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City of St. John, MO
St. Louis County
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[CC §32.074; Ord. No. 160, 2-4-1980]
The City Manager is hereby authorized and required to establish bus stops, bus stands, taxicab stands and stands for other passenger common carrier motor vehicles on such public streets in such places and in such number as he shall determine to be of the greatest benefit and convenience to the public, and every such bus stop, bus stand, taxicab stand, or other stand shall be designated by appropriate signs.
[CC §32.075; Ord. No. 160, 2-4-1980]
A. 
The operator of a bus shall not stand or park such vehicle upon any street at any place other than a bus stand so designated as provided herein.
B. 
The operator of a bus shall not stop such vehicle upon any street at any place for the purpose of loading or unloading passengers or their baggage other than at a bus stop, bus stand or passenger loading zone so designated as provided herein, except in case of an emergency.
C. 
The operator of a bus shall enter a bus stop, bus stand or passenger loading zone on a public street in such manner that the bus, when stopped to load or unload passengers or baggage, shall be in a position with the right front wheel of such vehicle, not further than eighteen (18) inches from the curb and the bus approximately parallel to the curb so as not to unduly impede the movement of other vehicular traffic.
D. 
The operator of a taxicab shall not stand or park such vehicle upon any street at any place other than in a taxicab stand so designated as provided herein. This provision shall not prevent the operator of a taxicab from temporarily stopping in accordance with other stopping or parking regulations at any place for the purpose of and while actually engaged in the expeditious loading or unloading of passengers.
[CC §32.076; Ord. No. 160, 2-4-1980]
No person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle other than a bus in a bus stop, or other than a taxicab in a taxicab stand when any such stop or stand has been officially designated and appropriately signed, except that the driver of a passenger vehicle may temporarily stop therein for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading passengers when such stopping does not interfere with any bus or taxicab waiting to enter or about to enter such zone.
[Ord. No. 790 §§1 — 2, 3-1-2004]
A. 
The operator of any truck in excess of three quarter (¾) ton may not park or stand such vehicle on any street or highway other than to load or unload items, freight or cargo at any time. When loading or unloading items, freight or cargo, said vehicle may only park long enough to complete loading and unloading in commercial areas.
B. 
Any truck in excess of 3/4 ton may not be parked in front of the front building line of a commercial property unless it is loading or unloading. The owner of the commercial property and the owner or driver of the truck shall both be responsible to ensure that no commercial truck in excess of 3/4 ton is parked in front of the front building line on a commercial property.
[Ord. No. 1179, 8-5-2019[1]]
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Editor’s Note: This ordinance redesignated former Subsection (B) as Subsection (C).
C. 
Any person, firm or corporation violating the provisions of this Section shall be subject to the penalty prescribed in Section 100.010 of the Municipal Code of the City of St. John.