The provisions of this article prohibiting the standing or parking
of a vehicle shall apply at all times or at those times specified
in this article or as indicated on official signs, except when it
is necessary to stop a vehicle to avoid conflict with other traffic
or in compliance with the directions of a police officer or official
traffic control device.
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State Law Reference: For similar provisions, RSMo. § 300.520.
The provisions of this article imposing a time limit on parking
shall not relieve any person from the duty to observe other and more
restrictive provisions prohibiting or limiting the stopping, standing,
or parking of vehicles in specified places or at specified times.
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State Law Reference: For similar provisions, RSMo. § 300.525.
It shall be unlawful for any person to park any vehicle in a
direction against the flow of traffic.
When signs are erected giving notice thereof, no person shall
park a vehicle at any time upon any of the streets described by this
Code or other City ordinance.
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State Law Reference: For similar provisions, RSMo. § 300.530.
When signs are erected in each block giving notice thereof,
no person shall park a vehicle between the hours specified by this
Code or other City ordinance of any day except Sunday and public holidays
within the district or upon any of the streets described by this Code
or other City ordinance.
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State Law Reference: For similar provisions, RSMo. § 300.535.
When signs are erected in each block giving notice thereof,
no person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle between the hours specified
by this Code or other City ordinance of any day except Sundays and
public holidays within the district or upon any of the streets described
by this Code or other City ordinance.
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State Law Reference: For similar provisions, RSMo. § 300.540.
Except as otherwise provided in this article, 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 18 inches of the right-hand curb.
On those streets which have been marked or on which signs have
been erected by the 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.
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State Law Reference: For similar provisions, RSMo. § 300.425.
(a)
The 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 the 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 under this section or other
person to violate any of the special terms or conditions of any permit
issued pursuant to this section.
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State Law Reference: For similar provisions, RSMo. § 300.430.
(a)
Whenever a vehicle is lawfully parked upon a street or highway during
the hours between 1/2 hour after sunset and 1/2 hour before sunrise
and in the event there is sufficient light to reveal any person or
object within a distance of 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 1/2 hour after sunset and 1/2 hour before sunrise and there
is not sufficient light to reveal any person or object within a distance
of 500 feet upon such highway, the vehicle so parked or stopped shall
be equipped with one or more lamps meeting the following requirements:
At least one lamp shall display a white or amber light visible from
a distance of 500 feet to the front of the vehicle, and the same lamp
or at least one other lamp shall display a red light visible from
a distance of 500 feet to the rear of the vehicle, and the location
of the lamp or lamps shall always be such that at least one 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
motorcycle.
(c)
Any lighted head lamps upon a parked vehicle shall be depressed or
dimmed.
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State Law Reference: For similar provisions, RSMo. § 300.435.
[Ord. No. 5598, § 1, 5-24-1973; Ord. No. 7273, § 1, 11-15-1984; Ord. No. 7713, § 1, 12-3-1987; Ord. No. 9059, § 1, 8-2-2001; Ord. No. 9189, § 1, 9-5-2002; Ord. No. 10840, 1-4-2024]
(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 stop, stand or park a vehicle:
(1)
On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the
edge or curb of a street.
(2)
On a sidewalk.
Exception: Excludes Ponca Trail between 1 through 30 Ponca
Trail.
(3)
Within an intersection.
(4)
On a crosswalk.
(5)
Between a safety zone and the adjacent curb or within 30 feet
of points on the curb immediately opposite the ends of a safety zone,
unless the Traffic Engineer indicates a different length by signs
or markings.
(6)
Alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction when
stopping, standing, or parking would obstruct traffic.
(7)
Upon any bridge or other elevated structure upon a highway or
within a highway tunnel.
(8)
On any railroad tracks.
(9)
At any place where official signs prohibit stopping.
(10)
Between the edge or curb of a street and sidewalk, except where
said area is hard-surfaced; "hard-surfaced" is defined
as an area surfaced with a hard paved surface, such as asphalt, concrete
or brick; a permit shall be required by any person desiring to hard-surface
a portion of the public right-of-way.
(11)
On any unpaved surface. "Paved" for the purposes
of this section shall include asphalt, concrete, brick, compacted
rock or flagstones.
(b)
No person shall stand or park a vehicle, whether occupied or not,
except momentarily to pick up or discharge a passenger or passengers:
(1)
In front of a public or private driveway.
(2)
Within 15 feet of a fire hydrant.
(3)
Within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection.
(4)
Within 30 feet upon the approach to any flashing signal, stop
sign, or traffic control signal located at the side of a roadway.
(5)
Within 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 75 feet of the entrance, when properly signposted.
(6)
Within a fire lane.
(7)
At any place where official signs prohibit standing.
(8)
Within 50 feet of an intersection or crosswalk where posted
by an official sign.
(c)
(d)
No person shall move a vehicle not lawfully under his control into
any prohibited area enumerated in this section or away from a curb
such a distance as is unlawful.
