[Ord. No. 88-39 §24.710, 7-6-1988]
Except as otherwise provided in this Title every vehicle stopped
or parked upon a highway or roadway shall be stopped or parked with
the right-hand wheels of the vehicle parallel to and within eighteen
(18) inches of the right-hand curb or right-hand edge of pavement
and headed in the direction of lawful traffic movement.
[Ord. No. 88-39 §24.715, 7-6-1988]
No person shall park any vehicle upon any roadway or alleyway
in a manner or under conditions as to leave available less than ten
(10) feet of the width of the roadway or alleyway for free movement
of vehicular traffic. No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle
on a highway, roadway or alleyway in such position as to block the
entrance to any abutting property.
[Ord. No. 88-39 §24.720, 7-6-1988]
All angle parking is strictly prohibited upon any highway, roadway
or alleyway in the City of Bridgeton, except where allowed by the
Bridgeton City Council by the adoption of an appropriate ordinance,
and the proper signs are posted allowing the angle parking.
[Ord. No. 88-39 §24.725, 7-6-1988]
A.
No person
shall stop or park a vehicle, except when necessary to avoid conflict
with other traffic or in compliance with law or the directions of
a Law Enforcement Officer or traffic control device, in any of the
following places:
1.
On a
sidewalk.
2.
In front
of a public or private driveway exiting onto any highway, roadway,
alleyway or parking lot.
3.
Within
an intersection.
4.
Within
fifteen (15) feet of a fire hydrant.
5.
On a
crosswalk.
6.
Within
twenty (20) feet of a crosswalk.
7.
Within
thirty (30) feet upon the approach to any intersection or so close
to the intersection as to obstruct the normal flow of traffic.
8.
Within
fifty (50) feet of the nearest rail of a railroad crossing.
9.
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 the entrance (when properly posted).
10.
Alongside
or opposite any roadway excavation or obstruction when stopping, standing,
or parking would obstruct traffic.
11.
On
the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb
of a street.
12.
Upon
any bridge or other elevated structure upon a highway, roadway, alleyway
or within a highway tunnel.
13.
At
any place where official signs prohibit stopping.
14.
Within
eight (8) feet of a public or private mailbox.
15.
Upon
any portion of the right-of-way of any controlled or limited access
highway.
16.
Upon
any portion of the road so as to obstruct emergency snow removal operation.
17.
Upon
any unpaved shoulder or other unpaved portion of the right-of-way.
B.
Where it is determined by the City Traffic Engineer, upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation that it is to the best interest and safety of the general public to increase the distances set out above, the City Traffic Engineer is hereby empowered to lengthen the distances of Subsection A, (4), (6), (8), (9), and (14), not to exceed one hundred (100) feet in length, and when official signs are erected, no person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle at such designated places.
[Ord. No. 88-39 §24.730, 7-6-1988; Ord. No. 92-24 §1, 5-20-1992; Ord. No. 96-43 §1 6-19-1996; Ord. No. 98-13 §1, 1-21-1998; Ord. No. 98-87 §§1
— 3, 12-7-1998]
A.
On-Street Parking or Storage. Parking of vehicles on the
paved portion of a street improved for vehicular travel shall be permitted,
except as prohibited by no parking sign or by ordinance, subject to
the following regulations.
1.
No motor vehicle or vehicles as defined under Section 300.190 of this Code shall be parked on the public street in any area for a continuous period of time exceeding seven (7) days and no trailer as defined under the term "vehicle" as set forth under Section 300.190 of this Code may be parked unattached from a motor vehicle on the public street in any residential area for a continuous period of time exceeding twelve (12) hours in a residential area, except that trailers may be parked (unattached) in residential areas on public streets by Government agencies and public utility companies in the course of residential services for a continuous period of time not to exceed seven (7) days.
2.
No recreational
vehicle may be parked or stored on any public right-of-way, except
in emergencies.
3.
Reserved.
4.
Reserved.
5.
No vehicle
shall be parked on the unpaved portions of any public right-of-way.
B.
Parking Prohibited For Certain Purposes. No person shall
park a vehicle on any roadway for the principal purpose of:
1.
Displaying
such vehicle for sale.
C.
