[Ord. No. 19 §§1,14(A
— B), 6-1-1995; Ord. No. 286 §1, 8-21-2000]
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;
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. 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 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.
g. Within six (6) feet of any U.S. mailbox between the hours of 8:00
A.M. and 4:00 P.M.
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. 19 §§1,14(C), 6-1-1995]
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.
[Ord. No. 19 §§1,14(D), 6-1-1995]
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.
[Ord. No. 19 §§1,14(E), 6-1-1995]
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.
[Ord. No. 19 §§1,14(F), 6-1-1995]
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.
[Ord. No. 19 §§1,14(G), 6-1-1995]
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. In
Specified Places
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.
[Ord. No. 19 §§1,14(H), 6-1-1995]
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.
[Ord. No. 19 §§1,14(I), 6-1-1995]
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.
[Ord. No. 19 §§1,14(J), 6-1-1995]
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.
[Ord. No. 106 §2(14-K), 7-22-1996; Ord. No. 543 §1, 12-17-2007]
A. Only
motor vehicles which travel by means of four (4) or fewer rubber-tired
wheels and which do not exceed six (6) feet eight (8) inches in width
or seven (7) feet in height or twenty-one (21) feet in length shall
be parked in any street or public right-of-way of the City in front
of any area zoned residential or multiple-dwelling under the zoning
ordinance of the City, except for deliveries or during the duration
of a service call or repairs being made to a building which delivery,
service call or repair requires the use of a vehicle named above,
but in any event such parking time for such delivery, service call
or repair shall not exceed eight (8) hours duration.
B. No
commercial vehicle licensed for a gross vehicle weight greater than
twelve thousand (12,000) pounds or having a total length, including
tractor, if any, in excess of twenty (20) feet, may be parked, stored
or kept upon any public or private property, nor shall any person,
firm or corporation park, cause to be parked, or permit or suffer
to be parked any commercial vehicle upon any public or private property,
except in the following circumstances:
1. Such commercial vehicles may be parked in driveways or lawful parking areas on public or private streets, highway or roads while delivering, loading or unloading materials or otherwise being utilized to provide service to persons or property adjacent thereto, subject to the restrictions set forth in Subsection
(A) above. Upon completion of the delivery, loading or unloading, or upon completion of the service requiring such vehicles, they are to be removed immediately.
2. Such commercial vehicles may be parked or stored within a fully enclosed
garage at any time.
3. Such commercial vehicles which are owned by, leased to, or regularly
used by the owner or occupant of property in a commercial district
may be parked or stored on a paved parking lot located on the same
lot as the commercial enterprise for which such vehicles are used,
provided that the said vehicles are kept:
a. Behind the front building line of the principle structure on the
lot or in such other place as has been approved by the Board of Aldermen
through the site development plan process; and
b. Screened from view from any adjoining public or private street, road
or right-of-way and from any adjoining lot located in a residential
district by artificial or landscape barriers at least six (6) feet
in height.
[Ord. No. 114 §1(14-L), 10-3-1996]
A. It
shall be unlawful for any person to park or leave any type of trailer
unhitched upon any street or public right-of-way.
B. It
shall be unlawful for any person to park, leave or store within the
City of Green Park any type of unhitched trailer used in conjunction
with construction work after the completion of said construction as
determined by the City's Building Commissioner. In no event shall
such parking or storage exceed thirty (30) days after the issuance
of the last certificate of occupancy applicable to the aforesaid construction
project.
C. It
shall be unlawful for the owner or operator to park or allow to be
parked on any street or public right-of-way any recreational vehicle,
recreational equipment or any device licensed as a trailer, except
while same is being loaded or unloaded or, in the case of a non-recreational
trailer, being actively used for the purpose of providing service
to a building located adjacent to the street at the place where same
is parked.
D. "Recreational vehicle/equipment" means a camper trailer,
pick-up camper (not attached to the truck), motorized mobile home,
boat, house boat, boat trailer, horse trailer, dunebuggy, snowmobile,
or all-terrain vehicle, or any similar equipment not primarily used
for ordinary day-to-day transportation.
