City of Annapolis - File #: O-31-26

• File #: O-31-26
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Agenda Ready
• File created: 10/7/2026
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 10/26/2026
• Title: Snow Emergency Phases and Procedures For the purpose of updating the City of Annapolis snow emergency plan via Chapter 12.40 of the City Code; changing the City officials who are consulted before a phase is proclaimed; removing the requirement that vehicles on snow emergency routes have chains or snow tires; repealing the offense of operating a vehicle on a snow emergency route without chains or snow tires; and generally relating to snow emergencies.
• Sponsors: Jared Littmann
• Indexes: Public Safety Committee, Transportation Committee

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Snow Emergency Phases and Procedures
For the purpose of updating the City of Annapolis snow emergency plan via Chapter 12.40 of the City Code; changing the City officials who are consulted before a phase is proclaimed; removing the requirement that vehicles on snow emergency routes have chains or snow tires; repealing the offense of operating a vehicle on a snow emergency route without chains or snow tires; and generally relating to snow emergencies.
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City Council of the
City of Annapolis

Ordinance 31-26

Introduced by: Mayor Littmann
Co-sponsored by:

Referred to:
Public Safety Committee
Transportation Committee

AN ORDINANCE concerning
Snow Emergency Phases and Procedures

FOR the purpose of updating the City of Annapolis snow emergency plan via Chapter 12.40 of the City Code; changing the City officials who are consulted before a phase is proclaimed; removing the requirement that vehicles on snow emergency routes have chains or snow tires; repealing the offense of operating a vehicle on a snow emergency route without chains or snow tires; and generally relating to snow emergencies.

BY repealing and reenacting with amendments the following portions of the Code of the City of Annapolis, 2026 Edition:
Section 12.40.010
Section 12.40.030
Section 12.40.040

BY repealing the following portion of the Code of the City of Annapolis, 2026 Edition:
Section 12.40.050

BY renumbering and reenacting without amendments the following portion of the Code of the City of Annapolis, 2026 Edition:
Section 12.40.060, to be Section 12.40.050


SECTION I: BE IT ESTABLISHED AND ORDAINED BY THE ANNAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL that the Code of the City of Annapolis shall be amended to read as follows:
City Code Title 12 - Vehicles and Traffic
Chapter 12.40 Snow Emergencies


Section 12.40.010 Streets designated—Parking prohibited.
Upon consultation with other City departments and review by the Parking and Traffic Advisory Board, the Director of Public Works shall designate certa...