[CC 1979 §16-175; Ord. No. 68-317 §38, 9-16-1968; Ord. No. 81-048 §1, 3-2-1981; Ord. No. 85-116 §1, 4-15-1985; Ord. No. 91-591 §2, 12-2-1991; Ord. No. 97-983 §1, 9-15-1997; Ord. No. 97-1001 §1, 12-1-1997; Ord. No. 07-1738 §1, 2-20-2007; Ord. No. 09-1948 §1, 8-3-2009]
A.
No
person shall stop, stand or park any vehicle upon any highway, street
or road, as established from time to time by ordinance, in such manner
or under such conditions as to leave available less than the following
distances in each lane of directional travel:
1.
Two-lane roadways, thirteen (13) feet from the center line in each
directional lane of travel.
2.
Three-lane roadways, thirteen (13) feet in each respective lane.
3.
Four-lane undivided roadways, twenty-five (25) feet from the center
line in each two (2) directional lanes of travel.
4.
Four-lane divided roadways, thirteen (13) feet in each respective
lane.
B.
Upon
a determination of reasonable cause by the Chief of Police, the provisions
of this Section may be altered or varied by the Chief of Police provided
the general welfare of the City of Manchester allows such alteration
and variation.
C.
An alteration or variation of the provisions of this Section shall be pursuant to the procedures relating to the parking in otherwise restricted zones for properly marked emergency service vehicles, established below, such alterations and variations to be governed strictly by such procedures and any violation of said procedures shall constitute a violation of this Section and shall be punishable in the manner provided in Section 100.100 of this Code in addition to the punishment set forth below in Subparagraph (I).
D.
For
purposes of this Section, the term "emergency service vehicle" shall mean a vehicle used to deliver a service or repair of a serious
or emergency nature, require the unloading of large quantities of
material, or the unloading of a single item necessary to deliver a
service or repair, and the term "emergency service vehicle
placard" shall mean a placard eleven (11) inches by fourteen
(14) inches in size having a blue background with lettering "Emergency
Service Vehicle" in one and one-half (1½) inch white letters.
E.
Emergency
service vehicle placards shall be furnished by the requesting party
subject to the approval of the Chief of Police. Each placard shall
be registered with the Chief of Police to a specific vehicle and shall
not be assignable or transferable without the prior consent of the
Chief of Police.
F.
Emergency
service vehicle placards shall be displayed in the lower left corner
of the windshield.
G.
Proper
compliance with the provisions of this Section and this procedure
shall allow parking contrary to posted no parking signs for properly
registered emergency service vehicles for a period not to exceed one
(1) hour in the subdivision, complex, or business center to which
the vehicle is registered.
H.
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, signal or device:
1.
Within an intersection.
2.
On a sidewalk.
3.
On a crosswalk.
4.
On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge
or curb of a street.
5.
In front of a public or private driveway.
6.
Within fifteen (15) feet of a fire hydrant.
7.
Within fifteen (15) feet of any mailbox.
8.
Within twenty-five (25) feet of a crosswalk.
9.
Alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction when such
stopping, standing or parking would obstruct traffic.
10.
At any place where official traffic signs have been erected prohibiting
standing and parking.
11.
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 City Engineer shall indicate a different length by
signs or marking.
12.
Upon any bridge or other elevated structure upon a highway, or within
a highway tunnel.
13.
In a designated and/or posted fire lane (yellow curb and/or posted
signs).
14.
Within twenty (20) feet of the driveway entrance to any fire station.
15.
Within thirty (30) feet upon the approach to any flashing beacon
or stop sign.
16.
Within fifty (50) feet of the intersection of property lines at an
intersection where traffic is controlled by a traffic-control signal.
17.
At any place where official signs prohibit stopping, standing or
parking a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except temporarily for
the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading
merchandise or passengers.
18.
For motor vehicles, (a) on any unpaved surface within the commercial districts of the City for any period of time, unless with the prior express consent of the City, but in no event for a period longer than twelve (12) hours, and (b) on any unpaved surface within the residential districts of the City, including between the sidewalk and street curb, unless such vehicle is then being loaded or unloaded, but in no event for a period of time longer than twenty-four (24) hours. "Paved," for the purpose of this Section, shall mean as defined in Section 505.030 of this Code.
[Ord. No. 15-2103 §1, 4-6-2015]
19.
At any place where official signs prohibit stopping, standing or
parking a vehicle, whether occupied or not, during certain times of
the day on certain days, except where such vehicle has affixed to
it a sticker authorizing the stopping, standing or parking of such
vehicle at such place notwithstanding such signs. The placing of such
signs shall be approved by resolution of the Board of Aldermen.
