Cross Reference: See also Schedule III, Parking Prohibited at all Times on Certain Streets and Schedule IV, Stopping, Standing or Parking during Certain Hours on Certain Streets, included at the end of Title III.
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. 
Within ten (10) feet in front of any official mailbox or United States Post Office street letter drop box.
h. 
Upon any bridge or other elevated structure upon a highway or within a highway tunnel;
i. 
On any railroad tracks;
j. 
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 thirty (30) feet of an intersection;
c. 
Within fifteen (15) feet of a fire hydrant;
d. 
Within twenty (20) feet of a crosswalk at an intersection;
e. 
Within thirty (30) feet upon the approach to any flashing signal, stop sign or traffic control signal located at the side of a roadway;
f. 
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);
g. 
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:
a. 
Within fifty (50) feet of the nearest rail of a railroad crossing;
b. 
At any place where official signs prohibit parking.
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.
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.
A. 
No person shall park a vehicle upon any roadway for the principal purpose of:
1. 
Displaying such vehicle for sale; or
2. 
Repair of such vehicle except repairs necessitated by an emergency.
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 such as "Accessible Parking" 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." Beginning August 28, 2011, when any political subdivision or owner of private property restripes a parking lot or constructs a new parking lot, one (1) in every four (4) accessible spaces, but not fewer than one (1), shall be served by an access aisle a minimum of ninety-six (96) inches wide and shall be designated "lift van accessible only" with signs that meet the requirements of the Federal Americans With Disabilities Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. §12101 et seq., and any rules and regulations established pursuant thereto.
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.
[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.