Loyalton Municipal Code Ch. 8.20 Snow Removal

The City shall after a public hearing and by resolution of the City Council, annually adopt an “Official Snow Removal Map” which designates all roads within the City that are to receive snow removal service and shall assign priorities for such removal according to the following categories:

A. Emergency Access – all roads providing access to and from public safety services such as fire, police, hospital, etc.

B. Primary Streets

C. Secondary Streets

D. Low Priority Streets

The City may contract for snow removal services with another governmental entity or any private interest in compliance with this part.

It shall be unlawful and punishable as an infraction for any person to park, or leave more than momentarily unattended, any vehicle upon the right-of-way of any City or County Road within the City subject to emergency snow removal, in such a manner as to obstruct, delay, or otherwise hinder a snow removal operations. The City Police Chief or his designate shall supervise the immediate removal of any vehicle so parked and any expense thereby incurred shall be paid by the owner of said vehicle.

It is unlawful to park or stand in any roadway in a manner that would restrict the travel of any vehicle. A violation of this Section is an infraction.

In the event any vehicle is stopped, parked, abandoned or left unattended in violation of the provisions of this Chapter, any Law Enforcement Officer or person authorized to remove or cause to be removed any such vehicle and to have such vehicle towed or otherwise removed to any public or private garage or parking area and to have such vehicle stored in such garage or parking area until claimed by the owner thereof. The owner of such vehicle is responsible for all costs and expenses for the removal and storage of such vehicle.

Signs giving notice of the provisions of this Chapter shall be erected at each entrance to the City (see sample above). Such signs shall be at least three feet square and shall be worded substantially as follows: “Warning No Parking on City Streets During Snow Removal Operations Violators Subject to Vehicle Tow Away Loyalton City Code Section 8.20.030.” No vehicles shall be removed pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter unless the signs required by this Section have been erected at least twenty- four (24) hours prior to the removal.

Additional signs, smaller in size but containing substantially the same wording, may be erected at such places within the City as the traffic engineer shall deem appropriate.

It is unlawful for any person to move or remove any snow from any portion of the right-of-way of any street without first having obtained a permit therefore from the Director of Public Works, except in the following cases:

(a) The removal of snow from directly in front of a private driveway for purposes of ingress and egress from the driveway to the cleared portion of the streets. (b) The removal of snow by City forces or by contractors employed by the City.

No person shall construct, maintain, or utilize any fence, wall, structure, landscaping, or similar barrier on any parcel of real property in the City upon which snow is or may be placed for purposes of snow removal operations unless one or more of the following exists:

(a) The fence, wall, or other barrier on the property and not within the required set back. WARNING NO PARKING ON CITY STREETS DURING SNOW REMOVAL OPERATIONS

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VIOLATORS SUBJECT TO VEHICLE TOW AWAY LOYALTON CITY CODE SECTION 8.20.030

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8.20.040 (Continued) – 8.20.090

(b) A snow storage easement over the real property has previously been granted to the City and the barrier is outside of such easement. (c) The fence, wall, structure, landscaping, or other barrier has been marked at intervals not less than ten (10) feet with distinctively colored stakes or poles a minimum of eight (8) feet in height with a white reflector facing traffic affixed to the topmost portion thereof. Such stakes or markers shall be put in place by the property owner not later than November 1 of every year and shall remain in place until April 1 of every year. Any person electing to utilize this procedure shall additionally file with the Director of Public Works a certificate executed by a licensed engineer that the fence, wall, or barrier can withstand the storage of snow on, in and around it in an amount equal to or greater than a pile eight (8) feet in height without damage to the fence, wall or barrier. (d) Any damage sustained to any fence, wall, structure, landscaping, or barrier not meeting the requirements of sub-paragraph (c) above as the result of snow rem oval operations other than direct contact by snow removal equipment, shall be the sole responsibility of the property owner and the City shall have no liability whatsoever therefore. In no event shall the City have any liability for any barrier erected on public property without all necessary permits having been obtained.

(a) Snow removed from private driveways and parking lots may not be dumped, deposited, placed or pushed into a City street or other public right-of-way. (b) Snow removed from private property may not be piled so as to block or cover a fire hydrant, snow pole, street sign, culver inlets and outlets, or other drainage structures.

(a) A violation of this ordinance shall constitute an infraction which shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $100 for a first offence and not to exceed $200 for a second or subsequent offense. (b) The other provisions of this ordinance notwithstanding, a violation of this ordinance shall be subject to the civil enforcement for injunctive relief and recover by of additional costs of snow removal incurred by the City of Loyalton in the removal of snow deposited in violation of this ordinance.