Driving on Parking Lots. Every person driving a vehicle
into or in a parking lot shall drive the same in a careful and prudent
manner and shall exercise ordinary care for the rights and safety
of others, and shall drive at a rate of speed not in excess of fifteen
(15) miles per hour, or at such lesser speed as may be required so
as not to endanger the property or safety of others, and shall observe
all stop signs and traffic lanes in such parking lot, and shall exercise
the highest degree of care in entering and leaving parking spaces,
and shall adhere to all laws applicable to the operation of motor
vehicles on public streets with respect to signaling, lights, backing,
turning, and sounding of horns. For this purpose, the term "parking lot" shall mean any building or parcel of land
regularly used in whole or in part for the storing or parking of more
than five (5) vehicles and which is open to the general public, including
but not limited to "drive-in" facilities, commercial "free" courtesy lots and lots for which a fee is charged.
The term "parking lot" shall not include lots owned
by a person, firm or corporation operated for the exclusive use of
such person, firm or corporation or employees thereof.
D.
Unnecessary Loud Noises Caused by Vehicles. It shall be
unlawful for any person anywhere in the City of Bridgeton, Missouri,
to permit or cause to be created any unnecessary loud noise by the
rapid acceleration of the motor of any vehicle, or by the sounding
of the horn of any vehicle, or by spinning the wheels of any vehicle,
or by the emission of loud exhaust noises of any vehicle, or by the
making of any other loud, unreasonable and unnecessary noise by means
of any vehicle.
E.
Culpable Negligence. Any owner or occupant of real estate
who permits said real estate to be used for parking or storing of
a vehicle found to be in violation of this Section is also in violation
of this Section.
F.
Enforcement. It shall be the duty of the City Police, as
well as the Zoning Administrator, to see that the provisions of this
Section and of other ordinances regarding parking, storage or loading
are obeyed. The Police shall at all times keep vigilant watch for
any violation, whether on public or private property, and shall issue
a summons in case of any violation detected, whether or not any complaint
has been made.
[Ord. No. 98-87 §4, 12-7-1998]
A.
No vehicle
shall be parked or stored within the front yard of a lot used for
residential purposes, except that passenger automobiles and/or trucks
having a gross vehicle weight of one (1) ton or less or not licensed
in excess of twelve thousand (12,000) pounds gross weight may be parked
upon a driveway in a front yard of a lot occupied by a one-family
residence.
B.
No vehicle shall be stored or parked elsewhere on residential property except on a paved driveway or in a storage or parking space as defined under Section 300.190 of this Code.
C.
No off-street
storage or parking area or facility accessory to a residential land
use shall be used for the storage or parking of a vehicle owned by
any person other than the occupant of the residential land use or
a guest of the occupant.
[Ord. No. 98-87 §5, 12-7-1998]
A.
No recreational vehicle as defined under Section 300.190 of this Code shall be parked or stored within the front yard of a lot used for residential purposes, except that properly licensed recreational trailers and mobile homes not exceeding thirty-two (32) feet in overall length and not exceeding ten (10) feet in height may be parked upon a driveway in a front yard of a lot occupied by a one-family residence and properly licensed boats and/or boat trailers not exceeding eighteen (18) feet in overall length and not exceeding seven (7) feet in height and eight (8) feet in width may be parked upon a driveway in a front yard of a lot occupied by a one-family residence, so long as the following conditions are met:
1.
The
recreational vehicle must be parked at least fifteen (15) feet away
from the street curb, and a minimum distance of three (3) feet from
a sidewalk when a sidewalk is present.
2.
The
recreational vehicle must be parked so as to create a distance of
open space of at least three (3) feet from any structure and said
recreational vehicle.
B.
No recreational vehicle as described in this Section shall be stored elsewhere on residential property, provided however, not more than one (1) properly licensed recreational vehicle owned by the occupant may be parked on a paved driveway or on a storage or parking space as defined in Section 300.190 of this Code; so long as said recreational vehicle is parked in the rear or side yard and so long as the following conditions are met:
1.
The
recreational vehicle can be no closer than three (3) feet in distance
from any structure.
C.
No recreational
vehicle may be parked or stored upon a residential curb-to-curb driveway,
commonly known as a "horse shoe" type driveway.
[Ord. No. 88-39 §24.735, 7-6-1988; Ord. No. 98-87 §6, 12-7-1998]
A.
On-Street Parking.
1.
No commercial
motor vehicle being licensed in excess of twelve thousand (12,000)
pounds gross weight shall be parked on any roadway or highway in a
residential district between the hours of 12:00 Midnight and 6:00
A.M. of any day, except in an emergency.
2.
No truck
licensed in excess of eighteen thousand (18,000) pounds gross weight
and no tractor or tractor-trailer or tractor-trailer truck unit shall
be parked on any roadway in a residential district at any time, except
while loading or unloading, with the exception of governmental vehicles
during work in progress.
