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 Town 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 Town 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. 1149 § 13.100, 2-18-2014]
If at any time a vehicle is in a prohibited place, or parked
at a time when and place where parking is prohibited, for a period
of ten (10) minutes or more, and such vehicle is obstructing the free
movement of traffic, or is causing a traffic hazard, or is directly
interfering with the maintenance and care, or emergency use of the
streets by the Town and the operator or person in charge cannot be
immediately located or if located, fails, neglects or refuses to move
said vehicle at once, the Police Department may, in its discretion,
in addition to the penalty provided therefor, remove or cause to be
removed said vehicle, keeping it in its custody or under its control
at such place as may be designated by said Police Department until
the owner or his/her authorized agent applies for same and pays a
reasonable cost of removing and storing said vehicle, which cost shall
be assessed and collected by the Police Department; and provided said
motor vehicle is redeemed within five (5) days, said charges shall
not exceed the sum of two hundred dollars ($200.00). If the motor
vehicle is not redeemed within five (5) days, then said costs of redemption
shall be the actual cost and expenses of tow-in plus storage, and
said costs and expenses shall be a lien in favor of the Town on said
car, provided that if at any time any motor vehicle is directly interfering
with the maintenance and care, or the emergency use of the streets
by any proper department of the Town and not otherwise violating any
ordinance or traffic rules, the Police Department may, in its discretion,
immediately remove or cause to be removed said motor vehicle and care
for and replace the same or may deliver it to the owner, and such
removal and care shall be without cost to said owner.
[Ord. No. 1149 § 13.110, 2-18-2014]
A. All
trucks licensed with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) exceeding
ten thousand (10,000) pounds shall be prohibited from parking on municipal
streets except for the continuous loading and unloading for local
delivery.
B. All
recreational vehicles and all trailers shall be prohibited from parking
on municipal streets except for purposes of continuous loading and
unloading for local delivery.
[Ord. No. 1149 § 13.130, 2-18-2014]
A. When
signs have been erected marking such fire lanes, it shall be unlawful
for any person to stop, stand or park a vehicle within such fire lanes.
B. If
any vehicle is found in violation of any provision of this Section
and the driver thereof is not present, the owner or person in whose
name such vehicle is registered in the records of any Town, County,
or State shall be responsible for such violation when such vehicle
was being used with permission. Proof of the ownership as aforesaid
shall be prima facie evidence that such vehicle with absent driver
was being operated with permission of the owner.
C. Members of the Fire Department or Police Department are authorized to remove a vehicle from a signed fire lane to the nearest garage or other place of safety or to a garage designated or maintained by the Police Department. Such vehicles shall be impounded until lawfully claimed or disposed of in accordance with Chapter
385 of this Code.