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 (traffic authority) 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 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);
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.
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.
[R.O. 2012 §355.035; Ord. No. 7550 §1, 4-27-2005]
A.
No
person shall park or permit a vehicle to remain in the required front
yard of residential property. No person shall park or permit a vehicle
to remain in the front yard of residential property owned or leased
by him or her, unless such vehicle is parked on a driveway which is
either paved or graveled in such a manner as will prevent formation
of ruts by vehicle parking or movement in all weather conditions or
on a designated parking area as described herein.
B.
For
purposes of this Section, "front yard" means the
area between a road and a line parallel to the road and intersecting
the closest point of a residence. "Residential" refers
to properties, however zoned, which are used for residential purposes. "Required front yard" refers to the area between the road
and the foundation perimeter of the dwelling, exclusive of a built-in
garage. "Designated parking area" is an area which
is adjacent to and contiguous to the driveway within a residential
property and which is either paved or graveled in such a manner as
will prevent formation of ruts by vehicle parking or movement in all
weather conditions.
C.
No
driveway or designated parking area may be located within the front
or back setback lines established by application of the zoning ordinances
of the City of Monett, except that driveways may cross the front and/or
back setback lines for purposes of ingress and egress. No driveway
or designated parking area may be located within the required front
yard of the property.
D.
Exception. Vehicles or trailers may be parked within the
required front yard for the following purposes:
1.
Third (3rd) party contractor's vehicles parked for the purpose of
construction or repair to the home or yard not to exceed ten (10)
hours per day. Provided however, that the City Building Inspector
may grant extension of time for this purpose for good cause shown,
but such extension cannot exceed one (1) week.
2.
Temporary parking for the purpose of moving and receiving large household
items and appliances not to exceed three (3) hours in any twenty-four
(24) hour period.
3.
Temporary parking for the purpose of moving from one residence to
another for a period not to exceed forty-eighty (48) hours in any
one (1) week.
4.
Temporary parking for the purpose of food items.
5.
Temporary parking for the purpose of handicapped loading and unloading.
6.
Temporary parking for family events not to exceed twenty-four (24)
hours in duration.
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Notwithstanding the exceptions set out in this Subsection (D), no party may drive vehicles over curbs or public sidewalks outside a driveway approved by the City without prior written permission of the City Building Inspector.
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E.
Within
twenty-four (24) hours after notification, if the vehicle has not
been removed, the City has the authority through regular recognized
Police procedure by the issuance of a summons to order the vehicle
towed and impounded by a local wrecker service with charges to be
assessed against the owner of the vehicle.
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.
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 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 less 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,
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.
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.
[Ord. No. 8312, 8-20-2014]
No person shall park or cause to be parked any bus, truck, tractor, trailer, house trailer, tractor-trailer combination, recreational vehicle, boat, road building machinery or other commercial vehicle on any street in a residential district, as defined by Article II and Article III of Chapter 400 of this Code; except, that such a vehicle may be parked in such residential district while actually and continuously engaged in loading or unloading freight, wares, goods, merchandise or other personal property to or from any building or structure located in such residential district.
