[CC 1970 §21-141; CC 1947 §11-26; Ord. No. 4263 §1, 9-14-1982; Ord. No. 4917 §§1—2, 9-8-1992; Ord. No. 4982 §1, 7-13-1993]
A. 
It shall be unlawful for the operator of a vehicle to stop, stand or park such vehicle in any of the following places, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a Police Officer or traffic control sign or signal:
1. 
Within an intersection.
2. 
On a crosswalk.
3. 
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 Director of Public Works shall indicate a different length by signs or markings.
4. 
Within twenty-five (25) feet from the intersection of curb lines or, if none, within fifteen (15) feet of the intersection of property lines at an intersection.
5. 
Within thirty (30) feet upon the approach to any flashing signal, stop sign or traffic control signal located at the side of the roadway.
6. 
Within fifty (50) feet of the intersection of property lines at an intersection where traffic is controlled by a traffic control signal.
7. 
Within fifteen (15) feet of the driveway entrance to any fire station.
8. 
Within five (5) feet of a fire hydrant.
[Ord. No. 6404 §1, 12-15-2015]
9. 
In front of a public or private driveway.
10. 
On a sidewalk.
11. 
Alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction when such stopping, standing or parking would obstruct traffic.
12. 
On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of the street.
13. 
At any place where official traffic signs have been erected prohibiting parking, standing and/or stopping.
14. 
Upon any bridge or other elevated structure upon a highway or within a highway tunnel.
15. 
Within six (6) feet of any United States mailbox.
16. 
Within twenty-five (25) feet of a crosswalk.
17. 
At any place where yellow painted stripes on the street curb have been placed prohibiting standing and parking.
18. 
In a designated bicycle lane.
[Ord. No. 6730, 12-14-2021]
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State Law Reference—For similar provisions, §300.440, RSMo.
[CC 1970 §21-17; CC 1947 §11-72]
If any vehicle is found upon a street or highway in violation of any provision of this Chapter regulating the stopping, standing or parking of vehicles, the owner or person in whose name such vehicle is registered shall be held prima facie responsible for such violation.
[CC 1970 §21-142; CC 1947 §11-31]
A. 
It shall be unlawful for any operator to stop, stand or 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, except that an operator may stop temporarily during the actual loading or unloading of passengers or when necessary in obedience to traffic regulations or traffic signs or signals or a Police Officer.
B. 
It shall be unlawful for any operator to 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 or create an unsafe condition in the alley.
C. 
It shall be unlawful to park any vehicle on any street, municipally operated parking lot or in any district lawfully designated by ordinance as a place where parking is prohibited, restricted or regulated by permit or in any other manner for a longer time than is permitted or without permit, if required, or in any manner other than is permitted in such ordinance.
D. 
It shall be unlawful for the owner or operator of any vehicle to park the same or allow the same to be parked upon any lot, tract or parcel of ground within the City, if said lot, tract or parcel of ground is not constructed, maintained and established in compliance with the provisions of the zoning ordinance.
[CC 1970 §21-154.2; Ord. No. 4982 §2, 7-13-1993]
The following districts or streets, alleys and places or parts thereof are designated as places where the parking, standing or stopping of vehicles is prohibited at the times indicated or, if no time is indicated, at all times:
Meramec Avenue:
On the east side between a point three hundred thirty-seven (337) feet south of the south line of Kingsbury Boulevard and a point five hundred seven (507) feet south of the south line of Kingsbury Boulevard.
On the east side between a point five hundred sixty-five (565) feet south of the south line of Kingsbury Boulevard and a point six hundred thirty-five (635) feet south of the south line of Kingsbury Boulevard.
Brentwood Boulevard:
On the west side between the I-170 off ramp and Clayton Road.
[CC 1970 §21-146; CC 1947 §11-137; Ord. No. 4262 §1, 9-14-1982]
The Director of Public Works shall erect and maintain official signs in the districts and on the streets where the parking of vehicles is prohibited or limited as to time indicating prohibition or stating the time limits of such parking or shall by use of painted stripes on the street where the parking of vehicles is prohibited indicate the prohibition of such parking.
A. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to park or stand any vehicle in any stall or space designated or reserved for physically disabled persons, as defined in Section 301.142, RSMo., as amended, whether upon public or private property open to public use, unless the vehicle bears the State of Missouri license plate or placard for the disabled as provided for in Sections 301.071 or 301.142, RSMo., as amended. The space shall be indicated by an upright sign whether on a pole or attached to a building upon which shall be inscribed the international symbol of accessibility and may 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 described in this Subsection shall also state, or an additional sign shall be posted below or adjacent to the sign stating, the following: "$50 to $300 fine".
B. 
Any vehicle operator who is not physically disabled shall not use the handicapped parking space unless there is a physically disabled person in the vehicle or while the vehicle is being used to transport a physically disabled person.
C. 
Any person convicted of violating this Section is guilty of an offense and shall be subject to a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than three hundred dollars ($300.00). Every day upon which such violation occurs shall constitute a separate offense.
[CC 1970 §21-144.1; Ord. No. 3882 §§1—4, 4-12-1977; Ord. No. 3927 §1, 11-22-1977; Ord. No. 4622 §1, 3-8-1988; Ord. No. 5860 §2, 1-25-2005]
A. 
No recreational equipment, horse or animal truck or trailer, equipment trailer or commercial vehicle shall be parked on any public property within the City unless posted for such use or otherwise authorized by the Clayton Police Department.
B. 
For the purposes of loading and unloading, recreational equipment, horse or animal trucks or trailers, equipment trailers or commercial vehicles may be parked on any public or private street immediately adjacent to property owned or occupied by the owner of such vehicles or being serviced by such vehicles in accordance with any posted restrictions. In no case shall such parking exceed twenty-four (24) hours in any seven (7) day period.
C. 
No recreational equipment, horse or animal truck or trailer, equipment trailer, commercial vehicle, or antique or historic vehicle shall be parked or stored on residential private property other than in a fully enclosed garage, except under the following conditions:
1. 
The recreational equipment, horse or animal truck or trailer, equipment trailer, or antique or historic vehicle is not in excess of twenty-seven (27) feet in overall length, or the commercial vehicle is of the pickup variety having a weight rate not in excess of one (1) ton. Such equipment and/or vehicle may be parked on an established driveway surfaced with asphalt or concrete for up to seventy-two (72) hours in any seven (7) day period. Such equipment may also be stored indefinitely on residential private property if it meets all of the following conditions:
a. 
It does not have any connection to electricity, water, gas or sanitary sewer facilities; and
b. 
It is not used for living or housekeeping purposes; and
c. 
It is parked or stored on an improved driveway surfaced with asphalt or concrete:
(1) 
Behind the front building line, or
(2) 
If there is no driveway or alley that accesses an improved driveway to the rear of the front building line, then parking in front of the front building line may be allowed; and
d. 
No part of such vehicle overhangs the limits of such established driveway.
2. 
It is a moving van or service vehicle providing direct service to the premises and is not covered by Subsection (C)(1). In such case, parking shall not exceed twenty-four (24) hours in any seven (7) day period.
D. 
Residential property shall not be used for the repair of vehicles in excess of seventy-two (72) hours in any seven (7) day period, other than in fully enclosed garages. Any such vehicles to be repaired which are not within a fully enclosed garage must be parked on an established driveway surfaced with asphalt or concrete.
E. 
All recreational equipment, horse or animal trucks or trailers, equipment trailers and commercial vehicles must be kept in good repair.
F. 
Any person, firm or corporation which violates the provisions of this Section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
[Ord. No. 6865, 12-19-2023]
A. 
Purpose. The regulations and requirements set forth in this Section are intended to balance the interests, rights and needs of residents, businesses and visitors, on one hand, and property owners and construction contractors, on the other hand, in commercial and residential areas of the City of Clayton in situations where construction activities generate a temporary but substantial demand for limited available parking and can interfere with the availability of convenient parking that is critical to local businesses and residents alike.