[Ord. No. 286 §2, 8-21-2000; Ord.
No. 762, 4-16-2018]
A. Residential
Property. It shall be unlawful for any person to park any motor vehicle
or recreational vehicle/equipment on residential property except:
1. On a hard surfaced driveway if in the front of the principal structure,
or
2. On a hard surfaced driveway or other hard surface if on the side
or rear of the principal structure.
B. Other
Property. On all private property other than residential property,
it shall be unlawful for any person to park any motor vehicle or recreational
vehicle/equipment except on a hard surfaced driveway or other hard
surface.
C. Definitions. For purposes of this Section
355.120, all words shall have the meaning set forth in Section
300.020, with the addition of the following:
DRIVEWAY
A roadway or path on private property leading to a garage,
building, parking area or use that is, by its design when viewed objectively,
constructed for vehicular movement and/or parking. "Driveway" also
includes places for vehicular parking.
HARD SURFACE
A surface consisting of a minimum of four (4) inches of crushed
stone or a hard paved surface such as asphalt, concrete or brick.
RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/EQUIPMENT
A camper trailer, pickup camper, motorized mobile home, boat,
houseboat, boat trailer, horse trailer, dunebuggy, snowmobile, or
all-terrain vehicle, or any similar equipment not primarily used for
ordinary day-to-day transportation.
D. Nothing herein shall contradict or preempt more specific parking, paving or other standards or regulations contained elsewhere in this Municipal Code including but not limited to Section
405.350.
[Ord. No. 569 §1, 6-16-2008]
A. As
used herein, the phrases below shall have the following definitions:
CONSTRUCTION DUMPSTERS
A large container designed to receive, transport and dump
construction debris. A "construction dumpster" is
a mobile waste container as defined in the Solid Waste Code.
PORTABLE STORAGE CONTAINERS
A transportable enclosure rented for use as temporary, on-site
storage. Portable storage containers are also commonly referred to
using the trade name "PODS".
B. Permit Required. Any owner or occupier of residential property
who causes or allows a portable storage container or construction
dumpster to be parked, placed or stored on a residential lot must
obtain within five (5) business days, a portable storage container/construction
dumpster permit from the City. Such permit shall permit a portable
storage container or construction dumpster to be parked, placed or
stored within the City for up to sixty (60) days and shall include
the portable storage container/construction dumpster's serial/rental
number, the name and address of lot owner/occupant, date of its placement
on the lot, date that removal is required and local telephone number
of the provider of the portable storage container or construction
dumpster.
1. A portable storage container or construction dumpster may be parked,
placed or stored on a residential lot abutting the right-of-way for
more than sixty (60) days if the residence is under construction or
reconstruction pursuant to a valid building permit. The portable storage
container or construction dumpster shall be removed no later than
ten (10) days after the expiration of the building permit or substantial
cessation of construction for a period of more than sixty (60) days,
whichever is sooner.
2. Notwithstanding anything above, the permit period may be extended
by the City Administrator for additional periods of up to sixty (60)
days upon good cause shown.
3. There shall be no fee for the permit; however, the City Administrator
is authorized to pass through all City costs to any person and/or
lot owner who causes the City to incur costs for inspections, cleanup,
removal or to otherwise remedy violations of this Section.
C. No portable storage container or construction dumpster may be parked, placed or stored on the paved surface of any public or private street of the City or wholly within the public rights-of-way of the City; provided however, that a portable storage container or construction dumpster parked, placed or stored on a residential driveway may encroach into the right-of-way slightly, provided that it does not limit the sight distance for motorists or pedestrians or otherwise harm the health, safety and welfare of the neighborhood. Any portable storage container or construction dumpster that is placed within the City must be placed on a "hard surface" as defined in Section
355.120.
D. All
residential lots permitted to have a portable storage containers or
construction dumpsters parked, placed or stored on such residential
lot must display the permit on the inside of a window or door of the
residence, which permit shall be visible from the right-of-way.
