[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and City Council
of the City of Monroe as Ch. 460 of the 1995 Codified Ordinances of
Monroe. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Motor carriers — See Ch. 440.
Parking and street and sidewalk obstructions — See Ch. 625.
Parking on snow emergency routes — See Ch. 593.
STATUTORY REFERENCES
Traffic rules and regulations generally — See
MCLA §§ 257.601 et seq., 257.634 et seq.
Parking generally — See MCLA
§ 257.672 et seq.
Uniform Traffic Code — See MCLA
§ 257.951 et seq.
Parking Violations Bureaus — See
MCLA § 600.8395.
The City Council shall establish a convenient
location for the Parking Violations Bureau, appoint qualified City
employees to administer the Bureau and adopt rules and regulations
for the operation thereof.
A.
Under the jurisdiction of the statutes of the state, the City Charter and the Uniform Traffic Code, as adopted in Chapter 680, Article II, as well as its authority under the Charter and Home Rule for the enforcement of local parking ordinances, the Chief of Police may designate and appoint a civilian parking enforcement person.
B.
Such person shall only enforce the local parking ordinance
and shall not be considered a person exercising full police powers.
C.
Said person shall receive such training as is designated
by the Chief of Police to be conversant in parking rules and regulations,
the writing of parking citations and all such other training as required
by the Chief of Police so that the person may effectively and efficiently
fulfill his or her job.
D.
Such person shall be considered a civilian enforcement
officer.
E.
Other duties, by designation of the City Manager or
his or her designee, may be added to such position, and any person
so appointed shall not be limited strictly to parking enforcement
duties.
A.
All violations of this chapter and of those provisions
of the Uniform Traffic Code that relate to parking, including traffic
control orders thereunder, shall be administered by the Parking Violations
Bureau.
B.
No violation may be settled at the Parking Violations
Bureau except at the specific request of the alleged violator. No
penalty for any violation shall be accepted from any person who denies
having committed the offense, and in no case shall the person who
is in charge of the Bureau determine or attempt to determine the truth
or falsity of any fact or matter relating to such alleged violation.
C.
No person shall be required to dispose of a parking
violation at the Parking Violations Bureau. All persons shall be entitled
to have a violation processed before a court having jurisdiction thereof
if they so desire. The unwillingness of any person to dispose of any
violation at the Parking Violations Bureau shall not prejudice him
or her or in any way diminish the rights, privileges and protection
accorded to him or her by law.
[Added 6-18-2007 by Ord. No. 07-009;
amended 6-19-2017 by Ord. No. 17-007]
Where six or more parking violation notices
or civil infraction parking violations, in any combination, have been
issued for a violation of any parking provision contained in Part
Four of the Codified Ordinances,[1] and remain unpaid and no plea having been entered in a court of competent jurisdiction for a period in excess of 30 days after the issuance of such notices or violations for a vehicle bearing the same registration plate, the vehicle may be removed from any public place in the City at the direction of any police officer, or other authorized employee. Such vehicle shall not be released to its owner until all outstanding parking violation notices and/or civil infraction parking violations, storage and towing charges have been paid, a payment plan has been entered into in accordance with any payment plan policies that may be adopted in accordance § 485-6E or until a plea is made in a court of competent jurisdiction and an order is entered by the court releasing the vehicle.
[Added 6-18-2007 by Ord. No. 07-009;
amended 6-19-2017 by Ord. No. 17-007]
A.
Where six or more parking violation notices or civil
infraction parking violations, in any combination, have been issued
for a violation of any parking provision contained in Part Four of
the Codified Ordinances,[1] and remain unpaid and no plea having been entered in a court of competent jurisdiction for a period in excess of 30 days after the issuance of such notices or violations for a vehicle bearing the same registration plate, the vehicle may be locked and secured with a suitable device, preventing the movement of such vehicle, by any police officer or authorized employee. Such locking device shall not be removed from the vehicle until all outstanding parking violation notices and/or civil infraction parking violations and charges have been paid, a payment plan has been entered into in accordance with any payment plan policies that may be adopted in accordance § 485-6E or until a plea is made in a court of competent jurisdiction and an order is entered by the court releasing the vehicle, or the vehicle is removed.
B.
