ORDINANCE NO. 3169 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 68, PARKING REGULATIONS, BY AMENDING SECTION 68.14(1), SNOW EMERGENCY

ORDINANCE NO. 3169 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 68, PARKING REGULATIONS, BY AMENDING SECTION 68.14(1), SNOW EMERGENCY WHEREAS, the City of Waukee maintains regulations related to proclamations of a snow emergency by the Public Works Director and the prohibition of parking vehicles on public streets during such snow emergencies; AND, WHEREAS, Section 68.14, Snow Emergency, is hereby amended to clarify the duration of parking prohibitions during a snow emergency; BE IT THEREFORE ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Waukee: Section 1. Chapter 68, Parking Regulations, Section 68.14(1), Snow Emergency, is hereby amended as follows: 68.14 SNOW EMERGENCY. 1. No person shall park, abandon, or leave unattended any vehicle on any public street, alley, or City-owned off-street parking area during a snow emergency proclaimed by the Public Works Director. A snow emergency parking ban shall continue from its proclamation through the duration of the snow or ice storm and the 24-hour period after cessation of such storm or until the Public Works Director suspends the snow emergency parking ban. (Code of Iowa, 321.236[1]) Section 2. Repealer. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed. Section 3. Severability Clause. If any section, provision or part of this ordinance shall be adjudged invalid or unconstitutional, such adjudication shall not affect the validity of the ordinance as a whole or any section, provisions or part thereof not adjudged invalid or unconstitutional. Section 4. Effective Date. This ordinance shall be in effect from and after its final passage, approval and publication as provided by law. Passed by the Council the 15th day of December, 2025, and approved this 15th day of December, 2025. Courtney Clarke, Mayor Attest: Rebecca D. Schuett, City Clerk December 18 2025 LIOW0423985