E. In addition to the requirements of Subsection
(C) above, all portable storage containers on residential lots must also meet the following requirements:
1. The portable storage container shall only be moved, delivered or
removed between the hours of 7:00 A.M. and 6:00 P.M.;
2. The portable storage container shall not be used for living quarters;
3. The portable storage container shall not be used to store flammables,
explosives, firearms or noxious chemicals;
4. No items, equipment or materials may be stored outside the portable
storage container at any time;
5. The portable storage container shall not be externally illuminated
or have any utilities connected to it; and
6. The portable storage container shall not exceed eight (8) feet in
height, eight (8) feet in width or twelve (12) feet in length.
F. In addition to the requirements of Subsection
(C) above, all construction dumpsters on residential lots must also meet the following requirements:
1. All construction dumpsters shall be subject to and comply with the provisions of Chapter
235, the City's Solid Waste Code;
2. No waste shall be kept, stored or accumulated outside a construction
dumpster;
3. Construction dumpsters shall be kept free from standing water, non-construction
wastes, vermin and insects or other nuisances; and
4. The construction dumpster shall only be moved, delivered or removed
between the hours of 7:00 A.M. and 6:00 P.M. Monday through Saturday.
G. Portable storage containers or construction dumpsters kept in violation of this Section shall be subject to permit revocation and/or immediate removal in addition to being a violation punishable pursuant to Section
100.140 of the Municipal Code of the City of Green Park. Failure to obtain a permit pursuant to this Section is a violation punishable pursuant to Section
100.140 of the Code. The City's costs of enforcement of this Section and/or the cost of bringing the premises or condition of residential property into compliance, including the City's administrative costs of inspections and attorneys' fees, shall be a joint and several obligation of all liable persons.
[Ord. No. 286 §2, 8-21-2000]
A. Definitions. For the purpose of this Section, the following
words and terms as used are defined to mean the following:
PHYSICALLY DISABLED
A natural person with disabilities which limit or impair
the ability to walk, as determined by a licensed physician.
PROPERLY MARKED AS RESERVED FOR DISABLED PARKING ONLY
Any parking space which is indicated by a sign upon which
shall be inscribed the international symbol of accessibility and the
words "Handicapped Parking" in white on a blue background, and which
may be indicated by blue painting on the curb along with the international
symbol of accessibility or edge of the paved portion of the street
adjacent to the space.
B. Violations.
1. It shall be unlawful for any person to park or permit any vehicle
to remain in any parking space properly marked as reserved for disabled
parking only unless such vehicle shall display a valid disabled parking
permit, disabled license plate issued under the provisions of Section
301.142, et seq., RSMo., or any other State or valid disabled license
plate issued by the Veterans' Administration.
2. It shall be unlawful for any person to permit any vehicle to block
access to any parking space properly marked as reserved for disabled
parking or block access in any manner to any ramp, entrance or stile
designed for disabled access and use.
3. The registered owner of any motor vehicle found to be illegally parked
in violation of paragraph (1) of this Subsection or blocking access
in violation of paragraph (2) of this Subsection shall be deemed to
be responsible for said violation. This presumption shall be rebuttable.
4. The violations detailed in paragraphs (1) and (2) of this Subsection
shall be applicable whether said violations occur on private or public
property so long as the public or private spaces are properly marked
in the manner set forth herein, and so long as the ramp, entrance
or stile is clearly marked in a manner readily visible to the public
at large.
5. Violation of the provisions of paragraphs (1) and (2) of this Subsection
Shall Be a Misdemeanor.
C. Limitation On Parking Privileges For The Handicapped. The
owner or operator of any vehicle bearing and properly displaying a
valid distinguishing license plate or placard issued pursuant to Section
301.142, RSMo., or a valid duly registered equivalent license plate
or placard issued by the City, State, County or place of which the
owner is a resident if the owner of that vehicle is a non-resident
of the State of Missouri shall be entitled to park that vehicle for
a period of time not to exceed four (4) hours on streets or portions
thereof where parking time is limited. It shall be unlawful for the
owner or operator of said vehicle to park on streets or portions thereof
where, or during the hours, parking is prohibited.
D. Towing Authorized. Any vehicle whether on private or public property found parked or maintained in violation of the provisions of Subsection
(B)(1) and
(2) shall be subject to towing and removal at the expense of the owner.