[R.O. 1991 § 350.010; Ord. No. 2254-04 § 1, 3-16-2004]
Except as otherwise provided in Sections
350.010 to
350.050, every vehicle stopped or parked upon a roadway where there are adjacent curbs shall be so stopped or parked with the right-hand wheels of such vehicle parallel to and within eighteen (18) inches of the right-hand curb.
[R.O. 1991 § 350.020; Ord. No. 2254-04 § 1, 3-16-2004]
A. The City Traffic Engineer shall determine
upon what streets angle parking shall be permitted and shall mark
or sign such streets but such angle parking shall not be indicated
upon any Federal-aid or State highway within the City unless the State
Highways and Transportation Commission has determined by resolution
or order entered in its minutes that the roadway is of sufficient
width to permit angle parking without interfering with the free movement
of traffic.
B. Angle parking shall not be indicated or
permitted at any place where passing traffic would thereby be caused
or required to drive upon the left side of the street or upon any
streetcar tracks.
[R.O. 1991 § 350.030; Ord. No. 2254-04 § 1, 3-16-2004]
On those streets which have been
signed or marked by the City Traffic Engineer for angle parking, no
person shall park or stand a vehicle other than at the angle to the
curb or edge of the roadway indicated by such signs or markings.
[R.O. 1991 § 350.040; Ord. No. 2254-04 § 1, 3-16-2004]
A. The City Traffic Engineer is authorized
to issue special permits to permit the backing of a vehicle to the
curb for the purpose of loading or unloading merchandise or materials
subject to the terms and conditions of such permit. Such permits may
be issued either to the owner or lessee of real property or to the
owner of the vehicle and shall grant to such person the privilege
as therein stated and authorized herein.
B. It shall be unlawful for any permittee
or other person to violate any of the special terms or conditions
of any such permit.
[R.O. 1991 § 350.050; Ord. No. 2254-04 § 1, 3-16-2004]
A. Whenever a vehicle is lawfully parked upon
a street or highway during the hours between one-half (1/2) hour after
sunset and one-half (1/2) hour before sunrise and in the event there
is sufficient light to reveal any person or object within a distance
of five hundred (500) feet upon such street or highway, no lights
need be displayed upon such parked vehicle.
B. Whenever a vehicle is parked or stopped
upon a roadway or shoulder adjacent thereto, whether attended or unattended,
during the hours between one-half (1/2) hour after sunset and one-half
(1/2) hour before sunrise and there is not sufficient light to reveal
any person or object within a distance of five hundred (500) feet
upon such highway, such vehicle so parked or stopped shall be equipped
with one (1) or more lamps meeting the following requirements: At
least one (1) lamp shall display a white or amber light visible from
a distance of five hundred (500) feet to the front of the vehicle
and the same lamp or at least one (1) other lamp shall display a red
light visible from a distance of five hundred (500) feet to the rear
of the vehicle and the location of said lamp or lamps shall always
be such that at least one (1) lamp or combination of lamps meeting
the requirements of this Section is installed as near as practicable
to the side of the vehicle which is closer to passing traffic. The
foregoing provisions shall not apply to a motor-driven cycle.
C. Any lighted headlamps upon a parked vehicle
shall be depressed or dimmed.