The provisions of this Title prohibiting the standing or parking
of a vehicle shall apply at all times or at those times herein specified
or as indicated on official signs except when it is necessary to stop
a vehicle to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with
the directions of a Police Officer or official traffic control device.
The provisions of this Title imposing a time limit on parking
shall not relieve any person from the duty to observe other and more
restrictive provisions prohibiting or limiting the stopping, standing
or parking of vehicles in specified places or at specified times.
When signs are erected giving notice thereof, no person shall
park a vehicle at any time upon any of the streets described by ordinance.
When signs are erected in each block giving notice thereof,
no person shall park a vehicle between the hours specified by ordinance
on any day except Sunday and public holidays within the districts
or upon any of the streets described by ordinance.
When signs are erected in each block giving notice thereof,
no person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle between the hours specified
by ordinance on any day except Sundays and public holidays within
the district or upon any of the streets described by ordinance.
Whenever by this Title or any ordinance of the City any parking
time limit is imposed or parking is prohibited on designated streets,
it shall be the duty of the City Traffic Engineer to erect appropriate
signs giving notice thereof and no such regulations shall be effective
unless said signs are erected and in place at the time of any alleged
offense.
In cases where an equally direct and convenient alternate route
is provided, an ordinance may describe and signs may be erected giving
notice thereof that no persons shall operate any commercial vehicle
upon streets or parts of streets so described except those commercial
vehicles making deliveries thereon.
[Ord. No. 1364 §1, 3-7-1995]
Snow routes shall be those streets hereinafter designated in
Schedule IV. These streets shall receive priority treatment during
normal snow operations and/or during a snow emergency. These streets
shall be readily identifiable by sign designation.
[Ord. No. 1364 §2, 3-7-1995]
No person shall impede or interfere in any way with a snow plow
or other snow removal vehicle or equipment during operation. No person
shall stop, stand, park or abandon a vehicle in a manner which obstructs
or impedes traffic on a snow route as hereinbefore defined during
a snow emergency. Any vehicle obstructing or impeding traffic in violation
of this Section may be removed to a service station, garage or other
place of safety and shall be considered an abandoned motor vehicle.
The provisions and procedures pertaining to abandoned motor vehicles
by ordinance shall govern the further disposition of the vehicle.
The streets herein designated as snow routes may be closed to all
traffic as needed to remove snow.
[Ord. No. 1364 §3, 3-7-1995]
Snow routes shall also serve as emergency routes and will receive
priority service for clearing and opening during any disaster or general
emergency.
[Ord. No. 1364 §4, 3-7-1995]
A. Whenever
the Director of Public Works, through information gathered from the
Police Department, the Missouri Highway and Transportation Department
and through the U.S. Weather Service or on the basis of falling snow
or freezing rain or sleet, finds that it will be necessary that motor
vehicle traffic be expedited and that parking on all or a portion
of some City streets be prohibited, he/she shall have the power to
declare a "snow emergency".
B. In
the event the Director of Public Works deems it necessary to declare
a snow emergency, it shall be announced and broadcast publicly for
a period of two (2) hours prior to enactment, if possible. Such announcement
shall be in a form designated by the Director of Public Works and
shall be distributed to all public news agencies for broadcast. The
time the snow emergencies shall be in effect shall be designated by
the Director of Public Works and shall be contained in the declaration.
Termination or extension of the original time of the snow emergencies
shall be at the discretion of the Director of Public Works.
C. Whenever
a snow emergency is declared, parking shall be prohibited on a portion
of the snow routes as hereinafter designated by ordinance. The sign
shall be a regular no parking sign with the addition of the words
"snow emergency". Parking in such areas shall be restricted only for
the duration of the snow emergency.
[Ord. No. 1364 §5, 3-7-1995]
Any person violating the provisions of this Article shall be
deemed guilty of an ordinance violation and may be cited by any Police
Officer. Any person found guilty of such ordinance violation shall
be punished by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00)
nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) and shall further be
assessed any actual costs of towing and storage which shall be in
addition to regular court costs and fines.