[R.O. 2008 § 355.010; R.O. 2007 § 355.010; Ord. No. 4394 § 2, 7-17-2002]
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;
b.
On a sidewalk;
c.
Within an intersection;
d.
On a crosswalk;
e.
Between a safety zone and 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;
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);
f.
At any place where official signs
prohibit standing.
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:
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A.
The City Traffic Engineer is hereby authorized to determine and designate
by proper signs placed 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.
[R.O. 2008 § 355.100; R.O. 2007 § 355.100;
CC 1978 § 365.100; Ord. No. 247 Art. XIII § 4, 8-13-1962]
No person shall park a vehicle upon
any roadway for a period of time longer than forty-eight (48) hours.
[R.O. 2008 § 355.110; R.O. 2007 § 355.110;
CC 1978 § 365.110; Ord. No. 598 § 2, 12-20-1977; Ord. No. 4510 § 1, 4-17-2003; Ord. No. 5248 § 1, 11-8-2007; Ord. No. 5709 § 2, 6-23-2011]
A.
No vehicle meeting any of the following
specifications shall be parked on any street, highway or roadway in
a residential area:
1.
Any vehicle having a DOT classification of Class 3 or above as described in Appendix A to Ord. No. 5709 [set out in Subsection (F)], with the exception of pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles.
2.
Motor homes or campers, subject to
a forty-eight-hour grace period in any thirty-day period for setup
or cleaning. The motor home or camper must be unoccupied.
3.
Step van (any class).
4.
Any vehicle with a shell extending
beyond the length or width of the truck bed.
5.
Any commercial or industrial trailer,
tractor or equipment.
B.
The parking of vehicles described in Subsection (A) upon any private or public parking lot in any residential area is expressly prohibited without the written permission of the property owner or agent for said property.
C.
No commercial or industrial tractor or
semi-tractor with or without an attached trailer shall be parked in
a residential driveway.
D.
The parking prohibitions specified in this
Section shall not apply to the following vehicles under the specified
conditions:
1.
Moving vans or service vehicles providing
direct service to the premises. In such case, parking shall not exceed
twenty-four (24) hours in any seven-day period and must be in accordance
with any posted restrictions.
2.
Emergency response vehicles, such
as fire trucks, ambulances and utility vehicles, while actively responding
to an emergency situation.
3.
Any vehicle owned or operated by
the City with a necessary business purpose for remaining on site.
E.
Any person who violates any provision of this Section as established shall be subjected upon conviction to the penalty provisions in Section 100.010 of this Code.
F.
Appendix A to Ord. No. 5709.
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TRUCK TYPE AND WEIGHT CLASS
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The vehicle icons on the following
pages depict examples of vehicles in each DOT classification one through
eight with corresponding load ranges. These classifications are guidelines
in understanding the type of vehicle used for different applications
by vehicle class.
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[R.O. 2008 § 355.115; Ord. No. 5712 § 1, 6-23-2011]
A.
No vehicle having a DOT classification
of Class 3 or above, and no step van (any class), and no vehicle with
a shell extending beyond the length or width of the truck bed, and
no commercial or industrial trailer, tractor or equipment, and no
semi-tractor, with or without an attached trailer, shall be parked
or stored in a commercially or industrially zoned area within the
City limits unless the vehicle is at that time actively engaged in
business at that location or is owned by or leased to a business situated
on the same lot. It shall be a rebuttable presumption (assumed until
proven otherwise) that the vehicle or equipment is parked in violation
of this restriction if no business on the same lot is open for business
at that time.
B.
No owner or operator of any commercially
or industrially zoned property shall suffer or permit parking on such
property in violation of this Section. Owners and operators may erect
appropriate signs warning against parking prohibited under this Section.
[R.O. 2008 § 355.120; R.O. 2007 § 355.120; Ord. No. 3669 §§ 2 – 5, 3-10-1998]
A.
The establishment of fire lanes is under
authority of the City Fire Official.
B.
Where signs have been erected or the pavement
otherwise marked indicating a public or private area to be designated
as a fire lane, no person shall stand or park a vehicle within the
area of thirty (30) feet adjacent to each sign, or anywhere within
the marked area. At no time shall a vehicle impede in any way the
free movement of vehicular traffic within such area.
C.
Any person found to be in violation of
this Section shall be subjected, upon conviction, to a fine of up
to five hundred dollars ($500.00) or to imprisonment in the St. Charles
County Jail for up to three (3) months, or to both such fine and imprisonment.
D.
The Chief of Police may cause the removal
of any vehicle left standing or parked in a fire lane in violation
of this Section. Any vehicle which has been removed and which is not
properly claimed within thirty (30) days thereafter shall be considered
to be an abandoned vehicle.
[R.O. 2008 § 355.130; R.O. 2007 § 375.070;
CC 1978 § 395.110; Ord. No. 247 Art. XVII § 9, 8-13-1962]
A.
In any prosecution charging a violation
of any law or regulation governing the standing or parking of a vehicle,
proof that the particular vehicle described in the complaint was parked
in violation of any such law or regulation, together with proof that
the defendant named in the complaint was, at the time of such parking,
the registered owner of such vehicle, shall constitute in evidence
a prima facie presumption that the registered owner of such vehicle
was the person who parked or placed such vehicle at the point where,
and for the time during which, such violation occurred.
B.
The foregoing stated presumption shall
apply only when the procedures as prescribed in this Chapter have
been followed.
[R.O. 2008 § 355.140]
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 Section 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 such as "Accessible Parking" 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." Beginning August 28, 2011, when any political subdivision
or owner of private property restripes a parking lot or constructs
a new parking lot, one (1) in every four (4) accessible spaces, but
not fewer than one (1), shall be served by an access aisle a minimum
of ninety-six (96) inches wide and shall be designated "lift van accessible
only" with signs that meet the requirements of the Federal Americans
With Disabilities Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et
seq., and any rules and regulations established pursuant thereto.
B.
Any vehicle operator who is not physically
disabled shall not use the accessible[1] 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.