I.
Repeated
violations may subject the applicant to revocation of emergency service
vehicle privileges by the Chief of Police.
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 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.
[CC 1979 §16-177; Ord. No. 68-317 §41, 9-16-1968]
No person shall stop, stand or park any vehicle in such a manner
so as to encroach upon lanes marked, set aside or commonly used for
driving motor vehicles upon any parking lot, drive-in, road or driveway
to tourist courts, to trailer camps, to hotels, to motels, or to multiple-family
dwellings; or entrance drive into garages, repair shops, mercantile,
business, commercial or industrial establishment.
[CC 1979 §16-178; Ord. No. 68-317 §42, 9-16-1968]
All angle parking is strictly prohibited upon any highway, road,
street or alley, except where so allowed by the Board of Aldermen
by the adoption of an appropriate ordinance, and the proper signs
are posted allowing the angle parking.
[CC 1979 §16-179; Ord. No. 68-317 §44, 9-16-1968]
No person shall park a vehicle on any street for an uninterrupted
period of time longer than twenty-four (24) hours, except in an emergency.
[CC 1979 §16-183; Ord. No. 68-317 §49, 9-16-1968]
No commercial vehicle or trailer shall be parked for a period
of more than one (1) hour, when not in the process of loading or unloading,
on any street within the dwelling districts established by the zoning
regulations of the City.
[CC 1979 §16-184; Ord. No. 68-317 §50, 9-16-1968]
If any vehicle is found upon a street, alley, highway, public
place, parking lot, drive-in, driveway or entrance drive, in violation
of any provision of this Article 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 1979 §16-185; Ord. No. 68-317 §51, 9-16-1968]
Whenever any vehicle shall be found parked in a place where
parking is not permitted, or whenever a vehicle shall be parked in
violation of other parking provisions, such vehicle may be removed
and conveyed by or under the immediate direction of a member of the
Police Department by means of towing the same, or otherwise, to a
police station, or other place under the control of the Police Department.
Before the owner or person in charge of such vehicle shall be permitted
to remove it from the custody of the Police Department, he shall furnish
evidence of his identity, title of such vehicle, shall sign a release,
and shall pay the cost of towing of the vehicle and storage charges,
if any.
[CC 1979 §16-187; Ord. No. 67-284 §§1 — 3, 3-9-1967]
A.
The
Chief of Police is hereby empowered to issue special permits for the
allowance of parking in no-parking zones where special necessity requires.
B.
The
Chief shall have full power to establish the extent of time and the
places where such permits shall be in effect. In no case shall the
permit extend more than twenty-four (24) hours in duration, but new
permits may be issued for consecutive periods of time if the Chief
deems necessary.
C.
This
Section shall take precedence over the provisions of all other ordinances
establishing no parking in specific areas.
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 1979 §16-190; Ord. No. 85-123 §1, 5-20-1985; Ord. No. 03-1410 §1, 3-3-2003]
A.
No
person shall park, keep, store or leave any commercial vehicle or
truck in any residential zoning district of the City, nor shall any
person, whether as an owner or occupant or agent thereof, allow a
commercial vehicle or truck to be parked, kept, stored or left in
any residential zoning district of the City. For the purpose of this
Section a commercial vehicle or truck shall be defined as follows:
1.
Having a license plate weight of twelve thousand one (12,001) pounds
or more;
2.
Any tractor, backhoe, blade, bucket, bulldozer, compactor, crane,
scraper, excavator, front-end loader or other construction equipment
or attachment;
3.
Any tow truck, dump truck, stake-bed truck, flat-bed truck, step
van, refuse or garbage truck, bus or special purpose vehicle in excess
of ten (10) feet in total length; or,
4.
Any agricultural tractor, farm implement or attachment, mowing equipment
or attachment, brush hog, trimmer, spreader and other similar lawn
and landscaping equipment or attachment.
B.
For purposes of this Section, the definition of commercial vehicles or trucks does not include pickup trucks or panel vans utilized for personal use or utilized for commercial uses when driven by the resident of the dwelling unit where the vehicle is parked on a daily or similar regular basis, provided that the commercial vehicle it not used in conjunction with a home occupation. A "panel van" as referenced in this Subsection (B) is a personal or commercial vehicle which is not higher than eighty-four (84) inches or longer than two hundred twenty-five (225) inches. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, a panel van which is not higher than eighty-four (84) inches may have a cargo rack and load of not more than twelve (12) inches in height so that the panel van and cargo rack and load shall not be higher than ninety-six (96) inches. All height measurements under this Section are from the ground. All other panel vans used for personal or commercial purposes are strictly prohibited. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this prohibition shall not apply to a panel van of a physically disabled person occupying the dwelling unit to which there is attached an appropriate "disabled placard" issued by the State of Missouri.
