HomeMy WebLinkAbout058 - 05/17/1983 - AMENDING CHAPTER 95 OF THE CITY CODE FOR THE PURPOSE OF CREATING A PLAN OF ACTION FOR SNOW EMERGENCI ORDINANCE NO. 58, 1983
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AMENDING CHAPTER 95 OF THE .CODE OF THE
CITY OF FORT COLLINS FOR THE PURPOSE OF
CREATING A PLAN OF ACTION FOR SNOW EMERGENCIES
WHEREAS, the City presently has no plan of action for snow emergen-
cies; and
WHEREAS, the welfare and safety of the residents of the City of Fort
Collins would best be served by the creation of a plan of action for snow
emergencies.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS that Chapter 95 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins be amended
by the addition of the following:
ARTICLE XV
Snow Emergencies
§95-93 SNOW EMERGENCY DECLARED.
Whenever the Director of Transportation Services
(hereinafter "Director") finds and so determines
that due to falling snow, sleet, freezing rain, or a
forecast by the U. S. Weather Bureau of weather
conditions that so warrant, said Director is hereby
authorized to declare the existence of a snow
emergency.
§95-94 NOTICE.
The Director shall provide announcements to local
radio and television stations, said announcements to
declare a snow emergency to exist and to describe
the action to be taken by the City. There shall be
included in such announcement the time that parking
prohibitions are to become effective pursuant to
§95-95 of this Ordinance. Where feasible, such
announcement shall be disseminated to a newspaper
having a general circulation within the City of Fort
Collins.
§95-95 SNOW EMERGENCY ROUTES.
Upon the declaration of the existence of a snow
emergency, parking of 'motor vehicles shall be
prohibited on all streets designated as "Snow
Emergency Routes". For the purposes of this Ordi-
nance, .sn.ow, emergency, `'routes shall" consist of those
streets or portions of streets within the City of
Fort Collins as designated in the Snow Removal
Handbook, of the City of -Fort Collins. On each
street or portion-"of "street'upon" which' 'parki-ng is
allowed, and which is designated as a snow emergency
route, . the Director shall post, at reasonable
intervals, special traffic signs indicating by the
appropriate symbol or wording that said street or
portion of-said-street has been designated as a snow
emergency's route`.`
§95-96 AUTHORITY TO TOW VEHICLES.
Whenever any vehicle, except emergency vehicles, is
found standing, attended or unattended, upon a snow
emergency route in violation of this Ordinance, the
Director shall , without delay and at the owner' s
expense, take action to have said vehicle towed or
otherwise removed from said snow emergency route.
595-97 TERMINATION OF SNOW EMERGENCY.
Whenever the Director finds that some or all of the
conditions which gave rise to the. snow emergency. no
longer exist, said Director may declare the termina-
tion of the emergency, in part or in whole, effec-
tive immediately upon announcement. In the absence
of any such announcement whenever the entire roadway
of any snow emergency route is substantially clear
of snow from curb to curb, said snow emergency shall
be deemed to be terminated and the normally per-
mitted parking of vehicles shall thereupon be
automatically authorized.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered pub-
lished this 3rd day of Ma , A.D. 1983 , and to be presented for final
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passage on the 17th day of Ma_�, A. 983.
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ATTEST:
City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading this 17th day of May A.D.
1983.
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