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ORDINANCE NO. 119
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AN ORDINANCE TO CREATE SECTION 7.11 OF THE MUNICIPAL
CODE RELATING TO SNOW EMERGENCY AND POLICE POWERS
INCIDENT THERETO
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MUSKEGO, WISCONSIN, DO
SEC. 1. Section 7.11 of the Municipal Code of the City of
Muskego is hereby created to read as follows:
7.11 SNOW EMERGENCIES
(1) DECLARATION OF EMERGENCY. The Mayor, or in his absence,
the President of the Common Council or the Highway Superintendent,
shall declare a snow emergen.cy during the period of a driving snow
storm or immediately thereafter, whenever traffic becomes conge,sted
by reason of said snowfall, and the operation of emergency vehicles,
including snow removal equipment and machinery, is impeded.
(2) DURATION OF EMERGE:NCY. Such emergency shall exist so long
as traffic remains congested, and the operation of emergency vehicles
is impeded, or likely to be impeded, by the falling of snow and the
congestion of traffic upon the streets, alleys or public parking
lots of the City.
officials, may proclaim the state of emergency through the press,
(3) NOTICE OF EMERGENC:Y. The Mayor, or other authorized
radio or other public means of communication, and may designate and
authorize police officers and snow removal personnel to inform the
citizenry of the existence cf the emergency.
(4) PARKING PROHIBITED DURING EMERGENCY. No person shall park
any vehicle on a main street, alley or public parking lot during the
period of a snow emergency or immediately thereafter until such main
street, alley or public parking lot has been cleared of snow, unless
with reasonable diligence he could not avoid it.
(5) NEGLIGENT PARKING ON SIDE STREETS. No person shall permit
any vehicle to park or stop upon any uncleared street or alley or
parking lot, either during a driving snowstorm, immediately thereafter,
with snow removal equipment, unless with reasonable diligence he could
or during a state of declared emergency in such manner as to interfere
not avoid it.
(6) REMOVAL OF VEHICLES. Any traffic officer, the Highway Super-
intendent or any of his empl.oyees under his supervision and direction
snow removal equipment or any emergency vehicle. The cost of removing
such vehicle may be charged to the owner or operator thereof, and the
removal may be made by the City Highway Department with City help, or
by commercial towing service. Cars removed and towed away shall be
stored in a safe place and 19estored to the owner or operator of such
may remove any vehicle which may interfere with the operation of any
! car upon payment of towing fee therefor. I contravening the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed.
SEC. 2. All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent with or
SEC. 3. This ordinance shall be in force and effect upon passage
and publication.
Approved this // - I , 1968
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ORI) I NANCE NO. 119
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AN 0i7D INANCE ‘TO CREATE SECTION 7. I I OF THE
MUN IC1 PAL CODE RELATI NG TO SNOW EMERGENCY
AND POLICE POWERS INCIDENT THERETO
THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MUSKEGO, WISCONSIN,
DO ORDAI N AS FOLLOWS:
SEC. I. Section 7.11 of the Municipal Code of the City
of Muskego is hereby created to read as fol lows:
7. I I SNOW EMERGENCI ES
(I) DECLARATION OF EMERGENCY. The Mayor, or in his
abs nce, the Pr::sident of ?:he Common Council or the Highway Super-
intondent, shall declare a snow emergGncy during the period of a
driving snow storm or imm:xliately ther.:after, whenever traffic be-
comes congested by reason of said snowfall, and the op:ration of
emergency vehicbs, including snow removal 2quipment and machinery,
is impeded.
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i (2) DURATION OF EMERGENCY. Such emergency shall exist
so long as traffic remains congested, and the operation of emergency
icles is impeded, or likely to be impzded, by the falling of snow
the congestion of traffic upon the streets, alleys or public park-
lots of the City.
(3) NOTICE OF EMERGENCY. The Mayor, or o-ther authoriz-d
icials, may proclaim the state of emergmcy through the press,
radio or other public means of communication, and may designate and
authoriz- pol ice officers and snow removal personnel to inform the
citizenry of the existence of the emergency.
(4) PARKING PROHIBITED DURING EMERGENCY. No person shall
park any vehicle on a main street, alley or public parking lot during
the period of a snow emergency or immediately thereafter until such
main street, alley or public parking lot has been cleared of snow.
(5) NEGLIGENT PAIIKING ON SIDE STREETS. No person shall
permit any vehicle to park lor stop upon any uncleared street or alley
or parking lot, either during a driving snowstorm, immediately there-
after, or during a state of declared emergency in such a manner as to
interfere with snow removal squipment, unless with reasonable diligence
he could not avoid it.
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(6) REMOVAL OF VEHICLES. Any traffic officer, the Highway
Superintendent or any of his employees under his supervision and
direction may remove any vehicle which may interfere with the
operation of any snow removtjl equipment or any emergency vehicle.
The cost of removing such vehicle may be charged to the owner or
operator thereof, and the removal may be made by the City Highway
Department with City help, ar by commercial towing service. Cars
removed and towed away shall be stored in a safe place and restored
to the owner or operator of such car upon payment of towing fee therefor.
SEC. 2. All ordinances or parts of orsdinances hconsistent
with or contravening the prcvisions of this ordinance are hereby re-
Dea I ed ~ e
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SEC. 3. This ordinance shall be in force and effect
upon passage and pub I icat ion. e Passed this - .__" day of , 1968.
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Approved this day of - " -... "# 1968.
ATTEST:
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