THE CITY OF BOWLING GREEN WISHES TO REMIND MOTORISTS OF THE REGULATIONS PROHIBITING PARKING ON CERTAIN STREETS DURING SNOW, ICE OR SLEET CONDITIONS.

The regulations prohibit parking on the designated streets (including all cul-de-sacs) during “Snow Emergencies.”  A “Snow emergency” can be declared if snow, ice, or sleet is forecast, and in any case will automatically become effective without a declaration when the snow depth reaches two inches (2”).  When a Snow Emergency is declared the news media will be advised. The declaration will contain the effective time of the emergency. If snow reaches a depth of two inches without a Snow Emergency having been declared, the police desk will be able to advise the official time at which snow reached the two inch depth.  If a Snow Emergency becomes effective between 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., motorists have two hours in which to remove their vehicles from the designated streets.  If the Snow Emergency becomes effective between 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. motorists have until 9 a.m. to remove their vehicles from the designated streets Vehicles remaining on the designated streets in violation of the regulations are subject to being towed at owner expense.

 

If a particularly bad storm is forecast, additional streets may be designated in the declaration of emergency. If this should happen, every effort will be made to notify the news media and to post temporary “NO PARKING” signs.

The designated streets are called “SNOW STREETS” and are printed below. “SNOW STREET” signs have been erected on snow streets. It is pointed out however, that the absence of signs will not relieve motorists of responsibility for improper parking.  Although the City will make every effort to inform the public of the existence of probable development of weather conditions requiring removal of motor vehicles from snow streets, motorists are still responsible for determining probable or existing weather conditions and removing their vehicles if required by the regulations.

 

REGULATIONS ESTABLISHING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR

PARKING RESTRICTIONS DURING SNOW EMERGENCIES

 

SECTION 1.  PURPOSE

 

A.     The purposes of this regulation are to:

 

          1.       Protect the welfare and safety of the general public by eliminating or minimizing the dangerous effects of snow, ice, or sleet accumulation on City streets and other public ways;

 

          2.       Minimize traffic congestion caused by the accumulation of snow, ice, or sleet on City streets, and facilitate the movement of vehicular traffic when snow, ice, or sleet conditions develop or appear likely to develop;

 

          3.       Provide for the rapid clearing of City streets and other public ways during conditions of snow, ice, or sleet accumulation, and to ensure the unimpeded operation of snow removal equipment and emergency vehicles along City streets or other public ways during snow, ice, or sleet conditions;

 

          4.       Prohibit motor vehicles from standing or parking or remaining parked or standing on certain City streets and other public ways during weather conditions in which snow, ice, or sleet may accumulate or have accumulated.

 

SECTION 2.  AUTHORITY

 

A.     This regulation is prepared, published, and enforced under the authority contained in Section 30.71 of the City's Codified Ordinances.

 

SECTION 3.  APPLICABILITY

 

A.     This regulation applies to all owners and operators of motor vehicles within the corporation limits of the City of Bowling Green, Ohio.

 

SECTION 4.  POLICY AND PROCEDURE

 

A.     When in the judgment of the Mayor, Safety Director, or their duly appointed designee, hazardous conditions caused by the accumulation or potential accumulation of snow, ice, or sleet on City roads or other public ways have developed or appear likely to develop, the Mayor, the Safety Director, or their duly appointed designee may at their discretion declare a snow emergency.

 

B.      Whenever a snow emergency is declared, the Mayor, Safety Director, or their duly appointed designee shall, as soon as possible thereafter, furnish a copy of such declaration to the local news media and the police duty dispatcher.

 

C.      A snow emergency shall become automatic without a formal declaration of such emergency whenever the accumulation reaches a depth of two inches and prospects exist for additional accumulation.

 

D.      A snow emergency shall continue until a termination announcement is made by the Mayor, Safety Director, or their duly appointed designee.  A termination announcement may include any, some, or all of the streets or other public ways, or segments thereof, identified in the original declaration or automatically included under Paragraph 5A of this regulation.

 

E.      The streets, public ways, or segments thereof identified in Paragraph 5A below are hereby designated as snow streets.  After a snow emergency has been formally declared or has automatically developed under the provisions of Paragraph 4C above, no person shall, during the period of and upon expiration of the grace periods set forth in Paragraphs 4G and 4H below, park or cause or permit to remain parked or standing any motor vehicle on any snow street.

 

F.      If street or weather conditions warrant, in the judgment of the Mayor, Safety Director, or their duly appointed designee, snow streets in addition to those identified in Paragraph 5A below may be designated in the formal declaration of emergency.  Under such conditions, every attempt shall be made to post temporary "no parking" or "snow street" signs.

 

G.      If a snow emergency is formally declared or automatically becomes effective between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., the owner or operator of any motor vehicle parked on any snow street shall remove such vehicle within two (2) hours following the effective time of the emergency.  The effective time of a snow emergency shall be stated in the formal declaration, or, if a snow emergency becomes automatically effective under Paragraph 4C above, the effective time will be transmitted by the Mayor, Safety Director, or their duly appointed designee to the news media and the police duty dispatcher.

 

H.      If a snow emergency is formally declared or automatically becomes effective between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., the owner or operator of any motor vehicle parked on any snow street must remove same by 9:00 a.m. following.

