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4. Snow Removal Ordinances 1272-1274Agenda -November 17, 1997 AGENDA ITEM 4 - SNOW REMOVAL ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS A. ORDINANCE 1272-AMEND CHAPTER 17, SECTION 76 - PARKING REQUIREMENTS DURING SNOW SEASON EVENT- In READING B. ORDINANCE 1273-AMEND CHAPTER 24, SECTION 17 - DUTY TO KEEP SIDEWALKS CLEAN OF SNOW, ICE, ETC. - 1" READING C. ORDINANCE 1274-AMEND CHAPTER 24, SECTION 18 - PUSHING SNOW FROM PRIVATE PREMISES ONTO STREETS AND SIDEWALKS POLICY - 1"' ' T1 BACKGROUND/CONSIDERATION: These ordinance amendments are the follow-up changes to the permanent ordinances. At the last meeting you passed the emergency ordinances for the same controls outlined in these amendments. I should point out that the ordinance for. sidewalk snow removal has a change in the time=$ame for removal of snow from the sidewalks located in the Central Business District. These sidewalks must have snow removed by 12:00 Noon each day that it snows. This seems to be the most effective way to be certain that these most traveled, and thus most exposed sidewalks, will be free from snow or ice accumulations. RECOMMENDATION: I recommend approval of the Ordinances to enable us to enact the new policy. ACTION REQUIRED: Approval of each ORDINANCE on I' reading is required to begin the final adoption of the snow policy changes. 10 y AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 17, MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC, KALISPELL MUNICIPAL CODE BY AMENDING ORDINANCE NO'S 627, $ 2; 766, § It AUTHORIZING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO RECODIFY CHAPTER 17, KALISPELL MUNICIPAL CODE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS ORDINANCE; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KALISPELL AS FOLLOWS: SECTION I. That Ordinance No's 627, § 2; 766, § 1;(§ 17- 76, Kalispell Municipal Code) is hereby amended to read as follows: Upon proclamation of the City Manager (or his designee) of the snow event season, no person shall park, abandon or leave unattended any vehicle on any public street except as described herein. On even numbered calendar days parking shall be permitted on public streets on the side of the street with even numbered addresses. On odd numbered calendar days parking shall be permitted on the side of the street with odd numbered addresses. For purposes of this Ordinance, vehicles shall be considered legally parked, if properly parked at five o'clock (5:00) P.M. on the previous day. Parking shall not be permitted in City owned off-street parking areas between the hours of two o'clock (2:00) A.M. to six o'clock (6:00) A.M. In the Central Business District, the on -street parking prohibition shall be between two o'clock (2:00) A.M. to six o'clock (6:00) A.M. The snow event season parking ban shall continue until ended by the proclamation of the City Manager (or his designee). SECTION II: Except as otherwise provided herein, any person violating any of the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished as provided in Section 1-9. SECTION TIT: That the City Attorney is hereby authorized and directed to recodify Chapter 17, Motor Vehicles and Traffic, Kalispell Municipal Code in accordance with this Ordinance. 7=\wP\ord\snow17-76 SECTION IV. This Ordinance shall take effect 30 days from and after its passage by the City Council. PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF KALISPELL, THIS. DAY OF 1 1997. Douglas D. Rauthe, Mayor ATTEST: Debbie Gifford, CMC Clerk of Council j:\wP\ord\snow17-76 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 24, STREETS AND SIDEWALKS, KALISPELL MUNICIPAL CODE BY AMENDING R.O. 1947, f 9751 AUTHORIZING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO RECODIFY CHAPTER 24, KALISPELL MUNICIPAL CODS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS ORDINANCE; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KALISPELL AS FOLLOWS: SECTION I. That R.O. 1947, § 975, (S 24-17, Kalispell Municipal Code) is hereby amended to read as follows: Upon announcement of the City Manager (or his designee) of a snow event, - it -,shall be the duty of the ­occupant_,_of.-_..any-_�_x._ premises within the City limits, except within the City's Central Business District, or in case the same are unoccupied, then of the owner or his agent, to keep the sidewalks in front of and adjoining his premises clean and safe for pedestrians. Such occupant, owner or agent shall, within 72 hours of said announcement, remove snow, ice, slush, mud or other impediment to safe and convenient foot travel, and prevent the continuance and accumulation of the same. Notice of a snow event announcement shall be made by Public Service Announcements on local radio, televison and in the newspaper. Within the City's Central Business District the owners, agents, or occupants shall remove any accumulation of snow, ice, slush, mud or other impediments to foot travel by twelve o'clock (12:00) Noon on the day that any amount accumulates. For purposes of this Ordinance Central Business District shall include all sidewalks on both sides of any street or avenue within the area bounded by 18t Avenue East (on the East), 1®t Avenue West (on the West) , Idaho Street (on the North) and 6th Street (on the South) . SECTION II: Except as otherwise provided herein, any person violating any of the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished as provided in Section 1-9. j:\wp\ord\snow24-17 SECTION III: That the City Attorney is hereby authorized and directed to recodify Chapter 24, Streets and Sidewalks, Kalispell Municipal Code in accordance with this Ordinance. SECTION IV. This Ordinance shall take effect 30 days from and after its passage by the City Council. PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF KALISPELL, THIS DAY OF , 1997. Douglas D. Rauthe, Mayor Debbie Gifford, CMC Clerk of Council j:\wp\ord\snow24-17 ORDINANCE NO. 1274 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 24, STREETS AND SIDEWALKS, KALISPELL --XUNICIPAL CODE BY AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 680, 1 1; AUTHORIZING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO RECODIFY CHAPTER 24, KALISPELL MUNICIPAL CODE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS ORDINANCE; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KALISPELL AS FOLLOWS: SECTION I. That Ordinance No. 680, S 1(§ 24-18, Kalispell Municipal Code) is hereby amended to read as follows: It shall be unlawful to push snow from private property onto city sidewalks, streets and boulevards. SECTION 11: Except as otherwise provided herein, any person violating any of the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished as provided in Section 1-9. err SECTION III: That the City Attorney is hereby authorizedand---'' an directed to recodify Chapter-'44'11 gtreets�-=�'& gfd`6w-alks,�', Kalispell Municipal Code in -accordanice- with this, Ordinance. SECTION TV. This Ordinance shall take effect 30 days from and after its passage by the City Council. PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF KALISPELL, THIS DAY OF 1 1997. Douglas D. Rauthe, Mayor ATTEST: Debbie Gifford, CMC Clerk of Council j:\wp\ord\sn0w24-18