The City of Marshall has declared a city-wide snow removal emergency effective Wednesday, February 2, 2022 at 12:00am due to forecasted snow accumulations of greater than four inches. Due to the high snowfall forecast, any vehicle parked on the roadway after 12:00am will be towed.
By ordinance, during a declared snow removal emergency parking is prohibited on all City streets. Under Sec. 70.008(H) of the City of Marshall Code of Ordinances, any vehicle that is parked in violation is subject to being issued a citation with a fine and towed with all expense from the towing charged to the vehicle owner. Again, due to high snowfall forecast any vehicle parked on the roadway after 12:00am will be towed. The parking prohibition is effective until the City terminates the declaration with a public announcement.
The City requests that all residents with overnight parking permits in city lots park in the designated overnight parking spots so that snow clearing can be completed efficiently. In addition, the upcoming downtown event this weekend – Ice, Wine, Blues, and Beer – we are asking downtown visitors to utilize PARKING LOTS instead of Michigan Ave downtown parking so that we can clear snow by Friday afternoon.
As with all snow removal this is a reminder that property owners are required to remove snow on sidewalk adjacent to their property. The City is also asking that residents help the Fire Department keep the snow cleared around fire hydrants.