[R.O. 1991 § 305.010; Ord. No. 2337-04 § 1, 12-21-2004]
For the purpose of this Chapter,
"municipal parking lot" or "parking lot" shall mean an area owned
or operated by the City and used for the purpose of parking motor
vehicles.
[R.O. 1991 § 305.020; Ord. No. 2337-04 § 1, 12-21-2004]
A. The Board of Aldermen of the City of Smithville
does hereby establish the following regulations for the use of municipal
parking lots:
1.
No vehicle shall be permitted to
be parked on a municipal parking lot for more than twenty-four (24)
continuous hours.
2.
No person shall perform or do any
repairs or other work on a motor vehicle while such vehicle is on
a municipal parking lot.
3.
No motor vehicle shall be parked
on a municipal parking lot unless such vehicle is property registered
and displays current and valid motor vehicle license plates.
4.
No loitering or congregating.
5.
No vehicles with three (3) or more
axles, ten (10) or more wheels or licensure for over thirty thousand
(30,000) pounds shall be permitted to park on a municipal parking
lot.
6.
All vehicles parked on a municipal
lot shall be capable of being self-propelled or shall be connected
to a functioning tow vehicle capable of propelling itself and said
vehicle.
[R.O. 1991 § 305.030; Ord. No. 2337-04 § 1, 12-21-2004]
A. It is hereby declared to be a nuisance
and it shall be unlawful for any owner or any person in charge of
a motor vehicle to park such vehicle upon a municipal parking lot
in violation of the provisions of this Section.
1.
There shall be caused to be erected
on all municipal parking lots a sign setting forth the regulations
contained in this Section and containing a statement that vehicles
parked in violation will be towed and removed by the City.
2.
If at any time a vehicle is parked in violation of the provisions of this Section, the provisions of Chapter
217, Abandoned Property, and Chapter
390, Abandoned Vehicles, shall then be applied as to impoundment of said vehicle.