3.
No bus
shall be parked on any roadway in a residential district at any time,
except while loading or unloading, with the exception of governmental
vehicles during work in progress.
B.
Off-Street Parking.
1.
No bus,
semi-truck tractor or semi-trailer shall be permitted to be stored
or parked in any off-street parking area unless in a loading or an
unloading area, or in a motel-hotel lot when its owner or driver is
registered as a guest; provided however, it shall be unlawful for
any vehicle operator, or the owner of any property upon which said
vehicle is parked, or the property owner's agent, to cause, allow,
or permit any refrigeration compressor, motor, or other refrigeration
equipment or any vehicular engine, or any bus, truck, trailer, tractor,
tractor-trailer or other commercial vehicle to run or operate while
any such vehicle is parked or placed within one thousand (1,000) feet
of an occupied residential structure between the hours of 8:00 P.M.
in the evening to 8:00 A.M. the following day, or to run or operate
for a total period of time of thirty (30) minutes or more while any
such vehicle is parked or placed within one thousand (1,000) feet
of an occupied residential structure between the hours of 8:00 A.M.
and 8:00 P.M.
2.
Except as provided in Section 325.055 above, no bus, truck, tractor, trailer, tractor-trailer or other commercial vehicle of over one (1) ton rated capacity or licensed in excess of twelve thousand (12,000) pounds gross weight shall be stored or parked between the hours of 12:00 Midnight and 6:00 A.M. on any premises not owned or leased by the owner or operator of such vehicle or where such vehicle is not being serviced by a business establishment located on such premises.
[Ord. No. 88-39 §24.740, 7-6-1988]
Parking on certain highways or roadways or parts of highways
or roadways shall be prohibited or limited as shown in Schedule VIII
of this Title.
[Ord. No. 88-39 §24.745, 7-6-1988; Ord. No. 94-101 §1, 12-21-1994]
Parking on private roadways, certain parking lots or part of
parking lots, shall be prohibited or limited as designated in Schedule
IX of this Code when the property owner has posted the appropriate
signs.
[Ord. No. 88-39 §24.750, 7-6-1988]
A.
Whenever
a bus company, duly and properly authorized to operate in St. Louis
County by the Public Service Commission of Missouri, has obtained
the consent of the St. Louis County Council to operate busses over
designated routes in St. Louis County and has furnished the locations
of bus stops for the loading and unloading of passengers along such
routes and the same have been approved by the City Traffic Engineer,
such stops may be designated by appropriate signs as follows:
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Location
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Minimum Length
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Near side of intersection
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One hundred five (105) feet from curbline of intersecting street.
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Far side of intersection
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Eighty (80) feet from curb-line of intersecting street.
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Mid-block
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One hundred forty (140) feet from curbline of intersecting street.
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B.
In any prosecution charging a violation of bus stops as provided in this Title, proof that such bus stops are appropriately marked in conformance with Subsection (A) shall constitute a prima facie presumption that the bus stop was duly and properly designated and marked as provided by this Title.
[Ord. No. 88-39 §24.755, 7-6-1988]
A.
The operator
of a bus shall not stand or park such vehicle upon any highway or
roadway at any place other than a bus stand so designated as provided
by this Title.
B.
The operator
of a bus shall not stop the vehicle upon any highway or roadway at
any place for the purpose of loading or unloading passengers or their
baggage other than at a bus stop, bus stand or passenger loading zone
so designated as provided by this Title except in case of an emergency
and except for school buses loading or unloading children.
C.
The operator
of a bus shall enter a bus stop, bus stand or passenger loading zone
on a highway or roadway in a manner that the bus when stopped to load
or unload passengers or baggage shall be in a position with the right
front wheel of the vehicle not further then eighteen (18) inches from
the curb and the bus approximately parallel to the curb so as not
to impede unduly the movement of other vehicular traffic.
D.
The operator
of a taxicab shall not stand or park the vehicle upon any highway
or roadway at any place other than in a taxicab stand so designated
as provided by this Title. This provision shall not prevent the operator
of a taxicab from temporarily stopping in accordance with other stopping
or parking regulations at any place for the purpose of and while actually
engaged in the expeditious loading or unloading of passengers.
[Ord. No. 88-39 §24.760, 7-6-1988]
No person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle other than a
bus or taxicab in an area designated as a public carrier zone when
any stop or stand has been officially designated and appropriately
signed. However, the driver of a passenger vehicle may temporarily
stop there for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading
or unloading passengers when the stopping does not interfere with
any bus or taxicab waiting to enter or about to enter the zone.
