File #: 19-048-O    Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 9/27/2019 In control: Public Works and Utilities
On agenda: 10/28/2019 Final action: 11/12/2019
Title: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 33 OF THE DULUTH CITY CODE, 1959, AS AMENDED, REGARDING SNOW EMERGENCIES, INCREASING THE NOTICE TIME REQUIREMENT, EXTENDING THE DURATION OF DESIGNATIONS, DELETING REQUIREMENTS FOR NON-SNOW EMERGENCY ROUTES AND PROVIDING FOR DESIGNATION OF ROUTES BY RESOLUTION, AMENDING SECTIONS 33-97.1 AND 33-97.2.
Attachments: 1. 2019.11.06 Motion to amend 19-048-O. Anderson
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 33 OF THE DULUTH CITY CODE, 1959, AS AMENDED, REGARDING SNOW EMERGENCIES, INCREASING THE NOTICE TIME REQUIREMENT, EXTENDING THE DURATION OF DESIGNATIONS, DELETING REQUIREMENTS FOR NON-SNOW EMERGENCY ROUTES AND PROVIDING FOR DESIGNATION OF ROUTES BY RESOLUTION, AMENDING SECTIONS 33-97.1 AND 33-97.2.

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CITY PROPOSAL:
The city of Duluth does ordain:
Section 1. That Section 33-97.1 of the Duluth City Code, 1959, as amended, is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 33-97.1. Snow emergency routes--parking regulated.
(a) Whenever the director of public works, or his representative, determines that existing weather conditions or forecasted weather conditions require that traffic be expedited or snowplowing be carried out, he shall declareput into effect the snow emergency prohibitions established by this Article by declaring, in a manner prescribed by this Article, that a snow emergency exists in the manner prescribed in Section 33-97.5; such declaration shall be made no later than 4:006:00 P.M. on any day and shall be effective at 9:00 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 snow emergency routes pursuant to section 33-97.2.
(cb) 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 33-97.6by announcement of the director of public works, or his representative, in accordance with this Article;
(dc) 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;
(ed) Not withstanding any other provision of this Chapter to the contrary, no person shall park or allow to remain parked any vehicle on any street designated a snow emergency route from...

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