Posted on Oct 29th 2011 by City Staff.
City Code prohibits parking on city streets between the hours of midnight and 8:00 a.m. between November 1st and April 30th. Automobiles, boats, campers, trailers, construction equipment, etc. are not to be parked on the streets. Only emergency vehicles are permitted to park on the street.
Garbage cans must be placed 3 feet off the asphalt so snow plows can remove snow more efficiently. There is also a problem with residents pushing snow across the street, and leaving it in the road. The snow left in the street or piled along the street shoulder is very difficult for the snow plows to remove, and is causing extensive damage to the city plows. The snow plow operators have been instucted not to push these piles of snow that have been left in the road. This will result in traffic being narrowed to one lane in some areas. Your cooperation in this manner is greatly appreciated.
Additional information on winter parking and snow removal can be found here and going to the bottom of the page.
Here is the ordinance:
“Limited Winter Parking: It is unlawful for the driver of any vehicle to park any motor vehicle on any street in the city between November 1 of each year and April 30 of the following year, for a period of time longer than five (5) minutes when loading or unloading passengers and for a period of time longer than five (5) minutes when loading or unloading or delivering property between the hours of twelve o’clock (12:00) midnight and eight o’clock (8:00) A.M. This subsection shall not apply to emergency vehicles. (Ord. 2007-01, 3-21-2007)”.
Posted on Jan 9th 2010 by City Staff.
Removing snow becomes a problem when snow is pushed from residential driveways across the streets, creating snow piles and ice build-up on the roads. Due to the damage it causes to the city’s snowplows when they hit those snow piles, we will not attempt to plow those roads where residents have piled snow in the street. As a result, the build up of snow and ice will cause those roads to be narrow and difficult to drive on.
The snow piles left by residents along the side of the street create an even greater hazard for children. The children often want to play in and on the snow hills, which puts them in dangerous proximity to traffic and snowplows. Be aware that the city will not be held liable for any mishap that may occur. Your cooperation in this matter is greatly appreciated.
