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CITY OF WAUKEE, IOWA
CITY COUNCIL MEETING COMMUNICATION
MEETING DATE: December 15, 2025
AGENDA ITEM:Consideration of approval of an ordinance to amend Chapter 68, Parking
Regulations, City of Waukee, Iowa, by amending Section 68.14(1), Snow
Emergency [introduction; first, second, third (final) readings]
FORMAT:Ordinance
SYNOPSIS INCLUDING PRO & CON: Ordinance Chapter 68, section 68.14(1) is amended to
clarify the duration of parking prohibitions during a snow emergency to assist police in enforcing
parking ticket violations.
FISCAL IMPACT INCLUDING COST/BENEFIT ANALYSIS:
COMMISSION/BOARD/COMMITTEE COMMENT:
STAFF REVIEW AND COMMENT: The Code of Iowa requires a vote of not less than three-
fourths of all the members of the council (or 4 out of 5, in Waukee’s case) in
order to waive readings of an ordinance.
RECOMMENDATION: Introduce the ordinance, approve the first reading in title only, waive the
second and third readings, and place the ordinance on final passage.
ATTACHMENTS: I. Proposed Ordinance
PREPARED BY: Lisa Bauman
REVIEWED BY: Rudy Koester RK
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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 68, PARKING REGULATIONS, BY
AMENDING SECTION 68.14(1), SNOW EMERGENCY
WHEREAS, the City of Waukee maintains regulations related to proclamations of a snow
emergency by the Public Works Director and the prohibition of parking vehicles on public streets
during such snow emergencies; AND,
WHEREAS, Section 68.14, Snow Emergency, is hereby amended to clarify the duration of
parking prohibitions during a snow emergency;
BE IT THEREFORE ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Waukee:
Section 1. Chapter 68, Parking Regulations, Section 68.14(1), Snow Emergency, is
hereby amended as follows:
68.14 SNOW EMERGENCY.
1. No person shall park, abandon, or leave unattended any vehicle on any public street,
alley, or City-owned off-street parking area during a snow emergency proclaimed by the
Public Works Director. A snow emergency parking ban shall continue from its
proclamation through the duration of the snow or ice storm and the 24-hour period after
cessation of such storm or until the Public Works Director suspends the snow emergency
parking ban.
(Code of Iowa, 321.236[1])
Section 2. Repealer. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the
provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Section 3. Severability Clause. If any section, provision or part of this ordinance shall
be adjudged invalid or unconstitutional, such adjudication shall not affect the validity of the
ordinance as a whole or any section, provisions or part thereof not adjudged invalid or
unconstitutional.
Section 4. Effective Date. This ordinance shall be in effect from and after its final
passage, approval and publication as provided by law.
Passed by the Council the ___ day of ____________, 2025, and approved this ___ day of
____________, 2025.
Courtney Clarke, Mayor
Attest:
Rebecca D. Schuett, City Clerk