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ORDINANCE NO. �
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI , CREATING A
SNOW ROUTE AND SNOW EMERGENCY ORDINANCE.
I BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI, as follows:
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SECTION 1. Chapter 23, Motor Vehicles and Traffic, is hereby
amended—'By enacting one new article thereto, Article XII, Snow and
Other Emergencies, containing five new sections, numbered 23-168 through
23-172, which shall read as follows:
i� Section 23-168. Snow Routes.
!� A. Snow Route Designation. The following streets or por-
tions of streets within the City of Jefferson are hereby designated
snow routes. These streets shall receive priority treatment during
normal snow operations and/or during a snow emergency. These
streets shall be readily identifiable by sign designation and shall
be as follows:
STREET FROM TO
Southwest Missouri Ellis
Ellis Southwest Seven Hills Rd.
S. Country Club U.S. 50 City Limits
N. Ten Mile Dr. U.S. 50 Industrial
Industrial N. Ten Mile W. McCarty
West Main Industrial Capitol
Stadium Missouri Leslie
Dix Road Missouri West Main
jLeslie Lafayette Moreau
1 E. Capitol Capitol Bldg. Lafayette
W. McCarty Industrial Jefferson
E. McCarty Jefferson U.S. 50-63
W. High Main Jefferson
E. High Jefferson E. McCarty
Madison E. Capitol U.S. 54
Monroe E. Capitol E. McCarty
Jefferson Capitol Stadium
Lafayette E. Capitol Leslie
Clark E. McCarty Moreau
Moreau Clark Greenberry
Boonville Rd. W. Main Livingston
Greenberry Moreau City Limits
Eastland E. McCarty Bald Hill Road
B. Interference with Snow Removal Operations. No person
shall impede or interfere in any way with a snow plow or other
snow removal vehicle or equipment during operation.
C. Stalled or Abandoned Vehicles - Snow Routes. No person
shall stop, stand, park, or abandon a vehicle in a manner which
obstructs or impedes traffic on a snow route during a snow
emergency. Any vehicle obstructing or impeding traffic in violation
of this section, and any vehicle parked in violation of Section
23-169(c) , may be removed from the snow route to a service
station, garage, or other place of safety, and shall be considered
an abandoned motor vehicle. The provisions and procedures contain-
ed in Section 23-102 shall apply to the further disposition of the
vehicle.
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Section 23-169. Snow Emergency.
A. Authorityto�Designate. Whenever the Chief of Police
through information— gathered from the Department of Public Works,
the Missouri Highway and Transportation Department, and through
the U.S. Weather Service, or on the basis of falling snow or
freezing rain finds that it will be necessary that motor vehicle
traffic be expedited and that parking on all or a portion of some
City streets be prohibited, he shall have the power to declare a
"snow emergency."
B. Declaration - Publi6 Notice and Duration. In the event
the Chief of Police deems it necessary to declare a snow
emergency, it shall be announced and broadcast publicly for a
period of two (2) hours prior to enactment, if possible. Such
announcement shall be in a form designated by the Police Depart-
ment and distributed to all public news agencies for broadcast. No
such emergency shall begin between the hours of 10:30 p.m. and
6:30 a.m. of any day.
The time the snow emergency shall be in effect shall be
designated by the Chief of Police and shall be contained in the
declaration. Termination or extension of the original time shall be
at the discretion of the Chief of Police.
C. Parking Prohibited - Snow Emergency. Whenever a snow
emergency is declared, parking shall be prohibited on a portion of
the snow routes as listed below. The signing shall be a regular
no parking sign with the addition of the words "Snow Emergency."
Parking in these areas shall be restricted only for the duration of
the "snow emergency." The following streets shall have parking
prohibited during a snow emergency:
East McCarty - the south side from Lafayette to Clark
West Main - the south side from High St. to Jordon St.
Stadium Blvd. - the north side from Jefferson to Southwest
Madison St. - the west side from Atchison to Dunklin
Section 23-170. Enforcement.
Any Police Officer, Environmental Sanitarian employed by the
Department of Planning and Code Enforcement, or employee of the
Parking Division who has the authority to issue tickets for
parking violations shall have authority to issue tickets, citations,
and summons for violations of this article.
Section 23-171. General Emergency.
Snow routes shall also serve as emergency routes and will
receive priority service for clearing and opening during any
disaster or general emergency.
Section 23-172. Minimum Penalty and Towing Costs.
Any person who violates any provision of this article shall
be assessed a fine of at least $25 and shall be assessed the
applicable costs of towing and storage, which shall be in addition
to the regular court costs.
SECTION 2. This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force
from and after its passage and approval.
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