Akron, OH Parking Rules: Snow Removal Parking Rules (2026)

Section 76.18 is Akron's snow-emergency parking rule, aimed at keeping designated main streets and residential streets clear for plows. The trigger is measured by snowfall depth, not a fixed calendar date or a mayor-declared emergency: once United States Weather Bureau records show two inches of snow on the ground on a main street the city has designated, with more snow expected, parking there becomes illegal, and any vehicle already parked when that threshold hits must be moved by its owner or operator. Residential streets get a higher threshold of five inches before the same prohibition kicks in, again conditioned on a forecast of continuing snowfall.

Subsection B puts the burden squarely on drivers to track weather conditions themselves; while the Police Division tries to spread notice through radio, newspaper, and other media, the ordinance says owners and operators retain full responsibility for determining whether conditions require moving their cars, regardless of whether they actually heard an announcement. Once the threshold is hit, subsection C directs the chief officer of the Traffic Section to order removal of every vehicle still parked on the designated streets, and those vehicles go to a city motor vehicle pound under § 76.18(D), recoverable only by complying with the Impounding article at §§ 70.50 and following. Subsection E closes the loop for streets where signs already prohibit parking outright after a two-inch or five-inch snowfall.