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State Law Reference: For similar provisions, RSMo. § 300.440.
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 10 feet of the width of the roadway for free movement of
vehicular traffic.
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State Law Reference: For similar provisions, RSMo. § 300.445.
No person shall park a vehicle within an alley in such a manner
or under such conditions as to leave available less than 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.
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State Law Reference: For similar provisions, RSMo. § 300.450.
No person shall park a vehicle upon any roadway for the principal
purpose of:
(1)
Displaying the vehicle for sale.
(2)
Repairing the vehicle, except repairs necessitated by an emergency.
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State Law Reference: For similar provisions, RSMo. § 300.455.
In the event a highway includes two or more separate roadways
and traffic is restricted to one direction upon any such roadway,
no person shall stand or park a vehicle upon the left-hand side of
the one-way roadway unless signs are erected to permit such standing
or parking. The 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.
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State Law Reference: For similar provisions, RSMo. § 300.475.
(1)
The City may authorize the designation of parking spaces for
the exclusive use of vehicles which display a distinguishing license
plate or card issued pursuant to Section 301.071 or 301.142, RSMo.
Any person or corporation in possession of any property used for public
parking or any owner of private property used for public parking shall
also designate parking spaces for the exclusive use of vehicles which
display a distinguishing license plate or card issued pursuant to
Section 301.071 or 301.142, RSMo. Whenever the owner of private property
designates an accessible parking space for enforcement by the City,
it should be as close as possible to the nearest accessible entrance.
The parking space shall be indicated by a sign and shall be posted
by the owner immediately adjacent to and visible from each space.
The sign shall be inscribed with the international symbol of accessibility
and shall 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, and shall also state, or an
additional sign shall be posted below or adjacent to the sign stating,
the following: "$50 to $300 fine."
(3)
Any person who parks in a space reserved for physically disabled
persons and is not displaying distinguishing license plates or a card
shall be punished by a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $300.
In addition, any vehicle parked in a space reserved for physically
disabled persons without displaying a distinguishing license plate
or card on which is inscribed the international symbol of accessibility
and the word "disabled," issued pursuant to Section 301.142, RSMo.,
or a "disabled veteran" license plate issued pursuant to Section 301.071,
RSMo., or a distinguishing license plate or card issued by any other
state for a space designated for disabled persons may be removed.
Any vehicle which has been removed and which is not properly claimed
within 30 days thereafter shall be considered to be an abandoned vehicle.
(4)
Any person who, without authorization, uses a distinguishing
license plate or card issued pursuant to Section 301.071 or 301.142,
RSMo., to park in a parking space reserved under authority of this
section shall be guilty of an infraction and shall be subject to a
fine of not less than $50 nor more than $300.
(5)
Law enforcement officials may enter upon private property open
to public use to enforce the provisions of this section, including
private property designated by the owner of such property for the
exclusive use of vehicles which display a distinguishing license plate
or card issued pursuant to Section 301.071 or 301.142, RSMo.
(a)
No person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle for any purpose or
period of time other than for the expeditious loading or unloading
of passengers in any place marked as a passenger curb loading zone
during hours when the regulations applicable to such curb loading
zone are effective, and then only for a period not to exceed three
minutes.
(b)
No person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle for any purpose or
length of time other than for the expeditious unloading and delivery
or pickup and loading of materials in any place marked as a freight
curb loading zone during hours when the provisions applicable to such
zones are in effect.
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State Law Reference: For similar provisions, RSMo. § 300.500.
(a)
The operator of a bus shall not stand or park the vehicle upon any
street at any place other than a bus stand so designated as provided
in this chapter.
(b)
The operator of a bus shall not stop the vehicle upon any street
at any place for the purpose of loading or unloading passengers or
their baggage other than at a bus stop, bus stand or passenger loading
zone so designated as provided in this chapter, except in case of
an emergency.
(c)
The operator of a bus shall enter a bus stop, bus stand or passenger
loading zone on a public street in such a manner that the bus when
stopped to load or unload passengers or baggage shall be in a position
with the right front wheel of such vehicle not further than 18 inches
from the curb and the bus approximately parallel to the curb so as
not to unduly impede the movement of other vehicular traffic.
(d)
The operator of a taxicab shall not stand or park such vehicle upon
any street at any place other than in a taxicab stand so designated
as provided herein. This subsection shall not prevent the operator
of a taxicab from temporarily stopping in accordance with other stopping
or parking regulations at any place for the purpose of and while actually
engaged in the expeditious loading or unloading of passengers.
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State Law Reference: For similar provisions, RSMo. § 300.510.
No person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle, other than a
bus in a bus stop, or other than a taxicab in a taxicab stand, when
any such stop or stand has been officially designated and appropriately
marked by signs, except that the driver of a passenger vehicle may
temporarily stop therein for the purpose of and while actually engaged
in loading or unloading passengers when such stopping does not interfere
with any bus or taxicab waiting to enter or about to enter such zone.
