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.
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.
[R.O. 2013 §23-152; Ord. No. 2.2 (Bill No. 187) §1, 8-21-1975; Ord. No. 2.2 (Bill No. 579) §1, 11-6-1980; Ord. No. 2.2 (Bill No. 644) §§1─4, 5-6-1982; Ord. No. 2.2 (Bill No. 742) §§1─2, 4-5-1984; Ord. No. 2.2 (Bill No. 765) §§1─2, 9-6-1984; Ord. No. 2.2 (Bill No. 787) §§1─2, 1-3-1985; Ord. No. 2.2 (Bill No. 1451)
§1, 11-3-1994; Ord.
No. 2.2 (Bill No. 1517) §1, 1-4-1996]
A. Definitions. The following definitions shall apply in construction
of this Section:
DRIVE-IN
A place where the occupants of motor vehicles are served
while seated in the vehicle, including drive-in theaters, restaurants,
filling stations, and drive-in banking facilities.
PARKING LOT
Any area on public or private property where spaces are provided
gratuitously or for hire for the parking for motor vehicles; provided
that nothing herein shall be construed to include driveways or other
portions of single-family residential lots used by the occupant and
his/her invitees for parking vehicles, nor spaces on public streets
where parking is permitted.
B. Traffic Regulations Applicable. Every person driving a vehicle
in a parking lot, drive-in or private way shall drive the same in
a careful and prudent manner and shall exercise ordinary care, and
at a rate of speed not in excess of twenty (20) miles per hour and
at such lesser speed as may be posted, or when required so as not
to endanger the property of another or the life or limb of any person,
taking into consideration the amount of vehicular and pedestrian traffic,
the visibility and atmospheric conditions, and the conditions of the
pavement. All regulations provided by the ordinances of the City of
Arnold and/or the State of Missouri applicable to the operation of
motor vehicles on public streets with respect to signaling, lights,
backing, turning, and sounding of horns shall apply to persons driving
vehicles in a parking lot, drive-in, or private way.
C. Loading Zones. No person shall park or leave his/her vehicle
in any parking lot, drive-in, or private way in any space or so as
to block or prevent the full and complete use of any space set aside
by the owner of the property for loading or unloading, provided that
such space is clearly identified for that purpose.
D. Stopping At Exits. The driver of a vehicle leaving any parking
lot, drive-in, or private way shall bring the vehicle to a full and
complete stop before entering any street. The Director of Public Works
of the City of Arnold is authorized to erect stop signs at all exits
from parking lots, drive-ins, and private ways at the entrance to
any street, or may authorize such signs to be erected by the City
or the owner of the property and shall constitute notice of the provisions
of this Section.
E. Fire Lanes. No person shall park or leave his/her vehicle
in any parking lot, drive-in or private way in a fire lane when so
designated and clearly identified as such by signs and/or pavement
markings. Such signs and/or pavement markings shall state "Fire Lane,
No Parking."
F. Driving Lanes, Parking Spaces. In any parking lot or drive-in
where lanes are marked for driving motor vehicles, they shall be observed,
and where spaces are marked for the parking of vehicles, vehicles
shall be parked in accordance therewith and without encroaching upon
drives, reserved spaces, or other parking spaces, with extreme caution
so as to avoid injury or damage to persons or property, and vehicles
shall not be parked, stopped, or operated in such a manner as to block
or unnecessarily hold up or delay the normal movement of other vehicles.
Where fire hydrants are installed on the premises, no motor vehicle
shall be parked within ten (10) feet of said hydrant or in such manner
as to block access thereto by personnel and equipment of the Fire
Department.
G. Emergency Vehicles Exempt. Emergency vehicles, to include
police, fire and ambulance vehicles, are exempted from the provisions
of this Section, in the same manner and by the same cause by which
they are exempted from the provisions of those ordinances governing
the control of traffic on public streets.
[R.O. 2013 §23-153; Ord. No. 8.37 (Bill No. 201) §§2─3, 11-20-1975]
A. The
Mayor shall be the authority designated by this Section who may declare
a snow emergency or, in the Mayor's absence, the Public Works Director.
B. When
a snow emergency has been declared, it shall be unlawful for any person
to stop or park a motor vehicle on or on the shoulder of a designated
snow route, and any vehicle found stopped or parked on or on the shoulder
of a snow route, whether attended or unattended, may be ordered towed
by the Police Department to keep the snow routes clear of traffic.