Any police officer or authorized employee is authorized in such case where the vehicle locked has not been redeemed to remove the vehicle in accordance with § 485-5.
C.
It shall be unlawful for any person to damage, interfere with, remove
or destroy any locking device affixed to a vehicle under the authority
of this section, except under lawful authority of any police officer
or authorized employee.
D.
It shall be unlawful for any person to remove any vehicle locked
in accordance with this section, unless under the direct authority
and supervision or order of a police officer or authorized employee.
E.
The Clerk/Treasurer may formulate and convey recommendations to Mayor
and City Council regarding the adoption of parking and payment plan
policies. Prior to the implementation and effectiveness of such policies,
the Mayor and City Council shall adopt any parking or payment plan
policies by resolution.
[Amended 7-15-1996 by Ord. No. 96-017; 5-7-2007 by Ord. No.
07-005]
A.
The issuance of a parking citation or notice of violation
by a police officer or civilian parking enforcement specialist of
the City shall be deemed an allegation of a parking violation.
B.
A copy of a parking citation or notice of violation
need not be served personally upon the defendant but may be served
upon the registered owner by attaching the copy to the vehicle.
C.
The parking citation or notice of violation shall
indicate the time period within which the person to whom it was issued
must respond before the Parking Violations Bureau, the address of
the Bureau, the hours during which the Bureau is open, and the amount
of penalty scheduled for the offense for which the ticket was issued.
D.
Parking violations and fines are established as follows
herein. A vehicle shall not be parked in violation of any of the following
parking provisions:
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Violations
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Fine for Violation
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Parking within 15 feet of fire hydrant
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$50
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Prohibited parking:
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$25
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Parking on terrace
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Parking on sidewalk
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Parking wrong way on street
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Parking in restricted zone
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Parking in front of a public or private driveway
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Parking on crosswalk
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Not properly parked
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Parking in alley
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Obstructing traffic
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$25
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Obstructing snow removal
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$25
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Obstructing street sweeping
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$25
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Violating meter parking
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$10
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Violating 15-minute parking ordinance
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$10
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Violating 1-hour parking ordinance
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$10
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Violating 2-hour parking ordinance
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$10
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Violating 28-hour parking ordinance
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$25
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Violating metered/unmetered time limit ordinance,
second or subsequent observed violation within a twenty-four-hour
period
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$25
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Violating hourly time limit in designated residence
districts parking ordinance
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$25
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Violating handicap parking ordinance
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$100
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Keys in vehicle
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$10
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Expired or no registration plates
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$25
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E.
Unpaid fines shall be doubled five business days after
issuance of the traffic ticket or notice of violation.
[Amended 2-18-1986 by Ord. No. 86-002]
On those streets or publicly owned properties
on which parking is permitted, a person shall not stop, stand or park
a vehicle unless the vehicle is wholly parked within the marked spaces
designated for parking.
No person shall park on any street in the City,
or in any other area open to the general public, any vehicle which
is required to be registered pursuant to the Uniform Traffic Code
if the vehicle bears a registration plate that is expired.
Unless otherwise provided, no person shall park
or cause to be parked any motor vehicle for a longer period than 28
continuous hours on any street or alley within the City in cases where
parking on the streets or alleys has not already been limited by ordinance
or traffic-control order to a lesser period of time.
The limitation for legal parking, excepting
on Sundays, in the municipal parking lot located north of West Front
Street, west of South Monroe Street, and bounded on the west by the
property of Monroe Paint and Lumber Company and on the north by the
River Raisin, shall be as established by traffic control orders recommended
by the Traffic Committee and adopted by the Mayor and Council. No
person shall violate such limitation.
The provision of parking spaces for handicapped
persons near or contiguous to shopping centers in the City shall be
governed by Act 1 of the Public Acts of 1966, as amended, and other
relevant state law, by the Michigan Construction Code and by the Zoning
Code of the City.[1]
[Amended 9-17-2007 by Ord. No. 07-012]
A.