[Ord. No. 16-2151 §1, 6-20-2016]
C.
The
prohibition established herein shall not apply to any lot or tract
of land in any residential zoning district of the City that exceeds
two (2) acres in lot area, provided the commercial vehicle or truck
is parked, kept, stored or left more than one hundred (100) feet from
any property line of said lot or tract of land.
D.
The
prohibition established herein shall also not apply to commercial
vehicles engaged in active work, such as the loading/unloading of
a moving van or vehicles/equipment involved in home repairs or improvements.
The use of commercial vehicles or equipment for these purposes is
limited to a forty-eight (48) hour timeframe unless otherwise authorized
by the Chief of Police.
[CC 1979 §16-191; Ord. No. 86-217 §1, 8-4-1986]
On those streets in the City where parking is controlled by
posted signs indicating "no parking this side", parking within contiguous
cul de sacs shall be authorized provided such is approved by the Board
of Aldermen by the adoption of any appropriate motion and further
provided proper signs are posted allowing such parking. Parking within
an approved cul de sac shall be limited to the property curbside of
the roadway only. All remaining provisions of this Article (e.g.,
blocking driveways, ten (10) feet or more roadway clearance, double
parking, fire hydrants, etc.) shall be fully applicable and enforceable
even with a limited parking authorization.
[CC 1979 §16-192; Ord. No. 96-889 §1, 9-3-1996]
Any person parking a motor vehicle on a private parking lot or on any private way or street without the express consent of the owner or operator of such parking lot or the owner of such private way or street shall be deemed in violation of this Code and shall be punishable, upon conviction, in the manner provided in Section 100.100 of this Code.
[Ord. No. 00-1220 §1(16-199), 11-6-2000]
As used in this Article, the following terms shall be deemed
to have the meaning indicated below:
Any vehicle, with or without internal motor power, used for
the purpose of providing temporary living quarters for camping and
travel use; or any self-propelled vehicle whose sole purpose is to
provide a type of relaxation and enjoyment diversion driving.
Any vehicular structure designed to be towed or drawn by
a motor vehicle whose sole purpose is to provide a worker service
which may either be an on or off road type means of transport with
wheels, tracks or runners, including, but no limited to, boat trailers.
[Ord. No. 00-1220 §1(16-193), 11-6-2000]
Except for construction trailers in use by contractors on premises
where improvements are being erected or repaired, no person shall
occupy any recreational vehicle, mobile home or utility trailer for
living, housekeeping or business purposes; nor shall any person, whether
as owner, occupant or agent, allow to be kept on his land or premises
any recreational vehicle or utility trailer which is occupied for
living, housekeeping or business purposes.
[Ord. No. 00-1220 §1(16-194), 11-6-2000; Ord. No. 08-1903 §1, 9-2-2008]
Recreational vehicles and utility trailers, when parked, kept
or stored outside of a completely enclosed garage or building, shall
be parked, kept or stored on an improved surface behind the established
front building line of a lot or tract of ground and shall comply,
in all other respects, with the ordinances of the City.
[Ord. No. 00-1220 §1(16-195), 11-6-2000; Ord.
No. 22-2368, 9-19-2022]
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 355.230, recreational vehicles may be parked on any paved surface on a lot or tract of ground for the purposes of loading or unloading, provided such shall not exceed seventy-two (72) hours.
[Ord. No. 00-1220 §1(16-196), 11-6-2000]
No person shall remove the wheels or other transporting device
from any recreational vehicle or utility trailer, except when necessary
for repairs, or affix such recreational vehicle or utility trailer
to the ground as to prevent its ready removal.
[Ord. No. 00-1220 §1(16-197), 11-6-2000]
No person shall keep a recreational vehicle or utility trailer
in the City unless such vehicle is licensed, registered and insured
for road use and has affixed thereto a current and valid license plate
and inspection sticker as may be required by the United States, the
State of Missouri or the City.
[Ord. No. 00-1220 §1(16-198), 11-6-2000]
Except for servicing, no recreational vehicle or utility trailer
shall be parked within two hundred (200) feet of a gasoline or fuel
oil pump or storage unit.
[Ord. No. 00-1220 §2, 11-6-2000]
Any person found guilty of violation of this Article shall, upon conviction therefor, be subject to the penalties established in Section 100.100 of this Code.
