[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.