[Ord. No. 494 §1, 8-19-2002]
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 the 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; or
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;
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 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);
or
f.
At any place where official signs prohibit standing.
3.
Park a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except temporarily for the
purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading merchandise
or passengers:
B.
No
person shall move a vehicle not lawfully under his/her control into
any such prohibited area or away from a curb such a distance as is
unlawful.
[Ord. No. 494 §1, 8-19-2002]
Parking, unparking, stopping, standing and manner of driving
shall be so regulated and controlled as to permit a clear, free and
unimpeded freeway, travelway or throughway of certain widths for certain
streets, alleys and State and Federal marked highways or portions
thereof, and any person obstructing any such freeway, travelway or
throughway by parking, unparking, stopping, standing or otherwise
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be subject to the
removal of such obstruction as provided by this Chapter provided,
within the meaning of this Chapter, that not less than ten (10) feet
in width shall constitute an unobstructed freeway, travelway or throughway
for vehicular traffic on all streets in the City, other than an alley.
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. 494 §1, 8-19-2002]
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/her 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A.
It
shall be unlawful for any person to park or stand any vehicle in any
stall or space designated or reserved for physically disabled persons,
as defined in Section 301.142, RSMo., as amended, whether upon public
or private property open to public use, unless the vehicle bears the
State of Missouri license plate or placard for the disabled as provided
for in Sections 301.071 or 301.142, RSMo., as amended. The space shall
be indicated by an upright sign whether on a pole or attached to a
building upon which shall be inscribed the international symbol of
accessibility and may also include any appropriate wording to indicate
that the space is reserved for the exclusive use of vehicles which
display a distinguishing license plate or card. The sign described
in this Subsection shall also state, or an additional sign shall be
posted below or adjacent to the sign stating, the following: "$50
to $300 fine".
B.
Any
vehicle operator who is not physically disabled shall not use the
handicapped parking space unless there is a physically disabled person
in the vehicle, or while the vehicle is being used to transport a
physically disabled person.
C.
Any
person convicted of violating this Section is guilty of an offense
and shall be subject to a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00)
nor more than three hundred dollars ($300.00). Every day upon which
such violation occurs shall constitute a separate offense.
[Ord. No. 494 §1, 8-19-2002]
A.
It
shall be unlawful for the operator of any motor vehicle to drive,
stop or park such motor vehicle on any grass or unpaved surface within
any City park other than on those areas specifically designated for
such driving, stopping or parking.
[Ord. No. 494 §1, 8-19-2002]
A.
It
shall be unlawful for the operator of a vehicle to stop, stand or
park such a vehicle in an area designated as a fire lane within the
City, so marked and designated by a standing sign.
B.
Any
such vehicle parked in violation of this Section shall be removed
therefrom by and under the direction of a member of the Police Department
of the City and shall be conveyed by or under the immediate direction
of a member of the Police Department of the City to such place as
may be designated by ordinance or resolution of the Board of Aldermen,
and notice of the owner to secure the return of the motor vehicle
upon payment of the cost of removal and storage.
C.
Before
the owner or person in charge of such vehicle shall be permitted to
remove it from the custody of the Police Department, he/she shall
furnish evidence of his/her identity and title of the vehicle, shall
sign a receipt and shall pay the costs of towing of vehicle and storage
charges, if any.
