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City of Pleasant Valley, MO
Clay County
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[Ord. No. 439 Art. XV §1, 2-19-1968; Ord. No. 1814 §1, 4-2-1996]
A. 
Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter, 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, except as provided in the following paragraphs:
1. 
Upon those streets which have been marked or sign posted for angle parking as shall be provided elsewhere in this Title, and 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.
2. 
In places where, hours when, and under conditions whereby the stopping and placing of vehicles in excess of eight (8) feet into the roadway from the curb for the loading or unloading of merchandise and materials is permitted, as hereinafter in this Chapter provided.
3. 
Upon streets other than through streets or one-way streets as defined herein, vehicles may be parked parallel to the curb headed in either direction in residence districts as defined herein, during periods when snow or ice impair the ability to park on hills.
4. 
Upon streets other than those in the central traffic district and on through streets, as defined in Section 300.020, school buses, to pick up or discharge children, shall be stopped in a position so as to block temporarily vehicular traffic movements in both directions on the roadway.
[Ord. No. 1814 §1, 4-2-1996]
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.
[Ord. No. 1814 §1, 4-2-1996]
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.
[Ord. No. 1814 §1, 4-2-1996]
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.
[Ord. No. 1814 §1, 4-2-1996]
A. 
Whenever a vehicle is lawfully parked upon a street or highway during the hours between a half (½) hour after sunset and a half (½) 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 a half (½) hour after sunset and a half (½) 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.
[Ord. No. 439 Art. XV §5, 2-19-1968]
It shall be unlawful for a person driving or in charge of a motor vehicle to permit it to stand unattended without first stopping the engine, locking the ignition, removing the key and effectively setting the brake thereon, and when standing upon any grade, turning the front wheels to the curb in such manner as to prevent movement of the vehicle.
[Ord. No. 2815 §§1 — 2, 1-7-2008]
A. 
All motor vehicles shall be parked on the right-hand side of the street with the right-hand wheels of such vehicle parallel to and within eighteen (18) inches of the right-hand curb, except on one-way streets where parking is permitted on both sides of the street.
B. 
It shall be unlawful to violate the requirements established herein. Violators shall be assessed a fine in accordance with Section 370.070 of the Municipal Code of the City of Pleasant Valley, Missouri.