(a) The county executive is hereby authorized from time to time to designate, by executive order, important streets and highways of the county as snow emergency routes, which shall be marked by snow emergency route signs.
(b) Upon the declaration of a snow emergency by the county executive by press release and such other public notice within the discretion of the county executive as it is practical to give under the circumstances, the following traffic and parking regulations shall be in effect and shall continue in effect until the end of the emergency as determined by the county executive. Such emergency may exist by reason of imminent or actual snow or ice conditions.
(1) No person shall operate any vehicle upon a snow emergency route unless at least two (2) power wheels of such vehicle are equipped with snow tires or tire chains in a good state of repair. For the purpose of this section, snow tires and chains shall mean those tires and chains which are designated and approved by the state. It shall be the duty of all persons within the county to observe said snow emergency signs and orders during periods of emergency declared under this section in accordance with the provisions of this section and in accordance with the regulations of the county executive issued under this section.
(2) It shall be unlawful for any vehicle to be parked and left unattended within the right-of-way of any snow emergency route.
(c) Any vehicle parked and left unattended on a snow emergency route in violation of this section may be impounded and removed by the county or its agent, and all costs of towing, storage or impounding shall be charged to the owner of the vehicle. All such charges including any fine or penalty shall be paid to the county or its duly authorized agent before the owner may reclaim the vehicle. (1978 L.M.C., ch. 7, § 2; 1984 L.M.C., ch. 24, § 36.)
Editor’s note—See County Attorney Opinion dated indicating that long-term parking on public streets is prohibited in certain circumstances, but not based on the size of the vehicle.
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