sturgis Police Department. At the time of registration, the police department will designate a location for parking and may designate the number of days for which registration will be effective. In no event may registered vehicles park in the location designated for a period in excess of ten business days.

(j)

Short term parking in B-C district parking lots. Parking is restricted to not more than two consecutive hours in spaces clearly identified by official sign, pavement marking, or both as spaces for short term parking.

(k)

Penalty for illegal parking in B-C district parking lots. The penalty for violations of the restrictions in subsections (h) and (i) of this section consist of a $50.00 fine for each night. After 24 hours, a vehicle in violation will be towed at the owner's expense. The penalty for violations of the restrictions in subsection (j) is a $50.00 fine.

(Code 1969, § 73.02; Ord. of 5-24-2006; Ord. of 11-10-2010; Ord. of 1-10-2018(1))

Editor's note— An ordinance adopted July 13, 2011, repealed § 58-7, which pertained to stopping, standing or parking vehicles to receive or discharge passengers on designated streets and derived from Code 1969, § 73.03.

In any business district, no pedestrian shall cross a roadway other than in a crosswalk.

(Code 1969, § 74.01)

(a)

Definitions. As used in this section the following words and terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed:

Roller skate means to move or travel by means of roller skates, or to be propelled by or ride upon roller skates, or any other wheeled device attached to the feet, or to either foot, of the person so moving, traveling, being propelled or riding.

Skateboard means a board or platform to which wheels of less than six inches in diameter are attached and which has no mechanism or other device to steer or to control the movement or direction of the platform and upon which a person may sit or stand, and be propelled or moved by that person's human power.

(b)

Penalty. Violations of this section are a municipal civil infraction.

(c)

Prohibited.

(1)

No person shall roller skate or ride or operate a skateboard upon or within the main traveled portion of any street or highway within the city, nor shall any person cross any street or highway within the city by means of roller skates or a skateboard, except within a marked crosswalk. This section shall not apply on a street which has been closed by order of the police department or the city manager for purposes of a parade or other public function.

(2)

No person shall roller skate or ride or operate a skateboard in any area of any parking lot owned and/or maintained by the city except such areas thereof duly designated for such purpose by order of the city manager.

(3)

No person shall roller skate or ride or operate a skateboard on any public sidewalk in any business area within the city or in any area zoned either B-OS, B-H, or B-C pursuant to the zoning ordinance of the city. Roller skating or the riding or operating of a skateboard on public sidewalks is specifically prohibited in the downtown business district of the city, being that area bounded by West Street on the north, Maple Street on the east, Congress Street on the south and Jefferson Street on the west.

(Code 1969, §§ 99.01—99.04; Ord. of 7-25-2001(2), § 4.09)

(a)

Any person who shall engage in any exhibition driving of a motor vehicle upon any highway or any other place open to the general public, including any area designated for the parking of motor vehicles, shall have committed a civil infraction.

(b)

"Exhibition driving" is defined as the driving of a motor vehicle in such an unusual manner or out of the usual flow of traffic, whether or not other traffic is present, so as it is likely to attract the attention of the public, whether or not there is anyone present, or it shall consist of any two or more of the following acts:

(1)

Rapid acceleration;

(2)

Squealing, peeling or burning of the tires;

(3)

The swaying of a motor vehicle from side to side commonly referred to as "fishtailing";

(4)

Racing or running the engine of a motor vehicle at high revolutions per minute combined with the engaging of the gears causing excessive or unusual noise;

(5)

Unnecessary and excessive changing of lanes;

(6)

The emission of any unreasonably loud or raucous or disturbing noise from the engine or exhaust system of any motor vehicle.

(Ord. of 6-8-2005)

The following words, terms and phrases when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this article, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

(a)

Golf cart means a vehicle designed for transportation while playing the game of golf. A golf cart is not required to meet the vehicle safety requirements of a low-speed vehicle.

(b)

Most efficient route means the route that minimizes the distance traveling on a prohibited street in order to reach the desired destination regardless of convenience.

(Ord. of 8-22-2018(1))

A person may operate a golf cart on city streets, subject to MCL 257.657a as amended and the following restrictions:

(a)

A person shall not operate a golf cart on the following city streets within the City of Sturgis:

(1)

Broadus St.

(2)

N. Centerville Rd. from US-12 to the north city limits.

(3)

E. Congress St.

(4)

W. Congress St.

(5)

E. Lafayette St.

(6)

W. Lafayette St.

(7)

S. Nottawa from US-12 to the south city limits.

(8)

E. South St.

(9)

W. South St.

(10)

E. West St.

(11)

W. West St.

Unless otherwise prohibited by MCL 257.657a as amended or another part of this section, this subsection does not prohibit a person from crossing or traveling on any of the prohibited city streets using the most efficient route to access a permitted street or access a property that cannot be accessed from a permitted street.

