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;
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 (traffic authority) 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. 
On any railroad tracks; or
i. 
At any place where official signs prohibit stopping.
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 thirty (30) feet of an intersection;
c. 
Within fifteen (15) feet of a fire hydrant;
d. 
Within twenty (20) feet of a crosswalk at an intersection;
e. 
Within thirty (30) feet upon the approach to any flashing signal, stop sign or traffic control signal located at the side of a roadway;
f. 
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 sign posted); or
g. 
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:
a. 
Within fifty (50) feet of the nearest rail of a railroad crossing; or
b. 
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.
[Ord. No. 4831 § 1, 11-7-2016]
When signs are erected giving notice thereof, no person shall park or drive a motor vehicle on the grass adjacent to a street and each date the violation continues shall be deemed a separate offense.
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 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".
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 1974 §76.040]
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to park and leave unattended a truck, whether a single unit or tractor-trailer combination or the tractor, cab or a trailer, whether severally or as a unit, on any street, alley or public thoroughfare in this City; provided however, that such a truck or part thereof as described herein may be parked on any street, alley or thoroughfare within this City when necessary for the loading or unloading of cargo, freight, goods and chattels but this shall not be construed to mean that such a truck, cab, tractor or trailer shall remain on any such street, alley or thoroughfare with this City for a greater length of time than shall be necessary to do such loading or unloading of said cargo and goods nor shall it be construed that, in any instance, such parking of such trucks, cabs, tractors and trailers or either of them may be parked overnight on any of said public thoroughfares or portions thereof.
[CC 1974 §76.060]
It shall be unlawful for any person having charge and control of any motor vehicle to depart from the premises of any business establishment and leave his/her motor vehicle parked upon the premises of such business establishment without having the specific consent of the person then in charge of such business establishment or an owner thereof to leave his/her motor vehicle parked upon such premises.
[Ord. No. 4125 §1(76.055), 8-20-2001]
It shall be unlawful for any person driving a motor vehicle carrying livestock, garbage, carrion, fecal matter or any odoriferous cargo, which may be declared a public nuisance detrimental to public health and welfare, to park the same within two hundred (200) feet of any residence or business establishment (except for loading and unloading purposes and then not exceeding thirty (30) minutes) at any area or place in this City. It shall further be unlawful to park such motor vehicle empty, which has been hauling or contains such described odoriferous matter which may likewise be classified as a nuisance, within two hundred (200) feet of any residence or business establishment in this City until the same has been thoroughly cleaned and disinfected according to the orders of health officials.
[Ord. No. 4125 §1(76.065), 8-20-2001]
A. 
If a person abandons property on any real property owned by another without the consent of the owner or person in possession of the property, at the request of the person in possession of the real property, any City Police Officer may authorize a towing company to remove such abandoned property from the property in the following circumstances:
1. 
The abandoned property is left unattended for more than forty-eight (48) hours; or
2. 
In the judgment of the officer, the abandoned property constitutes a safety hazard or unreasonable interferes with the use of the real property by the person in possession.
B. 
Neither the Police Officer nor anyone having custody of the abandoned property under the officer's direction shall be liable for any damage to such abandoned property occasioned by a removal authorized by this Section other than damages occasioned by negligence or willful or wanton acts or omissions.
C. 
When the owner of real property or a lessee in lawful possession of the real property authorizes a towing company to remove abandoned property without the authorization of a City Police Officer, pursuant to Section 304.157, RSMo., and a towing company submits an abandoned property report to the Police Department, the Police Department must record the date the abandoned property report was filed with the department and within five (5) days of such filing make an inquiry into the National Crime Information Center and any statewide law enforcement computer system to determine if the abandoned property has been reported stolen. The Police Department shall enter the information pertaining to the towed abandoned property into the statewide law enforcement computer system.
[Ord. No. 3437 §1(76.033), 3-20-1989]
Each person who operates a properly licensed taxi service within the City limits of Dexter, Missouri, is hereby allowed one (1) parking place adjacent to such person's primary place of business and the Street Department is directed to erect a sign restricting such a parking place to taxis. After the erection of such a sign, all persons other than the operator of the taxi service are prohibited from parking in said parking place.
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Cross Reference — As to designation of snow routes, sch. VIII of this Code.
[Ord. No. 3038 §1, 12-17-1979]
The Board of Aldermen finds that parking and operation of vehicles on certain streets covered by a heavy accumulation of snow or ice is a matter affecting the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of Dexter, Missouri, for the reason that parking vehicles impede snow removal operations and cause serious traffic congestion.
[Ord. No. 3038 §2, 12-17-1979]
A. 
Whenever the Mayor or his/her designated representative finds on the basis of falling snow, sleet or freezing rain that weather conditions will make it necessary that motor vehicle traffic be expedited and that parking on City streets be prohibited or restricted for snow plowing and other purposes, the Mayor or his/her designated representative shall put into effect a parking prohibition on parts of all snow emergency routes as necessary by declaring it in a manner described in this Article.
B. 
Once in effect, a prohibition under this Section shall remain in effect until terminated by announcement of the Mayor in accordance with this Article. While the prohibition is in effect, no person shall park or allow to remain any vehicle on any portion of a snow emergency route to which it applies. However, nothing in this Section shall be construed to permit parking at any time or place where it is forbidden by provision of law.
[Ord. No. 3038 §3, 12-17-1979]
No parking or persons engaged in removal of snow or ice on driveways, parking lots or sidewalks shall deposit such snow or ice on the streets or any public ways for vehicular or pedestrian traffic.
[Ord. No. 3038 §4, 12-17-1979]
The Mayor or his/her designated representative shall cause each declaration made by him/her pursuant to this Article to be publicly announced by means of broadcast or telecast from a station within normal operating range covering the City and he/she may cause such declaration when feasible. Each announcement shall describe the action taken by the Mayor or his/her designated representative, including the time it became or will become effective, and shall specify the street or streets affected. A parking prohibition or traffic emergency declared by the Mayor shall not go into effect until at least three (3) hours after the first (1st) announcement between 6:00 A.M. and 11:00 P.M. in accordance with this Section.
[Ord. No. 3038 §5, 12-17-1979]
Whenever the Mayor or his/her designated representative shall find that some or all of the conditions which give rise to a parking prohibition or traffic emergency in effect pursuant to this Article no longer exists, he/she may declare the prohibition or emergency terminated, in whole or in part, in a manner prescribed by this Article effectively upon announcement.
[Ord. No. 3038 §6, 12-17-1979]
On each street designated by this Article as a snow emergency route, the Mayor shall cause to be posted special signs at intervals not exceeding five hundred (500) feet with the wording "Snow Route".
[Ord. No. 3038 §7, 12-17-1979]
Members of the Police Department are hereby authorized to remove or have removed a vehicle from a street when the vehicle is parked on part of a snow route on which a parking prohibition is in effect or when the vehicle is parked in violation of any parking ordinance or provision of law and is interfering or about to interfere with snow removal operations. The removal, impounding and return of obstructing vehicles on the snow routes shall be at the owner's expense.