Chapter 12.12
MAINTENANCE OF STREETS, ROAD RIGHTS-OF-WAY, SIDEWALKS OR CITY PROPERTY
Sections:
12.12.010 Snow removal – Clearing streets of vehicles.
12.12.020 Parking during street cleaning and snow removal.
12.12.030 Parking prohibited over twenty-four hours.
12.12.110 Violations and penalties.
12.12.010 Snow removal – Clearing streets of vehicles.
The Mayor or the Mayor’s designee may, as often as it deems necessary, cause all streets, or certain streets or portions of streets, to be cleared of all vehicles for set periods of time for the removing of snow without hindrance and to close such streets or portions thereof during snow removal. (Ord. 18-27 § 2, 2018; Ord. 18-19 § 2, 2018; Code 1962 § 18-33)
12.12.020 Parking during street cleaning and snow removal.
A. The Mayor or the Mayor’s designee is authorized to determine and designate by proper signs places in which stopping, standing or parking of vehicles would be prohibited during certain hours of the day for the purpose of removal of snow, ice, rocks, gravel, dirt, debris, litter or other accumulation upon public streets, highways, alleys, sidewalks, places, City parking lot or other place where the City by law or written agreement has a legal duty to make such a removal.
B. When official signs prohibiting parking during certain hours of the day are erected as authorized in this section, no person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle in such a designated place during the proscribed time. (Ord. 18-27 § 2, 2018; Ord. 18-19 § 2, 2018)
12.12.030 Parking prohibited over twenty-four hours.
No person shall park a vehicle on any City street, highway, public way, right-of-way or City-owned parking lot for a period of time longer than twenty-four consecutive hours unless otherwise posted. If a vehicle posted with notice of this violation is moved within twenty-four hours of posting, there is no fine; if not, the vehicle is subject to a fine listed in the fine schedule in NPMC 1.20.030 and the vehicle is subject to towing and impound. In the case of impound, the vehicle’s owner shall pay all the costs of impound, including towing and storage, in accordance with the fee schedule on file at the City Clerk’s office. (Ord. 18-27 § 2, 2018; Ord. 18-19 § 2, 2018)
12.12.100 Enforcement.
A. The City Mayor, Police Chief or designated representatives are authorized to enforce the provisions of this chapter.
B. Any person may file a complaint under this chapter with the Mayor or Police Chief and request enforcement of the alleged violation. (Ord. 18-27 § 2, 2018; Ord. 18-19 § 2, 2018)
12.12.110 Violations and penalties.
A. A person who violates any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a minor offense, punishable by the fine listed in the fine schedule in NPMC 1.20.030 or if no fine is listed in the fine schedule then by a fine not to exceed $300 (three hundred dollars).
B. Each day the violation continues constitutes a new violation.
C. Fines for violations are separate from and in addition to all other remedies authorized by law or equity. (Ord. 18-27 § 2, 2018; Ord. 18-19 § 2, 2018)