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State Law Reference — As to method of parking generally, see Model Traffic Ordinance, § 300.415 et seq. As to parking, etc., prohibited in specified places, see Model Traffic Ordinance, § 300.440 et seq., also § 300.450. Authority for municipalities to set regulations, see RSMo., § 304.120.
Cross Reference — As to model traffic ordinance amendment to 300.415, see § 18-1; also see § 18-5. As to parking on parade route, see § 20.1-12. As to leaving vehicle on street, see § 18-53. As to illegal parking on private property, see § 18-56.
[Ord. No. 437 § 53, 12-4-1950; Ord. No. 1236 § 1, 6-17-1985; Ord. No. 1554 § 1, 6-18-1990]
A. 
When any motor vehicle without driver is found parked or stopped in violation of any other restrictions imposed by ordinances of this City or by State law, the Officer finding such vehicle shall take its registration number and may take any other information displayed on the vehicle which may identify its user, and shall conspicuously affix to such vehicle a uniform traffic ticket for the driver to answer the charge against him. In the trial of any such violation, evidence of the owner's name in which such vehicle is registered at that time, either in the records of the City Collector or the Missouri Director of Revenue, shall be prima facie evidence that said registered owner was the driver who parked said vehicle.
B. 
No person shall park any vehicle in any alley within the business district of this City, except for a period not to exceed fifteen (15) minutes for the purposes of loading and unloading. For the purposes of this Subsection, the business district of the City shall include the following blocks in the Original Town, now City: Blocks 22, 23, 30 and 32. No person shall park a vehicle within an alley that is less than fifteen (15) feet in width, except for a period not to exceed fifteen (15) minutes for the purposes of loading and unloading. No person shall park a vehicle within any alley with a width of fifteen (15) feet or greater 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. This Subsection shall not apply to emergency or utility vehicles being used for proper emergency or utility purposes.
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State Law Reference — As to parking in alleys generally, see RSMo., §§ 300.450 and 300.585. As to liability of lessor, see RSMo., § 304.120(4).
Cross Reference — Other parking regulations, see §§ 18-1, 18-4, 18-54, 18-55 and 18-56.
[Ord. No. 437 § 56, 12-4-1950; Ord. No. 710 § 2, 7-11-1960; Ord. No. 1155 § 1, 10-8-1979; Ord. No. 1616 § 1, 5-20-1991; Ord. No. 2277 § 1, 1-19-2004]
A. 
No person shall park a truck, bus, moving van, trailer or other vehicle having a body or chassis of greater length than the regulation chassis of an automobile of the pleasure car type, on any street or alley within the corporate limits of the City for more than one (1) hour during any four (4) hour period; except, in the case where such type of vehicle is parked on the same side of the street and directly adjacent and only adjacent to the residence or place of business of either the owner, lessee or other person having control of such vehicle, or the residence or place of business of the owner, lessee or person having control of the cargo to be loaded on or unloaded from such vehicle, in which case such vehicle may remain so parked for a period not to exceed three (3) hours during any six (6) hour period. No merchandise, freight, material, grain or any type of cargo shall be transferred from one (1) such vehicle to another on any public street or alley within the corporate limits if such cargo being transferred as aforesaid has a noxious or offensive odor or is of a type that the transfer thereof causes portions thereof or dust therefrom to be carried in the wind to and upon other property located either in the street or elsewhere. The provisions of this Section are intended to be in addition and supplemental to any specific provisions hereinbefore set forth in this Article.
B. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, only truck tractor commercial motor vehicles drawing or pulling one or more semi-trailers having a combined length of at least fifty (50) feet, or semi-trailers only having a length of at least thirty-five (35) feet, may be parked on the north side of Railroad Street for periods not to exceed seventy-two (72) hours, when parked parallel to the edge of the roadway on the north side of Railroad Street between Collier Street and the west concrete curb of Rollins Street at the intersection with Railroad Street.
[Ord. No. 2808 § 1, 4-20-2015]
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State Law Reference — As to authority of cities to prohibit commercial vehicles from using certain streets, see Model Traffic Ordinance § 300.550.
Cross Reference — As to commercial vehicles prohibited from driving on certain streets, see § 18-10. As to truck parking on private property as accessory use, see § 31-19(A)(8).
[Ord. No. 437 § 52, 12-4-1950; Ord. No. 710 § 1, 7-11-1960]
It shall be unlawful for any person to park any truck containing livestock along any street or alley in the City, within two hundred (200) feet of any residence or business house. It shall also be unlawful for any person to park any empty truck used for hauling livestock, and which contains bedding or fecal matter, until the same shall have been cleaned and disinfected along any street or alley within two hundred (200) feet of any business house or residence within the City limits. It shall also be unlawful for any person to park any truck on any street or alley for the purpose of loading, unloading, or the assembling of or transferring from one (1) truck to another, any cattle, sheep, hogs or other livestock within the corporate limits.
