Section 18-2417. SNOW EMERGENCY PARKING REGULATIONS

 

2417.1In addition to the Severe Weather Traffic Controls contained in § 2219, whenever snow, sleet, or freezing rain is creating a condition making it necessary to prohibit the parking of motor vehicles on Snow Emergency Routes, or whenever on the basis of a firm forecast by the United States Weather Bureau of snow, sleet, or freezing rain such that the weather conditions so forecast may create a condition making it necessary to prohibit the parking of motor vehicles on Snow Emergency Routes, the Director shall be authorized to declare a snow emergency so as to prohibit parking on Snow Emergency Routes. This prohibition shall become effective not less than one (1) hour after the announcement or at a later time specified by the Director so as to prohibit the parking on any or all of the following streets:

 

(a)Designated Snow Emergency Routes as listed in § 4024;

 

(b)The “Even” and “Odd” sides of designated Snow Emergency Routes; and

 

(c)The side of designated Snow Emergency Routes streets with an “a.m.” or “p.m.” rush hour, “no standing” or “no parking” restriction.

 

2417.2After the effective time of the prohibition, no person shall park any vehicle or permit any vehicle to remain parked on a Snow Emergency Route; Provided, that if a fall of snow, sleet, or freezing rain occurs after 11:30 p.m., and prior to 7:00 a.m., and the Director has not announced, prior to 11:30 p.m., that parking on Snow Emergency Routes is prohibited after a specified time, a vehicle parked on a Snow Emergency Route may remain so parked until 7:00 a.m.

 

2417.3The prohibition of parking announced by the Director under the authority of this section shall remain in effect until the Director announces the termination of the snow emergency, in part or in whole, after which the prohibition of parking authorized by this section shall no longer be in effect.

 

2417.4The Director shall make or cause to be made a record of the date and time when the announcement of a parking prohibition is first made to the public in accordance with the requirements of this section; and the date, time, and conditions of any announcement made to the public of the termination of a snow emergency parking prohibition, either in part or in whole, in accordance with the provisions of this section.

 

2417.5Announcement of a snow emergency parking prohibition shall be in accordance with the following requirements:

 

(a)Each parking prohibition announcement by the Director shall be made between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m., by means of broadcasts or telecasts from not less than two (2) radio or television stations with a normal operating range covering the District of Columbia;

 

(b)Announcements shall, if possible, also be made through newspapers of general circulation; and

 

(c)Each announcement shall state the time that Snow Emergency Parking Regulations became or will become effective.

 

2417.6Whenever the Director finds that some or all of the conditions which gave rise to the snow emergency prohibition no longer exist, he or she shall be authorized to declare the termination of the emergency, in part or in whole, effective immediately upon announcement, except that if the announcement is made other than between 6:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m., it shall be repeated between those hours.

 

2417.7[Deleted] 35 DCR 789, 790 (February 5, 1988)

 

2417.8Notwithstanding any other provisions of this title, any unattended vehicle parked on any Snow Emergency Route when the parking prohibition is in effect pursuant to § 2417 of this of this title, may be removed from such route in accordance with § 2421 of this title.

 

source

Final Rulemaking published at 35 DCR 789, 790 (February 5, 1988).