[Ord. No. 1443 §2(30.440), 8-27-1991]
A. 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.
B. No person
shall park or stand upon any street or roadway which is a marked or
unmarked vehicle traffic lane.
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.
[CC 1988 §30.442; Ord. No. 1354, 4-11-1988]
No person shall park any boat, boat trailer or trailer upon
any street or alley for longer than twelve (12) hours.
[Ord. No. 1443 §2(30.450), 8-27-1991]
It is unlawful to park a vehicle on a City street, lot or municipal
parking garage when payment of delinquent parking citations and/or
fines is owed to the Municipal Court. City Officers and employees
authorized to enforce parking ordinances are empowered to use a "wheel
immobilizer" on such vehicle until all delinquent payments for parking
citations and/or fines have been made to the Municipal Court.
[Ord. No. 1410 §1, 9-11-1990]
A. Snow
routes shall be streets or portions of streets designated by ordinance.
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. The streets listed in Schedule
VIII. are hereby designated snow routes.
B. No person
shall impede or interfere in anyway with a snowplow or other snow
removal vehicle or equipment during operation.
C. No person
shall stop, stand, park or abandon a vehicle in a manner which obstructs
or impedes traffic on a snow route or within a snow removal district
during a snow emergency. Any vehicle obstructing or impeding traffic
in violation of this Section, and any vehicle parked 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
shall govern the further disposition of the vehicle.
D. Streets
designated as snow routes or within a snow removal district may be
closed to all traffic as needed to remove snow.
[Ord. No. 1410 §1, 9-11-1990]
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. 1410 §1, 9-11-1990]
A. Whenever
the City Administrator through information gathered from the Department
of Public Works, 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 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 City Administrator 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 City Administrator and distributed
to all public news agencies for broadcast. The time the snow emergency
shall be in effect shall be designated by the City Administrator and
shall be contained in the declaration. Termination or extension of
the original time of the snow emergency shall be at the discretion
of the City Administrator.
C. No such snow emergency shall be announced and begin between the hours of 10:30 P.M. and 6:30 A.M. except for areas designated as snow removal districts. In the event that a snow emergency is declare and begins between the hours of 10:30 P.M. and 6:30 A.M., vehicles may be removed as per Section
355.130(C) in snow removal districts after reasonable attempts to locate the owner/operators of vehicles parked in said districts by telephonic communication or in person and after making the notice required in Subsection
(B) of this Section when there has been an accumulation of three (3) inches or more on the streets of said districts. Whenever possible the following schedule for snow removal in the downtown snow remove district shall be followed: Maple Street between 6th Street and North Street between the hours of 2:00 A.M. and 4:00 A.M., all other streets between Mill Street and Aurora on the east and west and North Street and 6th Street on the north and south between the hours of 2:00 A.M. and 7:00 A.M. Exception to these timeframes may be made at the discretion of the City Administrator and notice shall be made consistent with other provisions of this Article.
D. Whenever
a snow emergency is declared, parking shall be prohibited on a portion
of the snow route designated by ordinance. The signing 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. 1410 §1, 9-11-1990]
Any Police Officer or other City employee who has the authority
to issue tickets for parking violations shall have authority to issue
tickets, citations and summons for violations of this Article.
[Ord. No. 1410 §1, 9-11-1990]
Any person who violates any provision of this Article shall
be assessed a fine of at least twenty-five dollars ($25.00) and shall
be assessed the applicable costs of towing and storage which shall
be in addition to the regular court costs.