B. 
Construction Parking Management Plan – When Required.
1. 
All construction activities with a value of two million five hundred thousand dollars ($2,500,000.00) or greater must provide a Construction Parking Management Plan approved by the Clayton Building Official as hereinafter provided.
2. 
Construction activities with the value of less than two million five hundred thousand dollars ($2,500,000.00) may be required to provide an approved Construction Parking Management Plan if, in the reasonable professional judgment of the Building Official, relevant circumstances so warrant.
3. 
Relevant Circumstances, shall include, but not be limited to:
a. 
The location of the construction site;
b. 
Proximate available parking;
c. 
Local parking demand;
d. 
Local land uses;
e. 
Size of the construction site;
f. 
Intensity and duration of the construction activity;
g. 
Anticipated number of construction-related personnel and vehicles associated with the construction activity; and
h. 
Other circumstances reasonably bearing on the potential for adverse parking and traffic impact due to construction activity.
C. 
Construction Parking Management Plan – Contents.
1. 
Each application for approval of a Construction Parking Management Plan shall include:
a. 
An outline of the elements, phases and timing of the construction project;
b. 
A reasonable estimate of the maximum number of construction-related personnel associated with the construction at its most intense phase, including all owner representatives, contractors, subcontractors, independent contractors, non-City inspectors, and all other construction-related personnel (collectively: “construction employees”);
c. 
A construction site plan showing the areas within which construction is to take place and all areas where construction offices and material and equipment storage are to be located, and the number and location of on-site parking spaces to be set aside exclusively for parking of construction employee vehicles (allowing a minimum of 8.5' x 18' per parking space); and
d. 
A plan showing access to and from the construction site and internal circulation for construction and construction employee vehicles.
2. 
If there is not enough on-site parking to accommodate all vehicles for the maximum number of construction employees, the Construction Parking Management Plan shall also include details as to all off-site parking to be provided for construction employee vehicles and a transportation plan showing how construction employees will get to and from the construction location while using off-site parking.
3. 
For all off-site parking the Plan must include documentation of a lease or written approval from the owner of the off-site parking location and the duration and conditions for the use of such parking.
4. 
Public rights-of-way, on-street parking spaces and parking lots and garages owned or operated by the City of Clayton cannot be used to satisfy the requirements of a Construction Parking Management Plan.
D. 
Construction Parking Management Plan – Filing And Approval.
1. 
An application for approval of a Construction Parking Management Plan must be filed with the Building Official jointly by both the owner of the property on which the construction activity is to take place and the general contractor or construction manager in charge of the construction activity, each of whom shall be jointly and severable responsible for the implementation and management of the Plan, and each of whom shall be jointly and severable liable for any violation thereof.
2. 
Each application for a Construction Parking Management Plan shall be accompanied by payment of the processing fee established by the Building Official for construction-related permits and approvals from time to time.
3. 
The application must be filed, and the Construction Parking Management Plan must be approved and issued, prior to or concurrently with the issuance of the any demolition, excavation, building or other construction-related permit issued for the construction activity.
E. 
Violation Of Construction Parking Management Plans – Penalties.
1. 
It shall be unlawful for any construction employee (as defined in this Section) engaged in construction activity for which a Construction Parking Management Plan has been approved, to park any motor vehicle at any location in the City of Clayton other than at a location authorized by the Construction Parking Management Plan. Any person violating this Subsection shall be punished as provided in Section 350.240 of this Chapter.
2. 
It shall be unlawful for any owner of a construction project for which a Construction Parking Management Plan has been approved to fail to effectively implement or enforce such Plan so as to allow any construction employee engaged in the construction activity of such owner to park any motor vehicle at any location in the City of Clayton other than at a location authorized by the Construction Parking Management Plan. Any person violating this Subsection shall be punished by a fine of:
a. 
Two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) for the first time a construction employee parks in an unauthorized location;
b. 
Five hundred dollars ($500.00) if the violation involves a second instance of a construction employee parking in an unauthorized location; and
c. 