 

I.       Although the City of Bowling Green will make every effort to inform the public of the existence or probable development of weather conditions requiring removal of parked or standing motor vehicles from snow streets, the owners or operators of motor vehicles shall have full responsibility to determine probable or existing weather conditions and to remove parked or standing motor vehicles as required by this regulation.

 

J.       Nothing in this regulation shall permit any vehicle to stand or be parked in violation of any other standing or parking restriction previously or subsequently established by ordinance or erection of signs.

 

K.      Any motor vehicle found standing or parked on a snow street during a snow emergency shall, after elapse of time stipulated in Paragraphs 4G and 4H above, be in violation of this regulation, and the Mayor, Safety Director, Public Works Director, and their duly appointed designees, or any uniformed officer of the City Police Division, are empowered to forthwith remove or cause to be removed such vehicle for impoundment.  Any costs incurred in such impoundment shall be paid by the owner or operator of such vehicle directly to the person, firm, or governmental unit towing and/or storing such vehicle, such costs to be in addition to any fines or penalties which may be imposed upon the owner or operator of such vehicle under Section 70.33 of the City's Codified Ordinances.

 

L.      Records pertaining to the impoundment of any vehicles under this regulation shall be maintained by the City Police Division.  Such records shall include, but are not necessarily limited to, the date and time of impoundment, location removed from, description and license number of vehicle, towing agency, and location removed to.  No vehicle impounded under this regulation shall be released until the owner or operator has made satisfactory arrangements with the appropriate parties concerned.

 

SECTION 5.  DESIGNATED SNOW STREETS

 

A.     The following streets, public ways, or segments thereof, as indicated in the description below, are designated "snow streets" and parking or standing of motor vehicles are prohibited thereon during snow emergencies as set forth in the foregoing paragraphs:

 

NORTH-SOUTH STREETS

Bellard Drive - Entire Length

Buttonwood Avenue - West Wooster Street to Sand Ridge Road.

Campbell Hill Road - East Wooster Street Southerly within corporation limits

Church Street - Sand Ridge Road to Clay Street

Dunbridge Road - East Poe to Route 6

Enterprise Street - Poe Road to Palmer Avenue

Grove Street - Poe Road to Sand Ridge Road

Haskins Road - West Wooster Street to Northern corporation limits

Innovation Drive - Entire Length

Lafayette Boulevard - Entire Length

Larchwood Drive - Entire Length

Maple Street - Conneaut Avenue to Sand Ridge Road

Martindale Road - Wooster Street to Melrose Street

Mercer Road - Scott Hamilton to South Terminus

North College Drive - Ridge Street to Newton Road

Prospect Street - Napoleon Road to East Poe Road

Summit Street - Poe Road to Napoleon Road

Stonegate Boulevard - West Wooster Street to Sheffield Drive

Tamarac Lane - Entire Length

Wintergarden Road - Sand Ridge Road to West Poe Road

 

 

 

EAST-WEST STREETS

Bishop Road - North Main Street to Brim Road

Clay Street- North Main Street to

North Grove Street

Clough Street - South Main Street to Eastern terminus in Stadium View Apartment Complex

Conneaut Avenue - North Grove Street to Mitchell Road

Court Street- North Grove Street to Thurstin Avenue

Fourth Street- South Colege to Eastern terminus

Gypsy Lane Road - Sand Ridge Road to Dunbridge Road

Industrial Parkway - Entire Length

Intrepid Drive - Entire Length

Lehman Avenue- Entire Length

East Merry Avenue- Thurstin Avenue to Mercer Road

Miller Drive - Entire Length

Pearl Street - Entire Length

Research Drive- Entire Length

Sand Ridge Road - South Main Street to Western corporation limits

Scott Hamilton - Bentwood to Campbell Hill Rd.

Sheffield Drive- West end to Wintergarden Rd.

Venture Drive - Entire Length

Wallace Avenue - North Grove Street to Haskins Road

Woodbridge Boulevard - Entire Length

Woodland Circle- Entire Length

East Wooster Street- Prospect Street to Eastern corporation limits

West Wooster Street- Church Street to Western corporation limits

Wren Road - Entire Length

 

 

 

CUL-DE-SACS AT THE ENDS OF THE FOLLOWING:

Alberta Circle              Arlington Court          Boone Court                Brownwood Court

Brownwood Drive      Carol Road                   Charles Street              Cherry Hill Drive

Clark Street                  Clearwater Circle         Cobblestone Lane      Country Club Drive

Dakota Court               Devonshire Street       Dogwood Court          Erie Court

Ferndale Avenue        Hamilton Court            Hickory Court              Hunter Court

Jacqueline Place          John Court                   Keil Court                     Lelanford Circle

Madison Court            Manitoba Drive           Melrose Court             Monroe Court

Oakwood Court           Partridge Lane             Peachtree Court          Picardie Court

Ranch Court                Reeves Court               Robin Court                 Rosewood Court

Saint Annes Court      Sawgrass Court           Short Circle                  Sunrise Drive

Timber Ridge Drive    Touraine Avenue       Tree Top Place            Turnberry Court

Vale Court                    Valleyview Drive         Van Buren Court         Victory Lane

Warbler Court