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Home My Public Portal AboutORD15170BILL NO ·--=2=0:.....:..1=-3--=-6=-9 __ SPONSORED BY COUNCILMAN _ _...:P~r-=at=h=er:.....__ __ _ ORDINANCE N0. __ __:/'--~~/_1..:...._(!} _____ _ AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 22 (PARKING, STOPPING AND STANDING), AND CHAPTER 19 (MOTOR VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC), OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI, PERTAINING TO SNOW PRIORITY AND EMERGENCY AREA ROUTES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Chapter 22 (Parking, Stopping and Standing), Article VI (Snow Routes) of the Code of the City of Jefferson is hereby amended as follows: ARTICLE VI. SNOW PRIORITY AND EMERGENCY AREA ROUTES, S~IO'.V EMERGENCIES, ETC. Sec. 22-146. Snow priority and emergency area routes. A. Snow priority and emergency area routes shall be streets or portions of streets designated by ordinance. These streets shall receive priority treatment during winter storms Rermal sRew operations,-and emergency areas, which for purpose of this article shall include disasters, excessive snow/ice storms, or other general emergencies declared by Federal or State authorities or those declared by the Mayor. These streets shall be readily identifiable by sign designation. B. No person shall impede or interfere in any way with equipment that may be necessary and appropriate for the circumstances of the emergency or winter storm. a sRew plew er ether sRew reme't'al vehiele er eq1:1ipmeRt ai:IFiRg eperatieR. C. No person shall stop, stand, park, or abandon a vehicle in a manner which obstructs or impedes traffic on a snow priority or emergency area route during a sRew emergeRey winter storm operations or an emergency where street clearing is required. Any vehicle obstructing or impeding traffic in violation of this section, aRe aR)' Yehiele parked iR YielatieR ef subseetieR (e) ef seetieR 22 14 8 may be removed from the snow priority or emergency area route to a service station, garage, or other place of safety, and shall be considered an abandoned motor vehicle. The preYisieRs aRe preeeaHres eeRtaiRea iR seetieR 22 3 4 shall apply te the fi:IFther dispesitieR efthe Yehiele. D. In order to aid in the city effort to remove impediments to traffic from the street area during a winter storm or emergency, the City Administrator, or his designee, is authorized to temporarily remove parking from associated work areas. Work areas will be signed and posted eight (8) hours prior to removal efforts if possible. Any vehicle obstructing the work shall be considered an abandoned motor vehicle and the Police Department shall be authorized to remove the vehicle from utilizing the same procedures found in section 22-31 of the city code. Drafter's Note: Deleted text is shown lffils. Inserted text is shown thus. (Code 1977, § 23-168; Ord. No. 9751, § 1, 3-1-82) Cross reference -Ordinance establishing traffic control signs, signals, devices or marking saved from repeal,§ 1-3(11). Code reference -Schedule W Sec. 22-147. Reserved. See. 22 147. SRew re1:1tes te be emergeRey rel:ltes also. SRew re1:1tes shall also sePte as emergeney routes aRd 'Nill reeeive )'lrierity serviee for eleariRg aRd OJ3ening di:IFiRg aRy disaster er geReral emergeRey. (Code 1977, § 23-171; Ord. No. 9751, § 1, 3-1-82) Sec. 22-148. Reserved. See. 22 14 8. SROVi emergeReies. B. C. \VheReYer the ehief ef flOliee througH iRformatieR gathered from the De)'lartmeRt ef P1:1blie Werl~s, the Missei:!Fi HigHWaj' aad Trans)'lertatieR De)'lartmeRt, aRd through the U.S. Weather Serviee, er eR the basis ef falliRg sRew er freeziRg raiR fiRds that it 'Nill be Reeessary that meter Yehiele traffie be eKfledited aRd that flarldRg eR all er a )'lertieR ef some eity streets be )'lrehibited, he shall ha·te the flOwer te deelare a "snow emergeney." (Ord. Ne. 13301, 11 5 2001; Ord. 13li00, §8, 9 2 2003) IR the eveRt the ehief ef fleliee deems it Reeessary te deelare a SRO'N emergeRey, it shall be anne1:1nced and broadcast fll:lblicly for a )'leried eftwe (2) he1:1rs J3rier te eRactmeRt, if)'lessible. S1:1ch announcement shall be iR a form designated b)' the flOiice de)'lartmeRt aad distributed te all flUblic Rews agencies for breadcast. Ne s1:1ch emergeRcy shall begiR betvieeR the he1:1rs ef 10:30 fl.m. aad 6:30a.m., efaay daj'. The time the sRew emergeRcy shall be iR effect shall be desigRated by the chief ef flOiice aad shall be