[R.O. 1997 § 355.010; Ord. No. 120 § 1, 9-1-1995; Ord. No. 479 § 1, 11-23-1998]
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 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 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;
j.
Within eight (8) feet of a public
or private mailbox between 8:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M.; or
k.
Upon any portion of the right-of-way
of any controlled or limited access highway.
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 thirty (30) feet of an intersection;
c.
Within fifteen (15) feet of a fire
hydrant;
d.
Within twenty (20) feet of a crosswalk
at an intersection;
e.
Within thirty (30) feet upon the
approach to any flashing signal, stop sign, or traffic control signal
located at the side of a roadway;
f.
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); or
g.
At any place where official signs
prohibit standing.
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.
[R.O. 1997 § 355.020; Ord. No. 120 § 1, 9-1-1995]
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.
[R.O. 1997 § 355.030; Ord. No. 120 § 1, 9-1-1995]
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.
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 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.
Violation of this Section shall be an offense, punishable by 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.
[R.O. 1997 § 355.040; Ord. No. 120 § 1, 9-1-1995]
[R.O. 1997 § 355.050; Ord. No. 120 § 1, 9-1-1995]
A.
The Director of Public Works 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.
[R.O. 1997 § 355.055; Ord. No. 479 § 1, 11-23-1998]
At those street intersections or
crosswalks lawfully designated as a "School Stop" in Schedule VIII
of this Code, signs shall be erected by Director of Public Works.
When such signs are placed facing traffic, every driver of a vehicle
facing such sign shall bring his/her vehicle to a complete stop and
yield the right-of-way to all children and other persons crossing
thereat and shall not proceed until safe to do so.
[R.O. 1997 § 355.060; Ord. No. 120 § 1, 9-1-1995]
A.
The Director of Public Works 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.
[R.O. 1997 § 355.070; Ord. No. 120 § 1, 9-1-1995]
The Director of Public Works 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.
[R.O. 1997 § 355.080; Ord. No. 120 § 1, 9-1-1995]
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 Director of Public Works 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.
[R.O. 1997 § 355.090; Ord. No. 120 § 1, 9-1-1995]
A.
The Director of Public Works is hereby
authorized to determine and designate by proper signs places 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. 1997 § 355.100; Ord. No. 30 §§ 1—6, 9-1-1995; Ord. No. 1607 § 1, 3-23-2009]
A.
The term "fire lane" as used in this Section,
shall mean an unobstructed area not less than twenty (20) feet in
width extending from a building to a public street, highway or other
thoroughfare and providing a means of access for fire fighting equipment
on such public street, highway, or other thoroughfare to such building.
B.
The owner, occupant, or lessee of any building
not situated within twenty (20) feet of a public highway, street,
or other thoroughfare shall provide a fire lane from a public street,
highway, or other thoroughfare to such building.
C.
The owner, occupant, or lessee of any building, who is required by Subsection (B) of this Section to provide a fire lane, shall post suitable signs, which shall either be erected on standards immediately adjacent to such fire lanes or be painted on the pavement of such fire lane, on which signs shall be imprinted and the words "FIRE LANE—DO NOT BLOCK." Such signs or markings shall be of sufficient size and clarity so as to be readily observed from a distance of at least forty (40) feet from such sign or markings. The Chief of Police or his/her designee shall determine the manner of posting and number of such signs.
D.
Fire lanes shall not be obstructed by parking
of vehicles, equipment, or the placement of any other materials thereon,
which would tend to hinder or delay the evacuation of the building
or in any way to obstruct the access of fire fighting equipment to
said building.
[R.O. 1997 § 355.110; Ord. No. 134 § 1, 9-1-1995]
It is unlawful to vend or distribute
merchandise or material from a vehicle, stand, or otherwise within
the limits of any highway, roadway or alleyway in the City, except
under such license, conditions and regulations prescribed by City
ordinances; but in no instance shall such vending be permitted or
authorized where the same causes stopping, standing or parking in
or upon a highway, roadway or alleyway, or when such vending or distributing
causes traffic confusion and interferes with the free and unhindered
mobile progression of traffic.
