Detroit, other metro communities urge residents to get vehicles off neighborhood streets

Over a dozen communities across Southeast Michigan have declared a snow emergency or issued residential street parking restrictions due to the winter storm that's moving across the region on Sunday.

A snow emergency in Michigan's cities and villages is a local rule that imposes street parking restrictions on designated roads and at designated times to allow snowplows to clear the area.

Snowplow efforts in residential areas of City of Detroit began Sunday night and are expected to take 24 hours, city officials said. This is a rare situation, as it normally takes 6 inches of snow for the city to call in the residential plow contracts.

Here's a roundup of municipalities that have declared a snow emergency.

Ann Arbor

An on-street parking ban in Ann Arbor begins Sunday at 8 p.m. and will be active until plowing in the city is complete. Officials will notify when the ban is lifted on the city's website, by email and on social media.

Dearborn

A snow emergency for Dearborn began Sunday at 9 a.m. Emergency sirens were scheduled to sound at that time and at 12 p.m. "as a reminder for residents to remove all parked vehicles from residential streets," city officials said.

Vehicles on the street after 12 p.m. were subject to ticketing and towing by the Dearborn Police Department.

The declaration is set to end on Monday at 5 p.m.

Dearborn Heights

City officials in Dearborn Heights said a snow emergency went into effect on Sunday at 10 a.m. and will remain active until 5 p.m. on Monday.

"Vehicles left in the streets during this time are subject to ticketing," officials said.

Detroit

The city of Detroit issued a notice Sunday night that it has invoked its residential snow plowing alert procedures. These snowplow routes and parking rules normally go into effect at about 6 inches of snow.

Dundee

Parking vehicles and trailers on public streets in the Village of Dundee is prohibited until Monday at 8 a.m. City officials said any property left on public roadways during this time will be ticketed and towed. 

Eastpoine

No street parking is allowed in Eastpointe starting at 10 p.m. on Sunday, according to the city's snow emergency declaration.

Ferndale

The City of Ferndale invoked a snow emergency at 6 p.m. Sunday. It is expected to last through 6 p.m. Monday.

Vehicles must be moved off the streets into driveways or designated snow emergency parking lots. 

Flat Rock

Officials in Flat Rock said the city will be under a snow emergency throughout Sunday. They are asking for patience as crews work to clear roads.

Gibraltar

A snow emergency went into effect in Gibraltar, located in Wayne County, at midnight on Sunday. Officials haven't disclosed how long the declaration will remain active.

Hazel Park

Vehicles in Hazel Park must be removed from the streets by 11 p.m. on Sunday to allow plow operators to clear snow. 

Madison Heights

Madison Heights officials are asking motorists to remove their vehicles from city streets by 6 p.m. Sunday. 

The snow emergency, which began at noon, will "remain in effect until the streets are cleared from curb to curb or until terminated by the city," according to officials.

Monroe

Residents in Monroe went under a snow emergency at 12:01 a.m. Sunday, and the city lifted the snow emergency Monday morning.

"Plow operators have been working around the clock and continue to clear major roads. Neighborhoods are also a priority today," a notice Monday morning said.

City officials said trash and recycling will be on schedule this week.

Rockwood

According to Police Chief Randy Krause, a snow emergency for Rockwood began at 11 p.m. on Saturday and will remain in effect until 3 a.m. Monday. Owners of vehicles not removed from streets may face a $100 fine.

Royal Oak

The City of Royal Oak issued a snow emergency at 10 p.m. Sunday. 

"All vehicles must be moved off of roads and streets by the start of the emergency. Failure to move vehicles may result in ticketing and/or towing," the notice said.

Royal Oak has an online snowplow tracker.

Southfield

The City of Southfield declared a snow emergency at 6 p.m. Sunday through 6 a.m. Tuesday.

All vehicles must be moved off residential streets to allow snow plows and emergency vehicles to operate safely. Vehicles left on the street could be ticketed or towed.

Troy

A snow emergency will take effect in Troy starting Sunday at 7 p.m. Officials said all vehicles need to be removed from the road by that time to avoid a $75 fine.

Wayne

A snow emergency for the City of Wayne started Sunday at 12 p.m. and will continue "until further notice," officials said. Any vehicles on the streets may be towed and their owners could be cited.

Additional weather announcements and headlines are at the CBS News Detroit website.