ceRtaiRed iR the deelaratieR. TerminatieR er eKteRsieR ef the erigiRal time shall be at the discretieR ef the chief ef flOlice. WheRever a sRew emergeRcy is declared, flarkiRg shall be J3rehibited eR a )'lertien ef the snow reutes desigRated by erdiRaaee. The sigRiRg shall be a reg1:1lar Re )'larkiRg sigR with the additieR ef the words "Sne'll' EmergeRey." ParldRg iR s1:1eh areas shall be restricted eRiy for the duratieR ef the "sRew emergeney." (Cede 1977, § 23 169; Ord. ~te. 9751, § I, 3 I 82) Cross referenee OrdiRaaee establishiRg traffie eentrel signs, sigRals, de.,·iees er markiRg sa't'ed from re)'leal, § 1 3 (11 ). Sec. 22-149. Enforcement. Any flOiice effieer, eRvireRmeRtal saaitarian em)'lleyed by the De)'lartment ef Publie \Verks, er employee who has the authority to issue citations for violation of the City Code ef the flarldRg diYisieR who has the authority to issue tiel~ets for )'larking violations shall have authority to issue tickets, citations, and summons for violations ofthis article. (Code 1977, § 23-170; Ord. No. 9751, §I, 3-1-82; Ord. No. 13301, 11-5-2001) Drafter's Note: Deleted text is shown thus. Inserted text is shown thus. Sec. 22-150. Minimum penalty and towing costs. In addition to all other penalties provided in the City Code, A_!ny person who violates any provision of this article shall be assessee a fiRe ef at least tweRt)' fi•1e eellars ($25JIQ) aRe shall be assessed the applicable costs of towing and storage, which shall be in addition to the regular court costs . (Code 1977, § 23-172; Ord. No. 9751, §I, 3-1-82) Sec. 22-151 -22-160. Reserved. Section .f. Chapter 19 (Motor Vehicles and Traffic), Article VIII (Schedules), Sec. 19-401 (Adoption), of the Code of the City of Jefferson is hereby amended as follows: ARTICLE VIII. SCHEDULES Sec. 19-40 I . Adoption. The following schedules are hereby adopted as if set out in full in this Code. A copy of these schedules is on file in the office of the City Clerk: Schedule A -Speed Limits Schedule B -Left Turns Prohibited; Right Turns Prohibited Schedule C -No Passing Zones ScheduleD-One-Way Roadways Schedule E -Weight Limits on Bridges Schedule F -Through Roadways Schedule G -Stop Intersections Schedule H -Yield Signs Schedule I -Angle Parking Schedule J -Parking Prohibited Schedule K -School Crosswalks Schedule L-Parking of Trucks, Buses, etc. Schedule M -Parking Prohibited at Certain Times Schedule N -Parking Meter Zones and Monthly Parking Fees Schedule 0 -Parking Time Limit Zones Schedule P -Deleted by Ord. 13 3 81 Schedule Q-Deleted by Ord. 13381 Schedule R -Reserved Parking Areas Schedule S -Loading Zones Schedule T -Taxicab Stands and Taxicab Loading Zones Schedule U -School Bus Loading Zones, School Zones, Parking Lots, etc. Schedule V -Disabled Parking Spaces Schedule W-Snow Priority and Emergency Area Routes Schedule X -Prehibitee ParkiRg iR 8Re'N emergeRcies Schedule Y-Deleted by Ord. 13381 Schedule Z -Residential Permit Parking Zones (Ord. No. 11520, §I, 1-7-91; Ord. 14421, §2, 11-3-2008; Ord. No. 12709, §I, 1-20-98; Ord. No. 14829, §II, 8-1- 2011; Ord. No. 15094, §, 4-1-2013) Drafter's Note: Deleted text is shown lftt!s. Inserted text is shown thus. Section ~-Chapter 19 (Motor Vehicles and Traffic), Sec. 19-401 (Adoption), Schedule W (Snow Routes) of the Code of the City of Jefferson is hereby amended as follows: Schedule W-Snow Priority and Emergency Area Routes Schedule X -Prohibited Parking in Snow emergeneies Section ~-Chapter 19 (Motor Vehicles and Traffic), Sec. 19-401 (Adoption), Schedule X (Prohibited Parking in Snow Emergencies) of the Code of the City of Jefferson is hereby amended as follows: SCHEDULE X. PROHIBITED PARKING IN SNOW EMERGENCIES Parking is prohibited at the follo•Ning loeations d1:1ring a snow emergeney: East MeCarty: the south side from Lafayette to Clark. (Ora. No. 9751, § 1, 3 2 82) West Main: the south side from High St. to Jordon St. (Ora. No. 9751, § 1, 3 2 82) Stadium Bh'd.: the north side from Jefferson to Southwest. (Ord. ~lo. 9751, § 1, 3 2 82) Madison St.: the west side from AtehisoA: to Dooldin. (Ord. No. 9751, § I, 3 2 82) (Ord. No. 9751, § 1, 3 2 82; Ora. ~lo. 150a8, § 1, 1 7 2013) Section 5. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after the date of its passage and approval. Approved: Mayor ATIEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM: 7 City Clerk City Counselor Drafter's Note: Deleted text is shown tffi!s. Inserted text is shown thus.