The purpose of this section is to restrict the flow
of traffic and parking in residential districts in order to reduce
hazardous traffic conditions resulting from the use of streets within
such districts; to protect residential districts from excessive noise,
trash and refuse caused by the operation and parking of vehicles therein;
to protect residents of residential districts from unreasonable obstacles
to access to their residences; to allow residents of residential homes
to obtain and preserve adequate parking for their homes; to preserve
the character of residential districts as residential districts; to
promote efficiency in maintaining residential streets in a clean and
safe condition; to preserve residential district property values;
and to promote safety for children and pedestrians within residential
districts.
B.
A residential parking district shall authorize residents
and/or other individuals allowed by this chapter within such district,
holding and displaying a valid residential parking permit for that
district, to park at any time on streets therein unless otherwise
prohibited, subject to any overall maximum time restrictions imposed
by other general City ordinances. Any person parking in a residential
parking district street without the aforesaid permit shall be limited
to two hours' parking per day during the restricted posted hours.
C.
The Mayor's Traffic Committee is hereby authorized
to recommend to the Mayor and Council roads, streets and other areas
within the City in which the parking of vehicles may be restricted
to holders of valid parking permits issued pursuant to this section.
The Mayor's Traffic Committee shall consider the institution of a
residential parking district, or withdraw the designation, as follows:
(1)
Where a majority of households on an individual street
or within a defined geographic area petition the City for a residential
parking designated area, the designation shall be considered.
(2)
The Mayor's Traffic Committee may recommend other
areas to be utilized as a restricted residential parking area upon
its own motion.
(3)
The Mayor's Traffic Committee shall ascertain the
potential existing availability of parking on the premises of individual
residences. If it is determined after investigation that an individual
residence has adequate parking on the premises, then the residents
of that property may be ineligible for a parking permit or the number
of parking permits for that residence may be proportionally limited
at the discretion of the Mayor's Traffic Committee.
(4)
The Mayor's Traffic Committee shall conduct a public
hearing prior to such designation, or prior to the withdrawal of such
designation once it is established, at which time any interested person
shall be entitled to appear and be heard. Such hearing shall be held
only after due notice has been published in a newspaper of general
circulation in the City. The notice shall clearly state the purpose
of the hearing, the exact location of the boundaries of the parking
permit area under consideration, and the reasons such area is being
proposed for designation or withdrawal of designation as a parking
permit area. Districts may be established on an individual street
basis only or by a defined geographic area. Some on-street parking
areas within a designated district may be otherwise regulated. For
those on-street areas designated as restricted under the provisions
of this section, and not otherwise regulated, all permit holders for
such district shall be permitted to park in these areas, regardless
of whether or not they front the individual street where the restricted
parking area has been located.
(5)
Within 30 days after the close of the record of the
public hearing, the Mayor and Council shall decide, based upon the
record of that meeting and the recommendations of the Committee, whether
or not to designate the area under consideration as a parking permit
area or to remove the designation in the case of an already established
parking permit area.
(6)
Following the designation of a parking permit area, the Traffic Engineer shall cause parking signs to be posted in the area, indicating the times, locations and conditions under which parking shall be by permit only. Subject to exceptions provided for in Subsection C(12) of this section, permits shall be issued only to persons residing within the parking permit area. The parking permit area shall include all properties fronting both sides of any streets designated within the district, including front, rear and/or side yard frontage, unless otherwise designated by Traffic Committee and City Council action. A permit shall remain valid for such time as the holder thereof continues to reside in the area and during the period for which the permit is issued. Permits may be transferred only in accordance with procedures established in this section. There shall be a limit of two permits issued per household.
(7)
Application:
(a)
When applying for a permit, any resident residing
within the district who wishes to apply shall file an application
with the Clerk/Treasurer. The application shall contain the following
information:
(b)
The motor vehicle registration and operator's
license must be presented at the time of application as proof of residence.
Thereafter, upon finding that the applicant meets the requirements,
the Clerk/Treasurer shall issue the appropriate parking permit.
(8)
The residential parking permit shall be affixed to
the lower left-hand quadrant of the rear window of the vehicle, so
that the driver's view will not be obstructed or obscured in any manner.
The design of this permit shall be approved by the Clerk/Treasurer.
At the option of the Clerk/Treasurer, a placard-type permit may be
utilized that shall be hung from the rear-view mirror of the vehicle.
