File #: 24-043-O    Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Second Reading
File created: 9/16/2024 In control: Public Safety
On agenda: Final action:
Title: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 33, ARTICLE VII, SECTIONS 97.1, 97.2, 97.3, 97.5, 97.6, OF THE DULUTH CITY CODE AND REPEALING CHAPTER 33, ARTICLE VII, SECTION 97.7 OF THE DULUTH CITY CODE RELATED TO A SNOW EMERGENCY TO CARRY OUT SNOWPLOWING.
Attachments: 1. Snow Parking Emergency Resolution
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 33, ARTICLE VII, SECTIONS 97.1, 97.2, 97.3, 97.5, 97.6, OF THE DULUTH CITY CODE AND REPEALING CHAPTER 33, ARTICLE VII, SECTION 97.7 OF THE DULUTH CITY CODE RELATED TO A SNOW EMERGENCY TO CARRY OUT SNOWPLOWING.

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CITY PROPOSAL:
The city of Duluth does ordain:
Section 1: That Chapter 33, Article VII, Section 97.1 of the Duluth City Code is hereby amended as follows:
Sec. 33-97.1. Snow emergency routes--parking regulated.
(a) Whenever the director of public works, or histheir representative, determines that existing weather conditions or forecasted weather conditions require that traffic be expedited or snowplowing be carried out, hethey shall declare that a snow emergency exists in the manner prescribed in Section 33-97.5; such declaration shall be made no later than 4:00 P.M. on any day and shall be effective at 98:00 P.M. on that day.
(b) Upon declaration of a snow emergency, said declaration shall be effective for all streets and avenues and portions thereof identified as snowparking emergency routesstreets pursuant to section 33-97.2.
(c) Once in existence, a snow emergency under this Article shall remain in effect until terminated as provided for in subsection (d) below and in section 33-97.6.
(d) No person shall park, or allow to remain parked, any vehicle on any portion of any public street or highway in violation of the snow emergency provisions of this Division when a snow emergency exists.
(e) Upon declaration of a snow emergency under this Division, all persons parking vehicles on streets and highways subject to alternate side parking pursuant to section 33-97.8 shall be required to park such vehicles according to the following changeover system:
(1) All vehicles required to be parked on that side of the street or avenue which abuts premises, whether improved or unimproved, that are or may be identified with reference to odd numbered addresses shall changeover and be parked on that side o...

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