The Perry Snow ordinance is now in effect. The ordinance takes effect once snowfall reaches one-half inch or more.
“Here we go again!” said Perry Police Chief Eric Vaughn Tuesday afternoon. “Last Friday things went pretty smoothly. Let’s try to do that again. Please remove vehicles from the streets until the snow stops — probably some time tomorrow — and the streets have been plowed curb to curb. Thanks for your help.”
Violators of the snow ordinance can incur a $50 fine and their vehicles can be towed at the owners’ expense.
According to the Perry City Code 69.13, a snowfall of one-half inch or more constitutes a “snow emergency.”
Once a snow emergency takes effect, according to the city’s snow ordinance, “No person shall park, abandon or leave unattended and vehicle on any public street, alley or city-owned off-street parking area during a snow emergency unless the snow has been removed or plowed from such street, alley or parking area and the snow has ceased to fall.”
The city code defines a snow emergency as “any accumulation of snow in the amount of one-half inch or any amount in excess thereof. A snow emergency parking ban shall continue from its inception through the duration of the snow or ice storm and the 48-hour time period after cessation of the storm except as above provided upon streets which have been fully opened.”
Property owners in the residential district must also clear sidewalks of snow, ice or accumulations within 48 hours of the end of the storm, and property owners in the business district must clear sidewalks of snow, ice or accumulations within 12 hours of the end of the storm.
If sidewalks are not cleared within the specified time, the city of Perry may perform the work and assess the costs against the property owners for collection in the same manner as property tax.
For more information, call the Perry Police Department at 515-465-4638.