(9)
In the event that the motor vehicle on which the permit
is displayed is sold, transferred or demolished, the person to whom
the permit was issued may request and shall be issued a duplicate
permit, if it is of a nontransferable type. It shall be the duty of
the person to notify the Clerk/Treasurer when a motor vehicle on which
a permit is displayed is sold and no longer is owned by him or her
and to make additional application in accordance with the provisions
of this section. The duplicate permit shall be issued and valid for
the unexpired term of the original permit. The original permit, upon
the issuance of the duplicate permit, shall be returned to the Clerk/Treasurer.
(10)
The residential parking permit may be renewed
not more than once per year. There shall be no fee for residential
parking permits. Permits may remain valid for longer terms at the
discretion of the Clerk/Treasurer. Notice of renewal shall be provided
to each resident with an existing permit via U.S. Mail by the Clerk/Treasurer
at the address last reported on the previous application.
(11)
In residential parking districts, residents
may, on special occasions and for family visitors, request and receive
from the Clerk/Treasurer special permission to park vehicles which
do not have parking permits. The Clerk/Treasurer shall issue temporary
permits for a period not to exceed one week.
(12)
In the case of persons residing within the district
that are unable to operate motor vehicles due to a mental or physical
disability, up to two permits may be issued to caregiver agencies,
employees, and/or family members. In no case shall the total number
of permits issued to any of the above per household be greater than
two. If appropriate, these permits may be of a placard type to facilitate
a variety of caregivers at a particular residence. In order to ascertain
the nature of any relationship under this subsection, documentation
sufficient to establish such shall be provided to the Clerk/Treasurer
at the time of application.
(13)
At the discretion of the City Manager, the duties
of the Clerk/Treasurer may be assigned to the Engineering Department,
Public Services Department, Police Department, or other relevant City
department, as appropriate.
[Amended 7-15-1996 by Ord. No. 96-017]
No person shall park a vehicle in the unmetered areas of the City continuously for a period of more than one hour where one-hour parking limits are posted. No person shall move his or her vehicle from one unmetered one-hour parking space directly to another unmetered one-hour parking space within a two-block radius in order to circumvent the posted one-hour parking limit. Whoever violates this section shall be ticketed in accordance with § 485-7.
Parking of motor vehicles shall be limited to 15 minutes upon streets or parts thereof designated for such fifteen-minute parking pursuant to § 8.10(r) of the Uniform Traffic Code, as adopted in Chapter 680, Article II, and/or traffic control orders that are recommended by the Traffic Committee and adopted by the Mayor and Council.
Parking of motor vehicles shall be limited to one hour upon streets or parts thereof designated for such one-hour parking pursuant to § 8.10(r) of the Uniform Traffic Code, as adopted in Chapter 680, Article II, and/or traffic control orders that are recommended by the Traffic Committee and adopted by the Mayor and Council.
No person shall park any motor vehicle on any
street or part thereof that is established as a no-parking street
or part of a street by traffic control orders that are recommended
by the Traffic Committee and adopted by the Mayor and Council.
[Amended 7-15-1996 by Ord. No. 96-017]
A.
Parking areas shall be established as parking meter
zones by traffic control orders that are recommended by the Traffic
Committee and adopted by the Mayor and Council.
B.
Unless otherwise designated, no person shall park
any vehicle in any parking meter zone without depositing the required
coin into the meter.
C.
Unless otherwise designated, no person shall, during
a twenty-four-hour time period, park any vehicle overtime in any parking
meter zone without depositing additional coins in the meter. As used
herein, the twenty-four-hour time period shall commence at approximately
12:01 a.m. (00:01 hours) on the day in question and terminate at approximately
11:59 p.m. (23:59 hours) on that same day.
A.
Streets and parts thereof may be designated as angle
parking zones by traffic control orders that are recommended by the
Traffic Committee and adopted by the Mayor and Council.
B.
Upon streets and parts thereof that are designated
as angle parking zones, no person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle
other than at the angle to the curb or edge of the roadway as is indicated
by appropriate signs or markings.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Section 460.19, Parking
of trucks and truck trailers, which previously followed this section,
was repealed 4-2-2001 by Ord. No. 01-006.
Bicycles, two- and three-wheeled motor vehicles,
and trucks exceeding one-ton capacity, shall not be parked in the
following municipal parking lots:
A.
