[Ord. No. 315 §§1
— 3, 1-13-1998; Ord. No. 401, 5-8-2007; Ord. No. 597, 5-11-2021]
A. The
following terms shall have the following meanings for purposes of
this Section:
FRONT YARD
An open space extending the full width of the zoning lot,
between the main building and the front lot line, unoccupied and unobstructed
by the buildings or structures in excess of thirty (30) inches in
height, the depth of which shall be measured as the least distance
between the front lot line and the front of such main building.
MOTOR VEHICLE
Manufactured automobiles, trucks, recreational vehicles,
motor homes and buses.
REAR YARD
An open space extending the full width of the zoning lot,
between the main building and the rear lot line, unoccupied and unobstructed
by buildings or structures in excess of thirty (30) inches in height,
the depth of which shall be measured as the least distance between
the rear lot line and the back of such main building.
SIDE YARD
An open space extending from the front yard to the rear yard,
between the main building and the rear lot line, unoccupied and unobstructed
by buildings or structures in excess of thirty (30) inches in height,
except as provided herein, the depth of which shall be measured as
the least distance between the side lot line and the side of such
main building.
B. Except
when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance
with the lawful direction of a Police Officer or a traffic control
device, it shall be unlawful for any owner, operator or possessor
of a motor vehicle to stop, stand or leave said vehicle unattended
within the Village limits of the Village of Country Club except in
authorized parking areas.
1. Authorized parking areas on Village streets and roadways;
2. Authorized parking areas on parking lots;
3. Private driveways on which parking is authorized by Village ordinance;
or
4. Other areas authorized by Village ordinance.
C. The
following shall be understood to be areas at which or manners in which
no individual or person shall stop, stand or park a motor vehicle:
2. Within five (5) feet of the line of any public or private driveway;
3. Within five (5) feet of the line of any alley;
4. Within twenty-five (25) feet of the curb line or the driveable surface
of an intersecting street except where a sign stating otherwise has
been erected;
5. Within ten (10) feet of a fire hydrant;
7. Within fifteen (15) feet of a crosswalk at an intersection;
8. Within ten (10) feet of a mailbox;
10. On the roadway side of any motor vehicle stopped or parked at the
edge of a highway or street;
11. On any roadway which is designated for parallel parking and on which
adjacent curbs exist, other than stopping, standing or parking with
the right-hand wheels of such motor vehicle parallel to and within
eighteen (18) inches of the right-hand curb;
12. On any roadway which is designated for parallel parking and on which
adjacent curbs do not exist, other than stopping, standing or parking
in such manner as to leave the necessary paved travelway plus one
(1) foot on each side available as freeway;
13. On those streets which have been signed or marked for angle parking,
other than stopping, standing or parking at the angle to the curb
or edge of the roadway as indicated by such signs or markings;
14. At any place where official signs prohibit stopping, standing or
parking;
15. In or on a front yard or side yard unless otherwise authorized by
ordinance. Nothing in this enumerated Subsection shall prohibit the
parking of a motor vehicle in a front yard for a reasonable period
of time for the purpose of washing, waxing, cleaning or polishing
said motor vehicle. Additionally, nothing in this enumerated Subsection
shall prohibit an individual from parking a motor vehicle on a private
yard, if necessary, for ingress and egress from the residence and
if that person is defined under Missouri law as a physically disabled
person or temporarily disabled person and such vehicle bears a disabled
person license plate or windshield placard properly displayed in accordance
with Missouri law;
16. On any street, alley or public place within the Village of Country
Club for the purpose of repairing any motor vehicle;
17. In such a manner as to interfere with or obstruct the traffic or
the easy ingress or egress to or from any street, alley or private
driveway; or
18. In such a manner as to obstruct the view of traffic in a way that
may cause a hazardous or unsafe condition upon any roadway within
the Village of Country Club.
D. Any person violating this Section shall be subject to a fine of twenty-five
dollars ($25.00), with a mail-in ticket, to be mailed to the Village
Clerk of Country Club, Missouri.
[Ord. No. 171 §1, 3-18-1991; Ord.
No. 597, 5-11-2021]
A. No
person shall park any vehicle upon a street, alley, public or private
driveway, or parking lot in such a manner or under such conditions
as to materially hinder or block the flow of vehicular traffic. No
person shall park any vehicle upon a street, alley, public or private
driveway, or parking lot in such a manner or under such conditions
as to materially hinder or obstruct the view of vehicular traffic
in a way that may cause a hazardous or unsafe condition upon any roadway
within the Village of Country Club. Without limitation upon the generality
of the foregoing provision, any vehicle parked in such a manner as
to leave available less than twelve (12) feet of the width of the
roadway for free movement of vehicular traffic shall be presumed to
have materially hindered the flow of traffic.
B. Any
person violating this Section shall be subject to a fine of twenty-five
dollars ($25.00), with a mail-in ticket, to be mailed to the Village
Clerk of Country Club, Missouri.
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 Village 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 Village 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.