(b)

A person shall not operate a golf cart on the following state trunk line highways within the City of Sturgis:

(1)

M-66/S. Centerville Rd. from the south city limits to US-12/W. Chicago Rd.

(2)

M-66/N. Nottawa St. from US-12/Chicago Rd. to the north city limits.

(3)

US-12/W. Chicago Rd. from the west city limits to Centerville Rd.

(4)

US-12/M-66/W. Chicago Rd. from Centerville Rd. to Nottawa St.

(5)

US-12/E. Chicago Rd. from Nottawa St. to the east city limits.

This subsection does not prohibit a person from crossing a state trunk line highway when operating a golf cart on a city street, using the most direct line of crossing.

(c)

A golf cart shall be operated at a speed not to exceed 15 miles per hour and shall not be operated on a state trunk line highway or a highway or street with a speed limit of more than 30 miles per hour except to cross that state trunk line highway or highway or street. Within the City of Sturgis this includes the following street segments and any segments added by action of the state or City of Sturgis in the future:

(1)

All state trunk line highways identified in subsection (b) of this section.

(2)

N. Lakeview from Witt Lake Rd. to Cheshire St.

(3)

Memorial Dr.

(4)

N. Clay from W. Lafayette to Memorial Dr.

(5)

W. Lafayette from the west end of Lafayette to N. Centerville.

(6)

W. Lafayette from N. Centerville to N. Clay.

(7)

N. Centerville from St. Joseph to the north city limits.

(8)

S. Lakeview from E. South St. to the south city limits.

(9)

S. Nottawa from South St. to Hawthorne.

(10)

S. Nottawa from Fawn River Rd. to the south city limits.

(11)

Broadus St. from US-12 to W. Lafayette.

(12)

Progress St. from N. Centerville Rd. to the west city limits.

(d)

A golf cart shall not be operated on a sidewalk constructed for the use of pedestrians or on or across cemetery property except on vehicular pathways.

(e)

A golf cart must meet all the safety requirements outlined in section 58-163 and be registered with the police department as outlined in section 58-164.

(Ord. of 8-22-2018(1))

A golf cart operated in the City of Sturgis must meet all of the following vehicle safety requirements of a low-speed vehicle for approval under this article:

(1)

At least two headlamps that comply with MCL 257.685.

(2)

At least one tail lamp that complies with MCL 257.686.

(3)

At least one stop lamp and one lamp or mechanical signal device that comply with MCL 257.697 and 257.697b.

(4)

One exterior mirror mounted on the driver's side of the golf cart.

(5)

A horn that complies with MCL 257.706.

(6)

A windshield that complies with MCL 257.708a.

(7)

Safety belts that comply with MCL 257.710a and that are used as required by MCL 257.710e.

(Ord. of 8-22-2018(1))

(a)

A golf cart operated on a city street under this article is not required to be registered under the Michigan Vehicle Code for purposes of MCL 500.3101.

(b)

All golf carts intended for street use shall be registered with the Sturgis Police Department by the owner(s) or operator(s) of those golf carts shall register such golf carts prior to operating the same on any city street.

(c)

To be registered, all golf carts must be inspected for and meet the requirements of section 58-163.

(d)

A registration plate and sticker shall be provided by the Sturgis Police Department. The registration plate and sticker must be affixed in plain view on the rear of the golf cart at all times it is operated on city streets. A one-time registration fee, as set by the city commission, shall be paid prior to obtaining a registration plate and sticker.

(Ord. of 8-22-2018(1); Ord. of 8-10-2022(1))

Violation of any of the provisions of this section shall be penalized as a civil infraction carrying a fine as specified in appendix B to this code.

(Ord. of 8-22-2018(1))

Pursuant to Section 8395 of the Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (MCL 600.8395) a parking violations bureau, for the purpose of handling alleged parking violations within the city, is hereby established. The parking violations bureau shall be under the supervision and control of the clerk-treasurer.

(Code 1969, § 75.10)

The city clerk-treasurer shall collect all parking violations at the parking violations bureau, the fines of which shall be collected at the city clerk-treasurer's office at the city office building at 130 N. Nottawa Street.

(Code 1969, § 75.11)

No violation not scheduled in the appendix of this chapter shall be disposed of by the parking violations bureau. The fact that a particular violation is scheduled shall not entitle the alleged violator to disposition of the violation at the bureau and in any case the person in charge of such bureau may refuse to dispose of such violation in which case any person having knowledge of the facts may make a sworn complaint before any court having jurisdiction of the offense as provided by law.

