City of Ada Declares Snow Emergency April 4, 2023
With the potential of 1-2 feet of wet, heavy, snow over the next few days, blizzard conditions, and significant drifting, The City of Ada, Ada Public Works Director, Ada Police Department, and Mayor of Ada have officially declared the City of Ada in a Snow Emergency. What this means is that all vehicles must be off the street within 12 hours of declaration. Please remove your vehicle from the street and prepare for heavy snow fall. PLEASE BE ADVISED, VEHICLES WILL BE- TOWED. City plows will be out over the next few days multiple times beginning early Wedensday morning. Please call City Hall at 218-784-5520 or Ada Public Works at 218-784-5537 if you have any questions. Also, please continue to check our Facebook page for announcements. Please see the full ordinance below.
Ordinance 276 Winter Parking-
Snow emergency shall mean the condition or conditions in existence as determined by the following criteria:
(1)Snow accumulation or anticipated accumulation of two inches or more.
(2)Drifting of snow that causes problems for travel.
(3)Icy conditions which adversely affect travel.
(4)Time of snow fall in relationship to heavy use of the streets.
(c)Authority to declare emergency. The public works director shall have the authority to declare a snow emergency when conditions in the City of Ada are such that any of the criteria referred to in subsection (b) under “snow emergency” have been met.
(d)Parking during snow emergency.
(1)No motor vehicle shall be parked on a public street in the City of Ada for a period of 24 hours after a snow emergency has been declared or until the street has been completely plowed.
(2)The business district as defined in subsection (b) shall be exempted from the provisions of the preceding paragraph. There shall be no parking on public streets in the business district during the hours of 1:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. on any day from November 1 to the following April 1, except for the parking restrictions for East Fourth Avenue from East Main Street to Second Street East which shall be from 1:00 a.m. to 5:30 a.m. from November 1 to the following April 1.
(3)No parking shall be allowed in areas in which parking is restricted as indicated by signage placed there by the public works department during snow removal activities.
(e)Towing. Any vehicle parked in violation of any provision of this ordinance, 12 hours after the declaration of a snow emergency may be towed away. The owner of the vehicle shall be responsible for all towing expenses. The vehicle shall not be released until payment of said expenses.
(f)Penalties. A violation of this ordinance shall constitute a petty misdemeanor which shall be punishable by a fine up to the maximum amount set by state law for a petty misdemeanor.