One thousand dollars ($1,000.00) if the violation involves a third or more instance of a construction employee parking in an unauthorized location.
In addition to any fine, and in addition to the restrictions specified in Section 100.180 of this Code of Ordinances, if there are four (4) or more instances of a construction employee parking in an unauthorized location the Construction Parking Management Plan and any construction-related permits may be suspended or revoked until a remediation and abatement plan is approved by the Building Official and implemented by the owner.
3. 
It shall be unlawful for any general contractor, construction manager or person in charge of a construction project for which a Construction Parking Management Plan has been approved to fail to effectively implement or enforce such Plan so as to allow any construction employee engaged in the construction activity of such contractor, manager or person in charge to park any motor vehicle at any location in the City of Clayton other than at a location authorized by the Construction Parking Management Plan. Any person violating this Subsection shall be punished by a fine of:
a. 
Two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) for the first time a construction employee parks in an unauthorized location;
b. 
Five hundred dollars ($500.00) if the violation involves a second instance of a construction employee parking in an unauthorized location; and
c. 
One thousand dollars ($1,000.00) if the violation involves a third or more instance of a construction employee parking in an unauthorized location.
In addition to any fine, and in addition to the restrictions specified in Section 100.180 of this Code of Ordinances, if there are four (4) or more instances of a construction employee parking in an unauthorized location the Construction Parking Management Plan and any construction-related permits may be suspended or revoked until a remediation and abatement plan is approved by the Building Official and implemented by the general contractor, construction manager or person in charge of the construction activity.
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Editor's Note: Former Section 350.080, Parking Vehicle For Sale Prohibited, was repealed 12-10-2019 by Ord. No. 6630.
[CC 1970 §21-145; CC 1947 §11-51]
No person having control or charge of a motor vehicle shall allow such vehicle to stand on any street unattended without first setting the brakes thereon and stopping the motor of said vehicle and, when standing upon a perceptible grade, without turning the wheels of such vehicle to the curb or the side of the roadway.
[CC 1970 §21-166; Ord. No. 4290 §1, 4-26-1983]
The Director of Public Works, subject to the supervision of the City Manager, is directed and authorized to cause to be marked off individual spaces on municipal parking lots and structures; said parking spaces to be designated by lines painted or durably marked on the curbing or surface of the lot or structure. At each space so marked off, it shall be unlawful to park any vehicle in such a way that said vehicle shall not be entirely within the limits of the space so designated.
[CC 1970 §21-167; Ord. No. 4357 §1, 3-13-1984]
A. 
Definitions. As used in this Section, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed thereto:
RESIDENT
Any person who lives in property abutting a street designated as a residential parking zone.
RESIDENTIAL PARKING ZONE
Any street or part thereof in one (1) of the hereinafter defined residential zones which is designated as such with a specified parking time limit.
RESIDENTIAL ZONE
The residential areas of the City shall be divided into such number and such locations as are shown on the official map kept on file in the office of the City Clerk.
VISITOR
Any person who is a household guest, a visitor, a workman performing services for, or domestic help for, a resident.
B. 
Residential Parking Permit. On any street which is designated a residential parking zone, parking in excess of the prescribed parking time limit will be permitted by a resident or a visitor with a valid resident or visitor parking permit.
C. 
Parking Permit. A resident or visitor parking permit issued in any of the numbered residential zones of the City shall not be valid in any other numbered residential zone.
D. 
Issuance Of Parking Permit. The Director of Finance shall issue resident parking permits and visitor parking permits for the numbered residential zones to a resident of any street designated a residential parking zone.
[CC 1970 §21-168.1; Ord. No. 4908 §1, 8-25-1992]
A permit parking zone is hereby established on the north side of Forsyth Boulevard from the City limits westwardly to 6414 Forsyth Boulevard. Said permit parking zone to be administered by Washington University under contract with the City of Clayton. The City shall retain sovereignty over the area covered by the permit parking zone as provided in Section 70.270, RSMo. Nothing herein shall in any manner limit the jurisdiction of the City to enforce its ordinances.