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.
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.
[CC 1991 §355.040; CC 1970 §14-213; Ord. No. 155 §1, 8-25-1952; Ord. No. 429 §§1 — 2, 3-19-1973; Ord. No. 712 §§1 — 2, 1-12-1993]
A. No
commercial vehicle, truck or trailer which is licensed in excess of
twelve thousand (12,000) pounds shall be parked for a period of more
than one (1) hour when not in the process of loading or unloading
on any public street or highway within the residential use area established
by and existing pursuant to any ordinance of the City.
B. No
commercial vehicles, trucks or trailers which are licensed in excess
of twelve thousand (12,000) pounds shall be parked near or at any
points of ingress or egress for the general public or on any yard
in any residential area at any time.
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.
[Ord. No. 2014-009 §§1
— 5, 1-31-2014]
A. Definitions. As used in this section, the following
terms shall have the meanings indicated:
BUILDING LINE
A line parallel or approximately parallel to the street line
and beyond which, buildings or fences may not be erected.
CORNER LOT
A residential property located at the intersection or confluence
of two (2) or more streets such that public street rights-of-way are
directly adjacent to at least two (2) contiguous sides of the lot.
DRIVEWAY
The primary improved or unimproved parking surface which
provides egress and ingress from a garage, carport or off-street parking
area to an adjacent street or alley.
FRONT YARD
The area from the front face of a residential structure to
the front property line or street right-of-way line or, when a structure
does not exist, the area from the front building line to the front
property line or street right-of-way.
IMPROVED PARKING SURFACE
An area used for the parking or storage of vehicles that
is overlaid or otherwise paved with concrete, asphalt, paving stones
or other hard surfaced durable material approved by the building official.
REAR YARD
The area from the rear face of a residential structure to
the rear property line.
SIDE YARD
The area from the side of a residential structure to the
side property line.
VEHICLE
Every device in, upon or by which any person or property
is or may be transported or drawn or moved upon a street, highway,
waterway or airway and shall include any automobile, bus, truck, tractor,
motor house, farm machinery, motorcycles, scooters, mopeds, all-terrain
vehicles, boats, aircraft, recreational vehicles, golf carts, go-carts,
trailers, fifth wheel trailers, campers, camper shells, wheeled towing
frames, semi-tractor trailers, truck beds mounted on chassis and mobile
homes. This definition does not include non-motorized bicycles, small
engine lawn mowers and devices of similar scale.
B. Regulations; Parking On Unimproved Surfaces Restricted. A person commits an offense if, upon a residential single-family,
duplex or townhouse lot or tract:
1.
The person causes, permits or allows the parking or storage
of any vehicle in the front yard upon any surface other than an improved
parking surface.
2.
The person causes, permits or allows the parking or storage
of any vehicle upon the side yard or rear yard of a corner lot upon
any surface other than an improved parking surface.
C. No driveway or improved parking surface shall cover more than sixty-seven
percent (67%) of a residential front yard.
D. Maintenance. All improved parking surfaces shall
be maintained in good and safe condition and be free of holes, cracks
or other failures that may affect the use, safety, appearance or drainage
of the surface or of an adjoining property.
E. Violation of the terms of this Section shall be deemed a misdemeanor,
and upon conviction thereof any person so violating same shall be
fined a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) and/or
imprisoned for a period of ninety (90) days.