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Cross Reference — As to transporting wild animals, see § 20-48. As to construction of vehicles for transporting dead animals, see § 18-18.
[Ord. No. 1370 §§ 1-5, 6-15-1987; Ord. No. 1371 §§ 1-2, 6-15-1987; Ord. No. 1622 § 15, 6-17-1991; Ord. No. 1630 § 1, 7-15-1991; Ord. No. 1703 § 1, 10-19-1992; Ord. No. 1825 § 1, 11-21-1994; Ord. No. 2051 § 1, 12-21-1998; Ord. No. 2058 § 1, 1-18-1999; Ord. No. 2199 § 1, 5-20-2002; Ord. No. 2236 § 1, 4-28-2003; Ord. No. 2279 § 1, 2-17-2004; Ord. No. 2356 § 1, 6-20-2005; Ord. No. 2458 § 1, 6-18-2007]
A. 
Pursuant to Section 301.143, RSMo., 1986, the Board of Aldermen, by ordinance, may designate certain vehicle parking spaces in the City of Centralia, Missouri, for the exclusive use of vehicles which display a distinguishing license plate or card issued by the State of Missouri or any other State for vehicles owned or used by physically disabled persons (including disabled veterans). The number and location of said designated parking spaces on public property shall be as determined by the Board of Aldermen. The owner or person in lawful possession of private property where there is off-street parking available to the public may request that certain parking spaces on said property be designated, by ordinance, for the exclusive use of vehicles displaying said distinguishing license plate or card. The Board of Aldermen shall enact an ordinance in compliance with said request designating such parking spaces if it is determined by the Board of Aldermen that the person making the request is able to comply or has complied with the specifications for said parking spaces as set forth in Subsection (B) of this Section.
B. 
Each parking space for the exclusive use of vehicles which display a distinguishing license plate or card used by physically disabled persons (including disabled veterans) shall meet the requirements of the Federal Americans with Disabilities Act, and any regulations established pursuant thereto. Each parking space shall be indicated by a sign upon which shall be inscribed the international symbol of accessibility and shall 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 shall also state or an additional sign shall be posted below or adjacent to the sign stating: "$50.00 to $300 fine". The sign shall be posted immediately adjacent to and readily visible from the parking space to which it applies. This Section may not be enforced against parking spaces that fail to continue to meet the above specifications after designation by the Board of Aldermen, provided, however, nonconforming signs or spaces otherwise required pursuant to this Section which are in use prior to August 28, 1997, shall not be in violation of this Section during the useful life of such signs or spaces.
C. 
No person shall park at any time, in a handicapped parking space designated by the Board of Aldermen, any vehicle not displaying a distinguished license plate or card issued by the State of Missouri or any other State for vehicles owned or used by physically disabled persons (including disabled veterans). No motorcycle, bicycle, tractor or other mode of transportation (other than vehicles) shall be parked at any time in any handicapped parking space designated by the Board of Aldermen. No person shall park a vehicle displaying a distinguishing license plate or card issued by the State of Missouri or any other State for vehicles owned or used by physically disabled persons (including disabled veterans) in a handicapped parking space designated by the Board of Aldermen except when a handicapped occupant is in the vehicle at the time of parking or when a handicapped person is being delivered or collected by a vehicle which is parked in the designated parking space for the sole use of the handicapped person. To qualify as proper distinguishing license plates and cards, the license plates and cards must be issued by the State of Missouri or some other State and the license plates and cards must be current and not expired.
D. 
Any person in violation of this Section shall be punished by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than three hundred dollars ($300.00).
E. 
The Board of Aldermen, by ordinance, may at any time rescind the designation of any handicapped parking spaces on public property, and shall rescind the designation of any parking spaces on private property if requested by the owner or person in lawful possession of the private property.
F. 
Pursuant to this Section, the Board of Aldermen makes the determination that the following described parking spaces on public property in the City of Centralia, Missouri, shall be reserved for the exclusive use of vehicles which display a distinguishing license plate or card issued by the State of Missouri or any other State for vehicles owned or used by physically disabled persons (including disabled veterans):
1. 
The southernmost diagonal parking space on the east side of Rollins Streets directly north of the intersection of Rollins Street and Sneed Street, adjacent to the southwest corner of the City of Centralia City Hall.
2. 
