[Ord. No. 814 §20, 8-2-1960; CC 1976 §33-240]
A.
Except
when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic, or in compliance
with law or the directions of a Police Officer or official traffic-control
device, no person shall:
1.
Stop, stand or park a vehicle:
a.
On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge
or curb of a street;
b.
On a sidewalk;
c.
Within an intersection;
d.
On a crosswalk;
e.
Between a safety zone and adjacent curb or within thirty (30) feet
of points on the curb immediately opposite the ends of a safety zone,
unless the traffic authority indicates a different length by signs
or markings;
f.
Alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction when stopping,
standing, or parking would obstruct traffic;
g.
Upon any bridge or other elevated structure upon a highway or within
a highway tunnel;
h.
On any railroad tracks;
i.
At any place where official signs prohibit stopping.
2.
Stand or park a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except momentarily
to pick up or discharge a passenger or passengers:
a.
In front of a public or private driveway;
b.
Within fifteen (15) feet of a fire hydrant;
c.
Within twenty (20) feet of a crosswalk at an intersection, as those terms are defined in Section 300.020. This prohibition shall include only those intersections listed in Schedule IV, Table IV-A of the Traffic Code.
[Ord. No. 3043, 10-17-2017]
d.
Within thirty (30) feet upon the approach to any flashing signal,
stop sign, or traffic-control signal located at the side of a roadway;
e.
Within four (4) feet of the entrance to a public or private driveway;
f.
Within twenty (20) feet of the driveway entrance to any fire station
and on the side of a street opposite the entrance to any fire station
within seventy-five (75) feet of said entrance when properly signposted;
g.
At any place where official signs prohibit standing;
h.
In any manner which creates a hazard or public nuisance.
B.
No
person shall move a vehicle not lawfully under his control into any
such prohibited area or away from a curb such a distance as is unlawful.
[Ord. No. 751 §1, 8-6-1957; Ord. No. 814 §15, 8-2-1960; CC 1976 §33-232]
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; provided however, no less than eighteen (18)
feet of roadway shall be available for the free movement of traffic
on State and Federally marked highways within the City.
[CC 1976 §33-241]
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.
[Ord. No. 814 §31, 8-2-1960; CC 1976 §33-233]
[CC 1976 §33-315]
A.
The
City Traffic Engineer is hereby authorized to erect signs indicating
no parking upon either or both sides of any street adjacent to any
school property when such parking would, in his opinion, interfere
with traffic or create a hazardous situation.
B.
When
official signs are erected indicating no parking upon either side
of a street adjacent to any school property as authorized herein,
no person shall park a vehicle in any such designated place.
[CC 1976 §33-242]
A.
The
City Traffic Engineer is authorized to erect signs indicating no parking
upon any street when the width of the roadway does not exceed twenty
(20) feet, or upon one (1) side of a street as indicated by such signs
when the width of the roadway does not exceed thirty (30) feet.
B.
When
official signs prohibiting parking are erected upon narrow streets
as authorized herein, no person shall park a vehicle upon any such
street in violation of any such sign.
[CC 1976 §33-243]
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.
[CC 1976 §33-244]
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 1976 §33-245]
A.
The
City Traffic Engineer is hereby authorized to determine and designate
by proper signs, places not exceeding one hundred (100) feet in length
in which the stopping, standing, or parking of vehicles would create
an especially hazardous condition or would cause unusual delay to
traffic.
B.
When
official signs are erected at hazardous or congested places as authorized
herein, no person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle in any such
designated place.
[Ord. No. 1069 §1, 10-5-1971; CC 1976 §33-270]
The City Marshal is hereby authorized and directed to designate
any street within the City as a temporary no-parking zone when any
such street could become so congested by reason of parked motor vehicles
that emergency vehicles would be hampered in their use of said streets.
[Ord. No. 1191 §§1 —
2, 6-9-1975; CC 1976 §33-272]
A.
The
Marshal of the City is authorized to declare certain areas emergency
no-parking zones when, in his judgment, such areas are necessary to
provide access to the real estate adjacent thereto, and that any person
parking there in an emergency vehicle shall be authorized by the Marshal
in writing to so park.
B.
The
Commissioner of Public Works is directed to provide such portable
signs as are necessary to designate said emergency no-parking areas.
