ORDINANCE NO. 2008-4
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING WAYNE MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 78,
ARTICLE VI. SNOW EMERGENCY PLOW ALERT
BY AMENDING SECTION 78-282 PARKING ON CITY STREETS.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and Council of the City of
Wayne, Nebraska:
Section 1. That
Chapter 78, Article VI. which is titled "Snow Emergency" shall be amended to
read "Snow Plow Alert."
Section 2.
That Chapter 78, Article VI., Section 78-282 of the Wayne Municipal Code
of Wayne, Nebraska, shall be amended to read as follows:
Sec. 78-282.
Parking on city streets
(a)
Whenever the City
Administrator or Designate finds, on the basis of falling snow, sleet or
freezing rain, or on the basis of a forecast by a weather service, of snow,
sleet or freezing rain, that weather conditions will make it necessary that
motor vehicle traffic will be expedited and that parking on city streets be
prohibited or restricted for snowplowing and other purposes, the City
Administrator or Designate shall put into effect a parking prohibition on all
city streets as necessary by declaring a snow plow alert or weather emergency.
(b)
Notwithstanding the
provisions of subsection (a) of this section, a parking prohibition shall
automatically go into effect on any part of any city street until terminated
pursuant to section 78-285, upon which there has been an accumulation of snow
and ice of three inches or more for one hour or more between the hours of 7am
and 10 pm of any day.
(c)
Once in effect, a
prohibition under this section shall remain in effect until terminated by
announcement of the City Administrator or Designate in accordance with this
article; except any street area which has become substantially clear of snow
and ice from curb to curb for the length of the entire block shall be
automatically excluded from this prohibition. While the prohibition is in
effect, no person shall park or allow to remain parked any vehicle on any
portion of a city street to which it applies. This prohibition shall remain in effect for the duration of the
storm and/or until removed.
Section 3. All
ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are repealed.
Section 4. This
ordinance shall be in full force and effect after the passage, approval and
publication as provided by law.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 4th day of March, 2008.
THE CITY OF WAYNE, NEBRASKA,
By _________________________________
Mayor
ATTEST:
______________________________________
City
Clerk