[Ord. No. 88-39 §24.765, 7-6-1988; Ord. No. 97-70 §1, 10-1-1997]
The City, by ordinance or resolution, and any person or corporation
in lawful possession of a public off-street parking facility, may
designate reserved parking spaces for the exclusive use of vehicles
which display a distinguishing license plate or placard issued pursuant
to Section 301.071 or 301.142, RSMo., as close as possible to the
nearest accessible entrance. Such designation shall be made by posting
immediately adjacent to and visible from each space, a sign upon which
is inscribed the international symbol of accessibility. It shall be
unlawful for any person to park a vehicle in any space designated
pursuant to the above unless the vehicle displays the State of Missouri
Director of Revenue distinguishing card on the driver's side of the
windshield, or a distinguishing license plate or placard issued pursuant
to Section 301.142 or 301.071, RSMo. The owner or person in lawful
possession of a public off-street parking facility, and any political
subdivision owning or operating a public off-street parking facility
may, after notifying the Bridgeton Police Department, cause the removal
of any vehicle not displaying a distinguishing license plate or card
in accordance with Section 301.142 or 301.071, RSMo. 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. Bridgeton
Police Officers are empowered to enter upon private property open
to public use to enforce the provisions of this Section. The sign
described in this Section shall also state, or an additional sign
shall be posted below or adjacent to the sign, stating the following: "$50.00 to $300.00 fine". Any person who, without authorization,
uses a distinguishing license plate or card issued pursuant to this
Section to park in a parking space reserved under authority of this
Section shall be guilty of an infraction and shall be subject to a
fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than three hundred
dollars ($300.00).
[Ord. No. 88-39 §24.770, 7-6-1988]
In accordance with the provisions of this Title and when signs
are erected giving notice thereof, highways, roads and/or streets
are designated in Schedule XII as snow routes. During a snowfall and
for twelve (12) hours thereafter, parking is prohibited on both sides
of streets designated in Schedule XII. Any vehicle parked on these
streets may be towed by the Police Department at the owner's expense.
During the same period, parking on all other City streets is prohibited
on the odd numbered side (north or west side). In addition, parking
is prohibited on all courts and cul-de-sacs, as shown in Schedule
XII.
[Ord. No. 88-39 §24.775, 7-6-1988; Ord. No. 98-26 §1, 3-4-1998]
A.
To maintain immediate parking access and unobstructed ingress and egress by emergency vehicles as defined under Section 300.190, "Authorized Emergency Vehicles" of this Title and when signs are erected giving notice thereof designating lanes and parking spaces as fire lanes, no person shall stop or park a vehicle in a marked fire lane, whether on public or private property.
[Ord. No. 90-39 §4, 4-18-1990]
No person shall leave any partially dismantled, wrecked, or
junked vehicle on any street or highway within the City.
[Ord. No. 90-39 §4, 4-18-1990]
A.
All major
repairs upon all automotive vehicles of all kinds and varieties, including
motor scooters, motorcycles and go-carts are prohibited upon the public
streets, alleys or easements of the City.
B.
The making
of major repairs upon automotive vehicles is declared a public nuisance
for the reason that said repairs have a tendency to block and impede
traffic upon the streets and also from the standpoint that said repairs
tend to cause the streets to become littered, cluttered and oil and
grease stained; all to the detriment of the citizens of the City generally.
[Ord. No. 90-39 §4, 4-18-1990]
No person charged with control of any property within the City,
whether as owner, tenant, occupant, lessee, or otherwise shall allow
to remain on such property for longer than fourteen (14) days any
motor vehicle which fails to comply with applicable requirements of
Chapter 301 RSMo. (Licensing of Vehicles) and/or Chapter 307, RSMo.
(Vehicle Equipment Regulations), as amended, or any motor vehicle
which is mechanically incapable of being driven or operated, except
that this Section shall not apply to any vehicle in an enclosed building,
any vehicle on the premises of a business enterprise operated in a
lawful place and manner when necessary to the operation of such business
and enterprise, or to a vehicle in an appropriate storage place or
depository maintained in a lawful place and manner by the City.
[Ord. No. 98-87 §7, 12-7-1998]
Any owner or occupant of real estate who permits said real estate
to be used for parking or storing of a vehicle found to be in violation
of this Chapter is also in violation of this Chapter.