[Ord. No. 1777 §§1 —
3, 7-5-1994]
A.
COMMERCIAL TRUCKS AND TRACTORS
TRAILER
It
shall be unlawful for any person to park any of the following defined
vehicles on any street within the City, except in accordance with
the provisions of this Section:
A motor vehicle designed primarily for the commercial transportation
of property or a motor vehicle designed to pull trailers, the gross
weight exceeding one and one-half (1½) tons and length exceeding
twenty (20) feet measured from the front of the motorized vehicle
or tractor to the end of the non-motorized vehicle or trailer, and/or
licensed as a commercial vehicle.
A vehicle without motive power designed for carrying persons
or property on its own structure and to be drawn by a vehicle with
motive power. The term "trailer" shall include trailer
coach, semi-trailer, travel trailer or utility trailer.
B.
Exemptions. Parking on streets — Any motor vehicle
not exceeding twenty (20) feet in length, except a commercial vehicle,
truck or tractor, is exempt from the provisions of this Section.
C.
No
person shall park or leave standing on any street, other than necessary
for loading or unloading goods or items in connection with the commercial
business, any commercial truck, tractor or trailer which is not a
passenger vehicle.
D.
Penalty. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of
the provisions of this Section shall be fined not less than ten dollars
($10.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each offense
and an offense shall be deemed committed on each day during or on
which violation occurs or continues.
[CC 1976 §33-275.; Ord. No. 1443 §1, 7-2-1985]
A.
The
owner of any off-street parking area or facility of five (5) spaces
or more may provide handicapped parking space for any business, retail,
professional, or institutional establishment whether public or private
upon the same property equal to at least one (1) parking space and
two percent (2%) of the total number thereof. The parking space closest
to the entrance way of each public entrance to any business, retail,
professional, or institutional establishment shall be designated "handicapped parking space" and shall have a minimum width
of twelve (12) feet. Any such handicapped parking space shall meet
the following requirements.
1.
All handicapped spaces shall be striped with blue traffic paint and
shall have the international handicapped symbol painted within; and
2.
All handicapped spaces shall have a marked aisle or traffic lane
along the length of at least one (1) side a minimum of five (5) feet
in width which aisle shall be striped in a crosshatch design so as
to increase its visibility; and
3.
All handicapped spaces shall have a sign posted adjacent to and visible
from each space which sign shall have the international handicapped
symbol upon and words "handicapped parking" in white
on a blue background. The sign shall be not less than seventeen (17)
inches by twenty-two (22) inches in size with the lettering not less
than (1) inch in height which clearly and conspicuously states the
following:
"Unauthorized vehicles parked in spaces reserved for physically
disabled persons and not displaying distinguishing placards or license
plates issued for physically disabled persons will be towed away at
owner's expense. Towed vehicles may be reclaimed at Pacific City Hall,
221 South First Street, Pacific, or by telephoning, 257-2424".
[CC 1976 §33-276.; Ord. No. 1443 §2, 7-2-1985]
As used in this Article, the term "vehicle" shall have the same meaning given in Section 301.010, RSMo. (1984)
and the term "physically disabled" shall have the
same meaning given it in Section 301.142 RSMo. (1984).
[CC 1976 §33-277; Ord. No. 1443 §3, 7-2-1985]
The owner or person in lawful possession of a public off-street
parking facility and any political subdivision owning or operating
a public off-street parking facility may after notifying the local
Police cause the removal of any vehicle not displaying a distinguishing
license plate or placard bearing the word "disabled" issued pursuant to Section 301.142 RSMo. (1984), or a "disabled veteran" plate issued pursuant to Section 301.071, RSMo.
(1984), from a space designated for physically disabled persons.
[CC 1976 §33-278.; Ord. No. 1443 §§4 — 6, 7-2-1985]
A.
Any
person who parks in a space reserved for physically disabled persons
and not displaying distinguishing plates is guilty of an infraction
of this Article.
B.
If
any vehicle is found parked in a space reserved for physically disabled
persons and not displaying distinguishing plates, the owner or person
in whose name the said vehicle is registered shall be held prima facie
responsible for such violation.
C.
Any
person found guilty of violating the provisions of this Article shall
pay a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) and not more
than five hundred dollars ($500.00) or be sentenced to a term of not
more than ninety (90) days in the City Jail or be punished by both
such fine and imprisonment.
