[Adopted 11-19-2009 by Ord. No. O-09-7 (Ch. 45, Art. I, of
the 1997 Town Code)]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Any motor vehicle. boat or trailer, that meets or exceeds
at least two of the following criteria, exclusive of fixtures, accessories
or property:
[Added 11-19-2015 by Ord.
No. O-15-12]
Includes but is not limited to any public street, way, avenue,
boulevard, highway, road, alley, lane, viaduct, bridge and the approaches
thereto and any other public thoroughfares in the Town, whether opened
and/or paved or not, and shall mean the entire width of the street
or the right-of-way for such street.
A.
No person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle in any of the following
places, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic
or in compliance with the direction of a police officer or traffic
control device:
(1)
In front of a public driveway or alley;
(2)
On a sidewalk;
(3)
In an intersection;
(4)
On a crosswalk;
(5)
Between a safety zone and the adjacent curb or within 30 feet of
points on the curb immediately opposite the ends of a safety zone,
unless a different length is indicated by signs or markings;
(6)
Alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction when such
stopping, standing, or parking would obstruct traffic;
(7)
On any bridge or other elevated structure on a highway;
(8)
At any place where an official sign or painted curb prohibits stopping,
parking, or standing, and wherever a curb has been painted red or
yellow;
(9)
On a street at a location that obstructs the entrance to or exit
from any private driveway or to any building or garage, except with
the permission of the property owner, or that prevents passage over
and upon any private driveway or private vehicle entrance connecting
private property with an abutting street, except with the permission
of the property owner;
(10)
Within 15 feet of a fire hydrant;
(11)
Within 30 feet of the approach to any flashing signal, stop
sign, yield sign, or traffic control signal located at the side of
a roadway;
(12)
Within 20 feet of the driveway entrance to any fire department
station or otherwise not in accordance with a posted sign concerning
parking restrictions near fire departments;
(13)
On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the
edge or curb of a street (the practice commonly known as "double-parking"),
except for the purpose of receiving or discharging passengers or,
for a period of time not to exceed five minutes and provided a driver
remains in the vehicle, merchandise;
(14)
On a street if the vehicle is covered with a tarp or other temporary
cover that must be removed in order to operate the vehicle;
(15)
Unless for the use of an individual with a disability, in a
space or zone marked as restricted for the use of individuals with
disabilities; or
(16)
Within 20 feet of an intersection not controlled by a stop sign
or other traffic control device.
B.
No person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle, the operation of
which requires a commercial driver's license (CDL) under state
law, on the street in front of, alongside, or in the rear of any private
dwelling for a period of more than one hour, except when the operator
or occupant of such vehicle is unloading merchandise, or is engaged
in rendering a service at or to such premises; provided, however,
that a vehicle necessary to construction activity that is being performed
pursuant to a valid building permit issued by Calvert County shall
be excepted from the prohibition of this subsection until such time
as the construction activity requiring the vehicle is completed, if
the vehicle is parked in front of, alongside, or in the rear of the
property upon which the construction activity is occurring.
C.
No person shall stop, stand, or park a recreational vehicle, camper,
or trailer designed for the transport of boats, vehicles, or recreational
equipment, including but not limited to personal watercraft, upon
a street except for the purpose of receiving or discharging passengers
or, for a period of time not to exceed one hour, for the purpose of
loading or unloading equipment or supplies.
D.
Except with respect to streets and rights-of-way in neighborhoods
subject to a declaration establishing a homeowners' association under
the Maryland Homeowners' Association Act, no person shall stop, stand,
or park an oversized vehicle on a street or right-of-way for a period
of more than one hour, except when the operator of such vehicle is
unloading merchandise or is engaged in rendering a service at or to
a premises in Town; provided, however, that a vehicle necessary to
construction activity that is being performed pursuant to a valid
building permit issued by Calvert County shall be exempt from the
prohibition of this subsection until such time as the construction
activity requiring the vehicle is completed.
[Added 11-19-2015 by Ord.
No. O-15-12[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also provided for the renumbering
of former Subsection D as Subsection E.
E.
Failure to comply with any provisions of this section shall constitute
a civil code violation for which a parking citation may be issued,
and any person, upon conviction of a violation hereof, shall be subject
to a fine of $100 per occurrence. Each day a violation exists shall
constitute a separate offense.
[Amended 8-18-2016 by Ord. No. O-16-12]
A.
Definitions.
(1)
ABANDONED VEHICLE
INOPERABLE VEHICLE
(a)
(b)
(c)
The following words, when used in this section, have the following
meanings:
Any motor vehicle, camper, trailer, or semi-trailer that:
A motor vehicle that:
Is missing any of the following: its engine, tires, steering
wheel, transmission, windows, fender, bumper, hood, or valid license
plate, or other component necessary for the lawful operation of the
vehicle, or is partially dismantled or wrecked or has one or more
flat tires or that is otherwise unable to be moved under its own power;
or
Is elevated on blocks or otherwise so that any of its tires
are not in direct contact with the ground; or
Does not display currently valid registration plates or displays
the registration plates of another vehicle.
(2)
Words that are not specifically defined herein shall have the same
meaning as those words defined in the Transportation Article of the
Annotated Code of Maryland, §§ 11-101 through 11-177
and §§ 21-101, 25-101 and 25-201, as amended from time
to time.
B.
No abandoned or inoperable vehicle shall be left upon any street
for any period of more than 48 hours.
C.
No abandoned or inoperable vehicle may be parked or stored exposed
to public view anywhere on any private property, except upon commercial
property pursuant to a valid zoning permit for the repair or storage
of such vehicles and in compliance with any conditions imposed by
the zoning regulations or the zoning permit relating to the property.
D.
Failure to comply with any provisions of this section shall constitute
a civil code violation for which a parking citation may be issued,
and any person, upon conviction of a violation hereof, shall be subject
to a fine of $500 per occurrence. Each day a violation exists shall
constitute a separate offense.
[Amended 8-18-2016 by Ord. No. O-16-12]
A.
The Town's designated agents are authorized to remove, convey,
impound and sell any vehicle parked, stored, or left in violation
of this article. The cost for such removal, conveyance, impoundment
and sale shall be charged to the owner of the vehicle or the resident
on whose property the vehicle was located.
B.
Except as may otherwise be provided by this article, the procedures
for the impoundment and sale of vehicles pursuant to this section
shall substantially conform to the provisions of the Transportation
Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland, §§ 25-204
to 25-210, as amended from time to time.
C.
Before the Town may impound a vehicle pursuant to this section, it
shall issue a notice to the owner of the vehicle and, if the vehicle
is located upon private property, to the property owner or occupant,
stating that this section of the Town Code has been violated and providing
seven days for the vehicle owner, property owner or occupant to remove
the offending vehicle.
D.
Notwithstanding anything in this section to the contrary, the Town's
designated agents are not authorized to remove, convey or impound
a vehicle from private property, except upon permission of the property
owner or pursuant to an order entered by a court of competent jurisdiction.
