Snow Ordinance

It's that time of the year again. here is a reminder of our Snow Season Ordinance

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES #392 OF THE CITY OF LAKE CITY, IOWA, BY ADDING SECTION “E”.

WHEREAS the City of Lake City, Iowa, is located in a climate that is subject to cold temperatures with significant snow accumulations each winter season: and

WHEREAS the timely removal of snow and ice from the City’s roadways is in the best interest of the community and promotes the health. Safety, and welfare of the citizens of Lake City, Iowa; and

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED by the City Council of the City of Lake City, Iowa:

SECTION 1. SECTION ADDED: Remove Sections 3-3-26 and 3-3-37 and replace with the following:

SNOW SEASON: 3-3-26 & 3-3-37

A. “Snow Season” means the period of time declared by the Mayor during which snow removal policies shall be in effect. The declared snow season by the Mayor runs from November 1 of each year until April 30 of the following year. Additional snow emergency days may occur outside of the declared snow season and will have the same rules in effect as the declared snow season.

B. “Snow Plowing” means pushing the snow by mechanical means from the center of the street to the outside edge of the traveled portion of the street or by moving of the snow to the center of the street into a windrow.

C. “Snow Removal” means the loading and hauling away of snow from the street right-of-way.

D. “Snow Season parking Regulations” In order to facilitate the removal of snow from the City streets during snow season, parking of any vehicle on the City streets during a snow plowing event through the end of the snow plowing event is prohibited. Parking on a City street during Snow Season is allowed only when snow plowing is not in process. Anyone who chooses to park on City streets during snow plowing will not receive a warning or notification. If snow or ice is forecast it is a citizen’s responsibility to not park on the street. Violators will be ticketed and/or have their vehicles towed away, and the cost of towing and storage shall be assessed to the owner of the vehicle. Residents must consider any and all chances of snow/ice to become a “snow plowing event”.

E. In order to facilitate the removal of snow from the downtown city streets and in order to make it safer to walk on the sidewalks around the square, the City of Lake City will remove the snow from the downtown sidewalks.

SECTION 2. REPEALER All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed. In all other respects, the Code of Ordinances of the City of Lake City shall remain in effect.

SECTION 3. SEVERAABILITY CLAUSE. If any section, provision or part of this ordinance shall be adjudged invalid or unconstitutional, such adjudication shall not affect the validity of the ordinance as a whole or any section, provision or part thereof not adjudged invalid or unconstitutional.

F. SECTION 4. WHEN EFFECTIVE. This ordinance shall be in effect from and after its final passage and approval and publication as provided by law.

Passed by the City Council of Lake City, Iowa on 03-15-2021