The easternmost diagonal parking space on the south side of Sneed Street directly west of the intersection of Sneed Street and the north-south alley between Allen Street and Rollins Street.
3. 
The southernmost diagonal parking space on the east side of Allen Street directly north of the intersection of Allen Street and Singleton Street, adjacent to the west side of the building at the northeast corner of the intersection of Allen Street and Singleton Street.
4. 
The parallel parking space on the west side of Rollins Street directly north of the northernmost east-west alley running through Block 23 of the Original Town, now City of Centralia, Missouri.
5. 
The diagonal parking space on the west side of Allen Street directly south of the east-west alley running through Block 22 of the Original Town, now City of Centralia, Missouri.
6. 
The northernmost diagonal parking space on the east side of Collier Street directly south of the intersection of Collier Street and Singleton Street.
7. 
The easternmost diagonal parking space on the south side of Singleton Street directly west of the intersection of Singleton Street and Collier Street.
8. 
The diagonal parking space on the south side of Singleton Street directly east of the north-south alley running through Block 30 of the Original Town, now City of Centralia, Missouri.
9. 
The three (3) parking spaces located in the southeast corner of the parking lot located west of the Centralia High School building adjacent to the north side of the Industrial Arts building; and adjacent to the west side of the high school building.
10. 
The diagonal parking space on the west side of Allen Street directly north of the east-west alley running through Block 22 of the Original Town, now City of Centralia, Missouri.
11. 
The northernmost diagonal parking space on the east side of Rollins Street directly south of the intersection of Rollins Street and Singleton Street.
12. 
The northernmost parking space on the west side of North Hickman Street adjacent to the south side of the alley running east and west through Block 21 of the Original Town, now City of Centralia, Missouri.
13. 
The first (1st) parking space north of the east side entrance of the Agriculture and Technical Science Building at the Centralia High School.
14. 
The third (3rd) parking space from the east corner on the north side of the parking lot next to the cafeteria of the Centralia High School Building.
15. 
The westernmost eleven (11) parking spaces on the south side of the parking lot adjacent to the athletic stadium of the Centralia High School.
16. 
The seventh (7th) and eighth (8th) parking spaces north of the Rodemyre Street exit on the east side of the circle drive adjacent to the south side of the Chester Boren Middle School Building.
17. 
The easternmost parking space adjacent to the north side of the Board of Education Office at 635 South Jefferson Street.
18. 
The southernmost diagonal parking space on the east side of South Rollins Street and north of Lakeview Street next to the Chance Elementary School.
19. 
The sixth (6th) parking space on the west side of South Collier Street and south of Sims Street next to the Chance Elementary School, counting south from the first (1st) parking space south of Sims Street.
20. 
The southernmost diagonal parking space on the west side of the 100 block of South Allen Street.
21. 
The westernmost parking space on the south side of the 100 block of West Railroad Street.
[Ord. No. 2808 § 2, 4-20-2015]
22. 
The first parking space west of the center of the block on the north side of the 100 block of West Sneed Street (the north side of City Park).
[Ord. No. 2829 § 1, 10-19-2015]
23. 
The first parking space east of the center block on the south side of the 100 block of West Singleton Street (south side of City Park).
[Ord. No. 2829 § 1, 10-19-2015]
24. 
The easternmost parking space on the north side of the 100 block of West Singleton Street.
[Ord. No. 2829 § 1, 10-19-2015]
25. 
The parking space approximately seventy-five (75) feet north of East Sneed Street.
[Ord. No. 2876 § 1, 2-21-2017]
26. 
The parking spaces along the right-of-way that would be the extension of the 100 block of North Bradford immediately north and south from the crosswalk across Jefferson Street to the front door of Chester Boren Middle School.
[Ord. No. 2968, 6-18-2018]
27. 
The southernmost diagonal parking space on the west side of North Allen Street and north of Singleton Street.
[Ord. No. 3013, 3-28-2019]
28. 
The western most diagonal parking space on the north side of Singleton Street in the 200 block of West Singleton.
[Ord. No. 3013, 3-28-2019]
29. 
The two easternmost diagonal parking spaces on the south side of East Singleton Street in the 100 block and west of Collier Street.
[Ord. No. 3122, 4-25-2022]
30. 
The two northernmost diagonal parking spaces on the west side of South Collier Street in the 100 block and south of East Singleton Street.
[Ord. No. 3122, 4-25-2022]
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State Law Reference — As to physically disabled license plates or cards issued, see RSMo., § 301.142. As to parking spaces for physically disabled, see RSMo., § 301.143.
Cross Reference — As to general penalty, see § 1-7.