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that citations should go to the property owner, who then has the option of passing it on to their <br /> tenant. He remarked that this should be covered at the landlord training seminar and that <br /> warnings should be reserved for homeowners. <br /> Ms. Swallow explained that historically the Building Department will respond to complaints by <br /> leaving a door hanger on a door. The city has never prosecuted anyone for failure to remove <br /> snow but agreed to Councilmember Shachner's point that it is appropriate to cite commercial <br /> properties, if the conditions are verified by Lakewood police. Accordingly, this year, Public <br /> Works employees were deployed to clear some sidewalks and commercial properties were <br /> charged for that service. <br /> Councilmember Shachner stressed that homeowners who live on corner lots have the added <br /> responsibility of clearing all the way to the crosswalk and that the city should remind them of <br /> this. <br /> ORDINANCE 06-2022 -AN ORDINANCE to take effect immediately provided it <br /> receives the affirmative vote of at least two thirds of the members of Council <br /> amending Sections 351.026 Emergency During Heavy Snow Storms and 351.27 <br /> Parking Regulations During Emergency of the Lakewood Codified Ordinances to <br /> clarify and update those sections. <br /> Ms. Swallow explained that Ord. 06-2022 streamlines two sections of the code (351.026 and <br /> 351.27) into one section and clarifies that a snow emergency on marked streets will happen <br /> automatically if there is four or more inches of snowfall within 24 hours. Any snow emergency <br /> that involves other non-marked streets would have to be announced by the Director of Public <br /> Safety. <br /> Ms. Swallow pointed out a typo in Section three (a) as follows: <br /> On streets posted as emergency snow ban streets, an emergency shall exist without <br /> announcement.. eduring... <br /> Councilmember Bullock asked if the administration would consider updating the list of snow <br /> emergency streets in response to resident feedback. <br /> Mayor George clarified that the current snow ban streets are posted online, and that the <br /> administration will consider reevaluating them as issues arise and conditions change. <br /> Through additional discussion it was clarified that the parking ban will go into effect <br /> automatically on designated snow emergency streets and that the ordinance authorizes the <br /> Director of Public Safety to declare a city-wide snow emergency in which all on-street parking is <br /> prohibited. The ordinance does not authorize the Director of Public Safety to call a snow <br /> emergency on a street-by-street basis. <br /> Recognizing the burden of finding parking, Mayor George stated that an all-city snow <br /> emergency would only be called under drastic circumstances. <br /> 2 <br />