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.
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.
[Ord. No. 1107 §1, 1-2-1986]
No person shall operate or drive, or cause to be operated or
driven, a motor truck or any commercial vehicle of over one and one-half
(1½) tons weight upon any residential street in the City; provided
however, nothing contained herein shall be constructed to impair the
right to cross such street with limits at intersection points, nor
to enter such street where it is desired to deliver goods, wares or
merchandise to a person resident upon such street.
[Ord. No. 1344 §1, 3-9-1995]
It shall be unlawful to leave idling or in operation the engine
of any commercial motor vehicle of one (1) ton or more while parked
or standing within one hundred twenty-five (125) feet of any property
zoned residential.
[Ord. No. 1208 §§1 —
2, 9-21-1989]
A. It
shall be unlawful for any truck, semi-tractor or semi-trailer owner
or operator to park in any off-street commercial area unless in a
marked loading or unloading area, except in a motel or hotel parking
area when the owner or operator is a registered guest at said hotel
or motel.
B. It
shall be unlawful for any truck, semi-truck tractor or semi-trailer
owner or operator to cause, allow or permit any refrigeration compressor,
motor, or other refrigeration equipment or any other vehicular engine
on any truck, trailer, tractor, tractor-trailer or other commercial
vehicle to run or operate while such vehicle is parked, placed or
left standing within five hundred (500) feet of an occupied residential
structure between the hours of 11:00 P.M. in the evening to 6:00 A.M.
the following day.
[Ord. No. 1288 §§2 —
3, 2-11-1993]
A. During
the times of winter storm conditions, or an emergency is declared
by the Mayor or the Superintendent of the Public Works Department
requiring City streets to be plowed and/or salted, it shall be unlawful
for the owner or operator of any automobile, truck or trailer to park
said vehicle on any street within the City during winter storm conditions.
This parking prohibition will remain in effect until the storm has
stopped and the street has been completely plowed.
B. Any
person violating the provision of this Section shall be punished by
a fine of not less than ten dollars ($10.00) or more than five hundred
dollars ($500.00). In addition, the Police Department at the request
of the Superintendent of Public Works, or at the discretion of the
Police Chief may cause such vehicles to be towed and impounded after
having made and logged a reasonable attempt to contact the owner or
operator of said automobile, truck or trailer. The owner or operator
of said automobile, truck or trailer will also be liable for all towing
and storage fees.
[Ord. No. 1077 §§2 —
3, 6-6-1985]
A. No
person shall drive, operate, park or store a motor vehicle or trailer
on residential premises in the City of Woodson Terrace except in or
upon driveways, carports and garages designed and constructed for
such purposes; nor shall any person operate, store or park a motor
vehicle or trailer on any lawn area upon residential premises.
B. The
term "motor vehicle" or "trailer", as used herein, shall mean any mechanical device on wheels for
use on streets and highways for transport of persons or property.
[Ord. No. 1724 §§1 —
2, 2-21-2008]
A. Keeping,
parking, storing or maintaining of any commercially licensed truck
in excess of one (1) ton or any trailer or tractor-trailer designed
to hold any merchandise or material for commercial or industrial purposes,
on wheels, treads, runners or slides and any other equipment used
in a trade, occupation or business other than vans or pickup trucks
of one (1) ton or less capacity, or the using of any such vehicle
or equipment for the storage of debris, scrap metal, salvage, pallets,
waste materials or any other materials used in a trade, business or
occupation in violation of the City's Zoning Ordinance shall be a
public nuisance and subject to abatement.
B. Parking,
storing or keeping any recreational vehicle including but not limited
to RV's, motor homes, trailers, trailer homes, campers or camper trailers,
beyond the front building line of the premises where kept shall constitute
a nuisance for any such recreational vehicles, motor home, trailer
home, travel trailer or camper which is occupied by any person other
than upon entering or leaving the premises.
C. Any
such foregoing vehicle or equipment permissible to be kept, parked,
stored or maintained as hereunto before prescribed must at all times
be on a paved concrete or asphalt surface behind the front building
line. Failure to do so shall constitute a nuisance.
D. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the following conditions shall not be deemed a nuisance:
1. Temporary parking of a vehicle for the purpose of delivering, loading
or unloading residential goods and merchandise; moving vans, moving
furniture and household goods in or out of the residence; waste containers,
trucks and equipment for the purpose of making repairs or improvements
to the premises provided the work is diligently pursued to completion
in a reasonable time. Any such use extending beyond a total of two
(2) weeks shall be deemed unreasonable unless the owner of the premises
secures a permit signed by the Administrative Assistant, Chief of
Police or Acting Chief of Police, to continue such work where the
owner demonstrates a need for additional time to complete the project.
The date for completion of the work and removal of debris from the
job site shall be set forth in such permit.
[Ord. No. 2033, 2-16-2023]
A. It
shall be unlawful for any person to park upon a street any vehicle
with the intent of commuting. For purposes of this Section, "commuting"
is defined as an act by a person who travels:
2. Who is not a resident of the City of Woodson Terrace; and
3. Who parks his/her vehicle on the streets of the City of Woodson Terrace
for the purpose of continuing a trip in another vehicle or mode of
transportation to a place of employment or to school.
It shall be prima facie evidence in any such case before the
Municipal Court of the City of Woodson Terrace that said vehicle or
mode of transportation was parked by the defendant solely for the
purpose of commuting and not with any intent of a social or business
purpose within the City of Woodson Terrace.
B. It
shall be unlawful for any person to park upon a street or other public
property, including any park, or to park upon private property without
permission of the property owner any vehicle while such vehicle is
used for transportation network services.
C. Exception:
A transportation network service vehicle may be parked while loading
or unloading residents or visitors to a property within the City provided
that the vehicle is parked at the location where the loading or unloading
is taking place and, further, provided, that such parking does not
exceed ten (10) minutes in duration.
D. Definitions.
For purposes of this Section, the following terms shall be defined
as follows:
TRANSPORTATION NETWORK SERVICES
The provision of transportation by a driver to a rider with
whom the driver is matched through a transportation network company,
such as "Uber," "Lyft" and similar services.
TRANSPORTATION NETWORK DRIVER
An individual who uses his or her personal vehicle to provide
transportation services for riders matched through a transportation
network company's digital network. A driver need not be an employee
of a transportation network company.
[Ord. No. 2035, 3-16-2023]
A. Notwithstanding any other provision of the City's Municipal Code to the contrary, any trailer, as defined by Section
300.010 of the City's Municipal Code must be stored or parked behind the front building line of the property on a permanent concrete, cement, asphalt or bituminous improved surface. Any trailer permitted under this Subsection
(A) of Section
355.180 shall be kept clean of any trash and/or debris and shall be kept empty, except that it may have a properly secured vehicle attached to the trailer, provided said vehicle is not a derelict or abandoned vehicle as defined by Section
300.010 of the City's Municipal Code.
B. No
commercial trailer or trailer used for commercial purposes may be
kept, parked, or stored on any residential property or on any street
within the City unless it is being used in connection with an active
construction or repair project at the property where it is located,
and only upon the prior issuance of a permit by the City. The permit
shall include a date by which the trailer shall be removed from the
property.