Cedar Falls Invokes Snow Emergency In The College Hill And Downtown Areas

Press release from the City of Cedar Falls:

February 15, 2021

The City of Cedar Falls will be invoking a Snow Emergency at 9:00 p.m. on February 16, 2021, until 7:00 a.m. on February 17, 2021, for the purpose of hauling snow from the Downtown and College Hill areas of the city.

This Snow Emergency will be in effect for the Downtown Parkade and College Hill areas only.

The parking prohibition will go into effect two hours from the time the declaration is made, making it enforceable starting at 11:00 p.m. on February 16. Any vehicle blocking traffic or parking in the designated area after that time will be subject to a citation and tow at the owner’s expense.

According to City Ordinance, parking is prohibited on each street marked with a sign displaying the words "Emergency Snow Route."

The following streets will be affected as part of this Snow Emergency:

• College Street from 20th to 23rd
• West 23rd from College to Campus
• Main Street from 1st to 5th
• 2nd Street from State to Franklin
• 3rd Street from State to Clay
• 4th Street from State to Washington
• 5th Street from State to Washington
• 200 block to the 600 block of State Street

Cedar Falls Public Safety will be placing no-parking signage in the areas to correlate with the declaration as well. Motorists are asked to utilize municipal lots for the duration of this declaration.

This press release was produced by the City of Cedar Falls. The views expressed here are the author’s own.