[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:
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.
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]
[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:
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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.
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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.
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Brentwood Boulevard:
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On the west side between the I-170 off ramp and Clayton Road.
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[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;
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.
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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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[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.