[Ord. No. 09-04 §2, 5-26-2009]
A. 
Except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic, or in compliance with law or the directions of a Police Officer or official traffic control device, no person shall:
1. 
Stop, stand or park a vehicle:
a. 
On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a street;
b. 
On a sidewalk;
c. 
Within an intersection or within twenty (20) feet of an intersection;
d. 
On a crosswalk;
e. 
Between a safety zone and the adjacent curb or within thirty (30) feet of points on the curb immediately opposite the ends of a safety zone, unless the City Traffic Engineer indicates a different length by signs or markings;
f. 
Alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction when stopping, standing, or parking would obstruct traffic;
g. 
Upon any bridge or other elevated structure upon a highway or within a highway tunnel;
h. 
At any place where official signs prohibit stopping; or
i. 
On an unimproved surface.
2. 
Stand or park a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except momentarily to pick up or discharge a passenger or passengers:
a. 
In front of a public or private driveway;
b. 
Within fifteen (15) feet of a fire hydrant;
c. 
Within twenty (20) feet of a crosswalk at an intersection;
d. 
Within thirty (30) feet upon the approach to any flashing signal, stop sign, or traffic control signal located at the side of a roadway;
e. 
Within twenty (20) feet of the driveway entrance to any fire station and on the side of a street opposite the entrance to any fire station within seventy-five (75) feet of said entrance (when properly signposted); or
f. 
At any place where official signs prohibit standing.
3. 
Park a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading merchandise or passengers:
At any place where official signs prohibit parking.
B. 
No person shall move a vehicle not lawfully under his/her control into any such prohibited area or away from a curb such a distance as is unlawful.
No person shall park any vehicle upon a street, other than an alley, in such a manner or under such conditions as to leave available less than ten (10) feet of the width of the roadway for free movement of vehicular traffic.
No person shall park a vehicle within an alley in such a manner or under such conditions as to leave available less than ten (10) feet of the width of the roadway for the free movement of vehicular traffic, and no person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle within an alley in such position as to block the driveway entrance to any abutting property.
A. 
No person shall park a vehicle upon any roadway for the principal purpose of:
1. 
Displaying such vehicle for sale; or
2. 
Repair such vehicle except repairs necessitated by an emergency.
A. 
The City Traffic Engineer is hereby authorized to erect signs indicating no parking upon either or both sides of any street adjacent to any school property when such parking would, in his/her opinion, interfere with traffic or create a hazardous situation.
B. 
When official signs are erected indicating no parking upon either side of a street adjacent to any school property as authorized herein, no person shall park a vehicle in any such designated place.
A. 
The City Traffic Engineer is authorized to erect signs indicating no parking upon any street when the width of the roadway does not exceed twenty (20) feet, or upon one (1) side of a street as indicated by such signs when the width of the roadway does not exceed thirty (30) feet.
B. 
When official signs prohibiting parking are erected upon narrow streets as authorized herein, no person shall park a vehicle upon any such street in violation of any such sign.
The City Traffic Engineer is authorized to erect signs upon the left-hand side of any one-way street to prohibit the standing or parking of vehicles, and when such signs are in place, no person shall stand or park a vehicle upon such left-hand side in violation of any such sign.
In the event a highway includes two (2) or more separate roadways and traffic is restricted to one (1) direction upon any such roadway, no person shall stand or park a vehicle upon the left-hand side of such one-way roadway unless signs are erected to permit such standing or parking. The City Traffic Engineer is authorized to determine when standing or parking may be permitted upon the left-hand side of any such one-way roadway and to erect signs giving notice thereof.
A. 
The City Traffic Engineer is hereby authorized to determine and designate by proper signs places not exceeding one hundred (100) feet in length in which the stopping, standing, or parking of vehicles would create an especially hazardous condition or would cause unusual delay to traffic.
B. 
When official signs are erected at hazardous or congested places as authorized herein, no person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle in any such designated place.
A. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to park or stand any vehicle in any stall or space designated or reserved for physically disabled persons, as defined in Section 301.142, RSMo., as amended, whether upon public or private property open to public use, unless the vehicle bears the State of Missouri license plate or placard for the disabled as provided for in Sections 301.071 or 301.142, RSMo., as amended. The space shall be indicated by an upright sign whether on a pole or attached to a building upon which shall be inscribed the international symbol of accessibility and may also include any appropriate wording such as "Accessible Parking" to indicate that the space is reserved for the exclusive use of vehicles which display a distinguishing license plate or card. The sign described in this Subsection shall also state, or an additional sign shall be posted below or adjacent to the sign stating, the following: "$50 to $300 fine". Beginning August 28, 2011, when any political subdivision or owner of private property restripes a parking lot or constructs a new parking lot, one (1) in every four (4) accessible spaces, but not less than one (1), shall be served by an access aisle a minimum of ninety-six (96) inches wide and shall be designated "lift van accessible only" with signs that meet the requirements of the Federal Americans With Disabilities Act, as amended, and any rules and regulations established pursuant thereto.
B. 
Any vehicle operator who is not physically disabled shall not use the handicapped parking space unless there is a physically disabled person in the vehicle or while the vehicle is being used to transport a physically disabled person.
C. 
Any person convicted of violating this Section is guilty of an offense and shall be subject to a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than three hundred dollars ($300.00). Every day upon which such violation occurs shall constitute a separate offense.
[CC 1987 §360.100; Ord. No. 783 §1, 5-28-1974]
The City Traffic Engineer is hereby empowered to establish fire lanes of such kind and character and at such places as he/she may deem necessary to operate fire equipment. The City Traffic Engineer is further authorized to make fire lanes over public and private streets, private parking lots, and driveways where necessary, and at such places as he/she may deem advisable.
It shall be unlawful for the operator of any motor vehicle to stop, stand, or park said motor vehicle for a period of time not longer than two (2) minutes in any such fire lane which has been clearly designated and marked as a fire lane.
[CC 1987 §360.120; Ord. No. 351 §§1 — 2, 6-22-1955; Ord. No. 81-6 §2, 4-28-1981; Ord. No. 99-3 §§1 — 2, 1-19-1999; Ord. No. 09-10 §1, 9-22-2009; Ord. No. 13-1 §1, 2-26-2013]
A. 
Definitions. As used in this Section, the following terms shall have these prescribed meanings:
BUILDING LINE
The main front wall of the structure, excluding porches, overhangs, soffits, carports, and other protrusions extending beyond the main front wall. In case of a corner lot it is construed to mean both walls of the structure facing the streets forming the corner.
COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE
A motor vehicle designed for or regularly used for carrying freight or merchandise for hire, or used as a taxicab or commercial or eleemosynary bus, or a vehicle displaying commercial advertisement or carrying commercial equipment.
TRUCK
A motor vehicle designed, used, or maintained for the transportation of cargo of any kind. Pickup trucks with or without camper shells or with recreational vehicle licenses are a truck in the meaning of this Section.
B. 
It shall be unlawful to park a truck, trailer, van, recreational vehicle, or commercial motor vehicle on any street except when said vehicle is on a service call for hire, while said vehicle is being loaded or unloaded or if said vehicle is for physically disabled van parking (vehicles which display a distinguishing disabled license plate or card).
C. 
It shall be unlawful to park a truck, trailer, or commercial vehicle of any size, or van, or recreational vehicle larger than three-quarter ton in front of the front building line at any time except when said vehicle is on a service call for service call for hire, while said vehicle is being loaded or unloaded or if said vehicle is for physically disabled van parking (vehicles which display a distinguishing disabled license plate or card).
D. 
Trucks, trailer vans and van-type recreational vehicles of three-quarter ton or less in size and passenger cars may be parked at any time in the driveway unless said vehicle is a commercial vehicle which displays commercial markings or advertisements or commercial equipment.
E. 
No truck, trailer, or commercial vehicle either fully or partially loaded with trash or debris or any unsightly cargo, which is visible from the street, shall be allowed to be parked longer than one (1) hour.
F. 
Any truck, trailer van and recreational vehicle more than three-quarter ton and all commercial vehicles must be parked in a garage or behind the building line unless said vehicle is for physically disabled van parking (vehicles which display a distinguishing disabled license plate or card). Camper shells removed from their respective vehicles must be stored in back of the building line or in a garage.
G. 
Special temporary permits may be issued by the Chief of Police or his/her designated representative.
H. 
Vehicles associated to and essential for a construction project may be parked contrary to the provisions of this Section for the duration of the project upon written permission from the Chief of Police or his/her designated representative.