The Veterans Municipal Parking Lot located north of
East Front Street and east of South Macomb Street, bounded on the
north by the River Raisin and on the east by the property of Robert
Maedel.
B.
The municipal parking lot located south of East Second
Street and east of Washington Street, bounded on the south by the
property of L.E. Merman and on the east by the north and south alley
running between East Second Street and East Third Street and Washington
Street and South Macomb Street.
Bus stops and taxicab stands, as provided in §§ 2.39 and 8.19 of the Uniform Traffic Code, as adopted in Chapter 680, Article II of the Code of the City, are hereby established as follows:
A.
Bus stops established.
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Name of Street
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Side
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Location
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First Street (West)
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South
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West First Street from the west line of the
alley between South Monroe Street and Cass Street to a point 75 feet
westerly therefrom
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Fifth Street (East)
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Between Washington Street and South Macomb Street,
between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 8:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m. and 1:00
p.m., and 3:15 p.m. and 4:15 p.m., but limited to days that school
is in session at Monroe High School
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B.
Taxicab stands established.
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Name of Street
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Side
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Location
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Cass Street
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East
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Cass Street from the northeast corner of Cass
Street and West First Street to a point 30 feet northerly therefrom
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Monroe Street (South)
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West
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South Monroe Street from a point 70 feet southerly
from the southwest corner of South Monroe Street and West First Street
to a point 90 feet southerly from said corner
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Washington Street
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West
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Washington Street from a point 90 feet northerly
from the northwest corner of Washington Street and East First Street
to a point 130 feet northerly from said corner
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C.
Unauthorized parking prohibited. No person shall park
any unauthorized vehicle in any bus stop or taxicab stand.
A.
The streets or parts thereof set forth below are hereby designated as school zones, as provided in § 2.32 of the Uniform Traffic Code, as adopted in Chapter 680, Article II of the Code of the City.
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Name of Street
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Side
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Location
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Second Street (East)
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South
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East Second Street from the west property line
of Lincoln School to the intersection at Kentucky Avenue, between
the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. during days that school is in
session at Lincoln School
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Fifth Street (East)
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North
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East Fifth Street from Washington Street to
the alley on East Fifth Street between Washington Street and South
Macomb Street, between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 8:15 a.m., 3:15
p.m. and 4:15 p.m., during days that school is in session at Monroe
High School
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Fifth Street (East)
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South
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East Fifth Street from Washington Street to
Scott Street, between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 8:15 a.m., 3:15 p.m.
and 4:15 p.m., during days that school is in session at Monroe High
School
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Fifth Street (East)
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South street only
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From Monroe Street east to the first alley,
7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on school days
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Lincoln Avenue
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West
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From a point 120 feet south of the south curbline
of East Noble Avenue to a point 280 feet southerly therefrom, between
the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., during days that school is in
session at Christiancy School
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Sixth Street (East)
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North
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East Sixth Street from South Monroe Street to
the alley on East Sixth Street between South Monroe Street and Washington
Street, between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. during days that
school is in session at St. John's Parochial School
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Sixth Street (East)
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North
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From Washington Street to Scott Street between
the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on days that school is in session
at Monroe High School
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Sixth Street (East)
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North
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From Washington Street to South Monroe Street,
7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on school days
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[Amended 4-19-1993 by Ord. No. 93-003]
A.
PARKING AREA
TRAILER
Definitions. As used in this section, the following
terms shall have the meaning indicated:
An area used by the public as a means of access to and egress
from and for the parking of motor vehicles by patrons of a shopping
area, business, factory, hospital, institution or similar building
or location.
A truck, automobile or other motor vehicle-drawn carrier
designed to be hauled for the purpose of storing and/or transporting
goods of any kind, or designed to serve, when parked, as a dwelling
place or place of business.
B.
Parking on City property. No utility trailer, boat
trailer or trailer designed for habitation, recreation or business
purposes shall be parked on City streets or parking areas.
C.
Permitted use. This section shall not be used to prohibit
transport of goods to or from existing businesses or residences, or
the necessary usage of trailers or semitrailers on streets or parking
areas for a specific and temporary purpose, other than habitation,
for a period not to exceed 24 hours. Nothing in this section shall
be construed to allow periodic or habitual parking of trailers or
semitrailers on City streets.