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State Law Reference: For similar provisions, RSMo. § 300.515.
(a)
Any person who shall allow a vehicle to remain parked beyond the posted limit in any public parking area within the City, except for those vehicles displaying a valid downtown parking permit as provided in § 14-334 and are parking within the designated zone, shall be assessed a fine in the sum of not less than $5. Each overtime period equal to the original time limitation shall constitute a separate offense.
(b)
Any person who shall park a vehicle in a "no parking" zone within
the City, or any person who shall park a vehicle in an "employee parking
only" zone and fails to display a valid parking permit tag for parking
within the designated zone, shall be assessed a fine in the sum of
not less than $5. Each hour of such continued violation shall constitute
a separate offense.
(c)
The provisions contained herein shall be cumulative and not be considered
to repeal any other provision of these ordinances with respect to
improperly parked or stored vehicles.
[Ord. No. 6334, § 1, 10-19-1978; Ord. No. 6682, §§ 1-2, 9-4-1980]
(a)
No airplane, boat, house car, mobile home, motor vehicle, trailer,
or part thereof shall be parked or stored:
(1)
In the front yard of any lot in a residential zone;
(2)
In the side yard facing a street on a corner or reverse corner
lot in a residential zone; or
(3)
On a public or private street or other thoroughfare continuously
between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.;
provided that the foregoing provisions shall not apply if the
aforementioned vehicles are to be parked for less than six days due
to unusual circumstances and prior notice has been given to the Chief
of Police or his delegate and a temporary permit issued by the Police
Department, and further provided that the foregoing provisions shall
not apply to licensed passenger vehicles and pickup trucks located
upon public or private streets or thoroughfares or located upon permanently
constructed driveways.
(b)
Motor trucks while on business calls may be parked on permanently
constructed driveways within such front or side yards if currently
licensed by the State Department of Motor Vehicles and capable of
movement under their own power or temporarily disabled for not to
exceed 72 hours while so disabled.
[Ord. No. 7669, § 1, 7-18-1987; Ord. No. 9440, § 1, 12-16-2004]
The "Downtown Kirkwood Special Business District" is described in § 6-33, Boundaries. The following is a summary of the policies related to the "Downtown Kirkwood Special Business District" parking permit system.
(1)
Requirements for participation. All employees or business persons who are employed by or operate a business within the area described in § 6-33, Boundaries, and have purchased or have possession of a current City of Kirkwood Downtown Parking Permit will be permitted to park in designated areas Monday through Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
(2)
Fee schedule. The fee schedule for all parking permits is set by
City Council resolution.
(3)
Types of permits. Only the following types of permits may be issued:
annual permits, thirty-day temporary permits, and parking permits
valid only on a designated day.
(4)
Limits on parking permit issues. The City reserves the right to limit
and control the number of permits issued to any individual business
or its employees.
(5)
Where to purchase permits. The permits may be purchased at the Kirkwood
Special Business District office during office hours.
(6)
Designated areas. All parking permit holders will be assigned to
a designated parking area that corresponds to the type of permit issued
at the time of purchase. Parking permits are valid only in the area
assigned to the permit.
(7)
Enforcement.
a.
The permit system will be enforced Monday through Saturday from 8:00
a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
b.
To be valid, the parking permit must be clearly visible and hanging
from the rearview mirror of the vehicle. Parking permits that are
not displayed properly, such as laying on the dashboard or rear deck
of the vehicle, are not valid.
c.
Persons or businesses that purchase a parking permit may transfer
the permit to any vehicle.
d.
Theft or loss of permit. After a report has been filed with the Police
Department, a lost or stolen parking permit may be replaced for a
fee. The fee is set by City Council resolution.
[Ord. No. 9974, § 1, 12-16-2010]
(1)
At all areas within the City, the parking or standing of vehicles
is prohibited if said vehicle is one or more of the following:[1]
a.
A "commercial motor vehicle," as defined in Section 301.010, RSMo.
as amended;
b.
A "recreational motor vehicle," as defined in Section 301.010, RSMo.,
as amended;
c.
A "tractor," "truck tractor" or "truck-tractor," as defined in Section
301.010, RSMo., as amended;
d.
A "trailer," as defined in Section 301.010, RSMo., as amended;
e.
A "truck-tractor semitrailer-semitrailer," as defined in Section
301.010, RSMo., as amended.
(2)
The provisions of this section shall not apply when one or more of
the following conditions exist:
a.
When such vehicle is loading or unloading property;
b.
When such vehicle is parked in connection with and in aid of the
performance of a service to or on a property;
c.
When such vehicle is engaged in the construction, installation, repair
or maintenance of a publicly or privately owned improvement located
on the property;
d.
When the registered owner of said vehicle is the owner in fee, tenant
or a related entity of the property on which said vehicle is parking
or standing and said parking or standing does not violate any other
zoning or regulatory ordinance of the City;
