Chapter 158 VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC.

158-4   SNOW EMERGENCIES

A. The Town Manager of Front Royal, Virginia, is hereby empowered to declare a snow emergency in the event of snow, sleet, hail, freezing rain, ice, water, flood, high wind or storm that is expected to be of a sever nature, or the threat thereof.

(Ord. No. 21-05 Amended 9-26-05-Effective Upon Passage)

B.  The Town Manager shall cause the announcement of a declaration of a snow emergency to be broadcast over local radio stations, and he shall provide said announcement to such other public media as, in his discretion, is necessary to adequately inform the public.

C.  During a declared snow emergency, it shall be unlawful for an operator to have a motor vehicle become stuck on any street or highway within the town limits or to otherwise obstruct or impede traffic, when such vehicle is not equipped with snow tires or chains. A "snow tire," for the purpose of this section, shall be a tire which is designated and marketed by the manufacturer specifically for use in ice and snow, whether it shall be called "snow tire," "all-weather tire" or "all-season tire."

(Ord. No. 21-05 Amended 9-26-05-Effective Upon Passage)

D.    Snow emergencies shall remain in effect until such time as, in the judgment of the Town Manager, the emergency weather conditions have abated, the snow removal efforts have been accomplished and the road conditions have improved to a degree to permit normal vehicular traffic without the need for snow tires and chains.  At such time, the Town Manager shall furnish an announcement declaring an end to the snow emergency to local radio stations and may provide said announcement to such other media as, in his discretion, is necessary to adequately inform the public.