(Code 1969, § 75.12)

No violation may be settled at the parking violations bureau except at the specific request of the alleged violator. No penalty for any violation shall be accepted from any person who denies having committed the offense and in no case shall the person who is in charge of the bureau determine, or attempt to determine, the truth or falsity of any fact or matter relating to such alleged violation. No person shall be required to dispose of a parking violation at the parking violations bureau and all persons shall be entitled to have any such violation processed before a court having jurisdiction thereof if they so desire. The unwillingness of any person to dispose of any violation at the parking violations bureau shall not prejudice him or in any way diminish the rights, privileges, and protection accorded to him by law.

(Code 1969, § 75.13)

The issuance of a traffic ticket or notice of violation by a police officer of the city shall be deemed an allegation of a parking violation. Such traffic ticket or notice of violation shall indicate the length of time within which the person to whom the ticket or notice of violation was issued must respond before the parking violations bureau. it shall also indicate the address of the bureau, the hours during which the bureau is open, the amount of the penalty scheduled for the offense for which the ticket was issued, and advise that a civil summons and complaint will be sought if such a person fails to respond within the time limited.

(Code 1969, § 75.14)

The schedule of Uniform Traffic Code violations is included in the fine schedule for municipal civil infractions, which is adopted from time to time by resolution of the city commission.

Cross reference— Fine schedule for municipal civil infractions, app. B.

(Code 1969, ch. 75, app.)

(a)

Any bicycle, the owner or operator of which has failed to comply with the requirements of this subchapter, or which has been operated in violation of the provisions hereof, may be impounded by or under direction of the police department to any city owned or controlled parking place for a minimum of five days. The maximum period for such impoundment shall be 30 days. The storage fee for impoundment during the 30 days will be set at $1.00 per day. If the operator or licensed owner pays the storage charges prior to the end of the 30 days, the bicycle shall be returned. If the impounding exceeds 30 days, the police department shall hold a public sale pursuant to the abandoned vehicle statute. No officer shall be liable for any losses, costs, or damages arising out of, incident to, or in any manner drawing out of such removal.

(b)

The operator or licensed owner shall have the right to demand a hearing with respect to the impoundment of the bicycle. The hearing shall be heard by the city attorney, assistant city manager, and chief of police.

(Code 1969, § 74.19)

Upon the violation of any of the provisions of this chapter pertaining to the operation and use of bicycles by any person, the owner of the bicycle which was being used by such person at the time of the violation may voluntarily deliver, surrender and turn the bicycle over to the police department for impoundment for a period not exceeding 30 days, provided that the impoundment of the bicycle shall be done at the discretion of the chief of police. If the person violating is under the age of 17 years and the prosecution for the violation would be had under other provisions of this chapter, the chief of police at his discretion may determine voluntary impoundment of the bicycle is sufficient deterrent and punishment to the person so violating and thereupon may refuse to prosecute for the violation.

(Code 1969, § 74.20)

Every person engaged in the business of buying or selling new or secondhand bicycles, shall, within seven days, make a report to the police department of each used bicycle purchased and of each bicycle sold by the dealer, giving the name and address of the person from whom purchased or to whom sold, a description of the bicycle by name or make, the frame number thereof and the number of the license tag, if any, found thereon.

(Code 1969, § 74.15)

When a sign is erected on a sidewalk which prohibits the riding of bicycles thereon by any person, a person shall obey the sign.

(Code 1969, § 74.16)

Cross reference— Streets, sidewalks and other public places, ch. 46.

A person who rides a bicycle upon any street, alley, or sidewalk within the city in a careless or negligent manner likely to endanger any person or property, but without wantonness or recklessness shall be punished, upon conviction, by a fine as provided in this article.

(Code 1969, § 74.17)

A person who rides a bicycle upon any street, alley, or sidewalk within the city in a willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property is guilty of reckless operation of a bicycle, and shall be punished, upon conviction, by a fine as provided in this article.

(Code 1969, § 74.18)

No person shall ride or propel a bicycle upon any street, sidewalk, or alley or upon any public path set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles unless, such bicycle has been licensed and a license tag is attached thereto as provided in this division. However, no license shall be required for a bicycle the wheels of which are less than 16 inches in diameter. Further, the provisions of this section shall not apply to any bicycle owner or rider from another city or municipality who is therein licensed in accordance with provisions substantially like those set forth in this section.

(Code 1969, § 74.10)

(a)

Application for a bicycle license shall be made upon a form provided by the city and shall be made to the police department or to the designated agent of the police department. A license fee of $0.50 shall accompany each application for a license.

(b)

The police department or its designated agent upon receiving application therefor, is authorized to issue a license for any bicycle, which shall become effective immediately. The bicycle license shall be valid so long as the bicycle for which it is issued is owned by the applicant or a member of his immediate family, but upon transfer of ownership of the bicycle outside the applicant's immediate family, the bicycle license shall expire and the transferee shall reapply for a new bicycle license.

