§ 58-522. Definitions.

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Pushing snow means the moving of an amount of snow that may impede or unnecessarily hamper traffic flow or utilization of sidewalks or other public rights-of-way.

Residential emergency means a snow removal condition which applies to all streets that are not snow routes.

Snow means any precipitation depositing any accumulation on the streets and sidewalks, including snow, sleet, hail, ice, and freezing rain.

Snow emergency means a snow removal condition which applies to all streets designated as snow routes.

Snow removal condition means a formal declaration by the snow removal coordinator that in his opinion the actual or expected precipitation of snow will create hazardous or dangerous street and sidewalk conditions. This declaration shall take one of the following forms:

(1)

Snow emergency;

(2)

Residential emergency; or

(3)

Weather disaster.

Snow removal coordinator means the mayor, or in his absence the following succession of people shall qualify: street commissioner, city engineer, or such other person as may be designated by the mayor.

Snow routes means all streets in the city so designated and marked.

Vehicles means all self-propelled motorized vehicles using city streets and highways, excluding public transportation conveyances.

Weather disaster means a formal declaration by the snow removal coordinator that the occurrence or eminent threat of widespread or severe damage, injury, or loss of life or property resulting from a snowstorm requires emergency action to avert danger, damage, or distress.

(Code 1968, tit. 470, art. I, § 1; Code 1985, § 76.01; Ord. No. 1354, 2-8-1966; Ord. No. 2539, 7-19-1982)