(c)

The police department or its designated agent shall not issue a license for any bicycle when it knows, or has reasonable ground to believe, that the applicant is not the owner or entitled to the possession of such bicycle.

(d)

The police department shall keep a record of fees collected by it and its designated agents, which record, together with the fees, shall be deposited with the city clerk-treasurer at least once every 30 days.

(e)

Under written regulations promulgated by the chief of police, the police department may designate one or more agents to issue bicycle licenses on behalf of the police department as provided in this section.

(Code 1969, § 74.11)

(a)

The police department upon issuing a bicycle license shall also issue a suitable license tag bearing the license number assigned to the bicycle and the name of the city.

(b)

Such license tag shall be firmly attached to the rear mudguard or frame of the bicycle for which it is issued, in such position as to be plainly visible from the rear.

(c)

No person shall remove a license tag from a bicycle except when ownership of the bicycle is transferred, when a bicycle is dismantled or when it is no longer operated in the city.

(Code 1969, § 74.12)

The police department or its appointed representatives shall inspect each bicycle licensing the bicycle and shall refuse a license for any bicycle which it determines is in unsafe mechanical condition.

(Code 1969, § 74.13)

Upon the sale or other transfer of a licensed bicycle, the licensee shall remove and destroy the license tag and shall report the sale or other transfer to the police department.

(Code 1969, § 74.14)

The public parking of motor vehicles is prohibited on the following streets within the city limits of the city: Chicago Road (U.S. 12) on both the north and south side from the intersection of Jefferson Street and thence westerly to the intersection of Centerville Road; Chicago Road (U.S. 12) on both the north and south side thereof from the intersection of Monroe Street and thence easterly to the city limits of the city; N. Nottawa Street (M-78) on both the east and west side thereof from the intersection of Chicago Road (U.S. 12) and thence northerly to the intersection of West Street.

(Code 1969, § 75.01)

Cross reference— Streets, sidewalks and other public places, ch. 46.

(a)

The operator of a vehicle with a load capacity of more than 2½ tons shall not stop, stand, or park on any street in any residence district, except that this subsection does not prevent the operator of any such vehicle from temporarily stopping in accordance with other stopping, standing, or parking regulations at any place for the purpose of, and while engaged in, the expeditious unloading or loading of freight or goods.

(b)

A person who violates this section is responsible for a civil infraction.

(Code 1969, § 75.02)

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this division, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Coordinator means the city manager or designee.

Snow removal emergency means a snow condition as provided under subsection 58-152(a).

Streets means all public roadways within the corporate limits of the city.

(Ord. of 7-28-2010)

(a)

The parking of a motor vehicle on any street is prohibited under one or more of the following conditions:

(1)

Snow or ice has accumulated to a depth of greater than four inches.

(2)

Whenever the coordinator finds it necessary to prohibit parking based on snow or other weather conditions or a weather forecast.

(b)

During the period of time that a parking prohibition is in effect, a motor vehicle shall not be parked or remain parked on any street.

(c)

The parking prohibition shall remain in effect until one or more of the following events occur:

(1)

Termination of the snow removal emergency by the coordinator with a public announcement.

(2)

A street has been cleared of snow between two successive street intersections from curb to curb or from shoulder to shoulder.

(Ord. of 7-28-2010)

(a)

The owner or operator of a motor vehicle disabled during a parking prohibition shall take immediate action to have the motor vehicle removed from any street during a snow removal emergency.

(b)

No person shall abandon a motor vehicle during a snow removal emergency longer than the time needed to get assistance to remove the motor vehicle.

(Ord. of 7-28-2010)

(a)

All announcements of a declared snow removal emergency by the coordinator pursuant to the snow removal emergency ordinance shall be broadcasted on a local radio station and published in a newspaper of general circulation whenever reasonably feasible.

(b)

Each such notice shall contain the following information:

(1)

A description of the action taken or to be taken.

(2)

The effective time with respect to any such action.

(3)

The street or streets affected by any such action.

(c)

The coordinator shall record the action taken pursuant to this section and the time of any such announcements.

(Ord. of 7-28-2010)

(a)

Violation of this section shall be a civil infraction carrying a fine as specified in Appendix B to this code. Citations for violation of this section may be issued whenever a snow removal emergency takes effect under subsection 58-152(a).

(b)

During a snow removal emergency, vehicles parked in violation of subsection 58-152(a) may be caused to be towed by the city, with all expense from the towing charged to the vehicle owner. Such towing may occur at any time during the duration of the snow removal emergency.

(Ord. of 1-22-2014)