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City of Bel-Ridge, MO
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Cross Reference: See also Schedule IV, Parking Regulations, 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 City Traffic Engineer 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. 
Upon any bridge or other elevated structure upon a highway or within a highway tunnel;
h. 
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. 
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. 1995 § 355.110; Ord. No. 217 § 7.030, 1-28-1963]
All angle parking is strictly prohibited upon any highway, road, street or alley except where so allowed by the Board of Aldermen by the adoption of an appropriate ordinance, and the proper signs posted allowing the angle parking.
[R.O. 1995 § 355.130; Ord. No. 554 §§ 1 — 5, 11-25-1986; Ord. No. 584 §§ 1 — 2, 7-26-1988]
A. 
Prohibitions On Parking. It shall be unlawful for the owner or operator of any vehicle licensed in excess of twelve thousand (12,000) pounds and length in excess of twenty-four (24) feet or height in excess of eight (8) feet to park such vehicle on any street or driveway in any residentially zoned area in the City of Bel-Ridge, except as otherwise permitted by this Section.
B. 
Parking Of Recreational Vehicles. Nothing in this Section shall prohibit or restrict the parking of recreational vehicles licensed by the State of Missouri.
C. 
Parking — Where Prohibited. Nothing in this Section shall prohibit the owner or operator of a vehicle so described in this Section from parking such a vehicle in the rear of a residence behind the building line, or parking in an enclosed garage.
D. 
Special Permit, Application For.
1. 
The owner or operator of such a vehicle described in this Section may apply to the Board of Adjustment for a special permit in order to park such a vehicle in a manner otherwise prohibited herein. The Board of Adjustment shall conduct a hearing concerning the application wherein the Board should determine whether such parking will:
a. 
Adversely affect the character of the neighborhood.
b. 
Adversely affect the general welfare of the community.
c. 
Subsequently interfere with the protection of the property on which the vehicle is parking with relation to fire and police protection.
d. 
Subsequently interfere with the enjoyment of neighbors in relation to vision, screen, appearance and utilization of their property.
2. 
If the Board's findings should be negative as to all of Subsection (D)(1)(a) through (d) referred to above, then the application shall be granted. If the Board's findings are affirmative as to either Subsection (D)(1)(a) through (d), the permit shall be denied.
3. 
Any person desiring to apply for a special permit under this Section shall pay the City of Bel-Ridge the sum of thirty-five dollars ($35.00) for costs herein, and upon receipt of an application and thirty-five dollars ($35.00), the Board shall grant a public hearing. Notice of said hearing shall be either posted or advertised fifteen (15) days before the hearing date.
E. 
Vehicles In Process Of Loading Or Unloading. Nothing in this Section shall be construed as to prohibit an owner or operator of such a vehicle from parking in a residentially zoned area while loading or unloading such vehicle.
[R.O. 1995 § 355.140; Ord. No. 553 §§ 1 — 2, 10-28-1986]
A. 
Prohibited — Where. It shall be unlawful for the owner or operator of any vehicle of the "over-the-road" type with a license weight in excess of eighteen thousand (18,000) pounds to park his/her vehicle or to detach from his/her vehicle a trailer and leave either the vehicle or trailer on any public street or business or private property in the City of Bel-Ridge, between the hours of 12:00 Midnight and 6:00 A.M., unless:
1. 
The vehicle and/or trailer are left in a facility duly licensed as a truck terminal; or
2. 
Unless the vehicle and/or trailer are owned by and utilized by a business duly licensed by the City of Bel-Ridge.
B. 
Permitted Parking — Time Limitation. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to restrict vehicles licensed in excess of the limits specified above from stopping at eating and refueling establishments or parking for purposes of deliveries and pick-ups for periods not to exceed sixty (60) minutes.
[R.O. 1995 § 355.150; Ord. No. 532 §§ 1 — 4, 6-22-1985; Ord. No. 95-22 § 1, 7-13-1995]
A. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to park any vehicle, boat or trailer on the unpaved portion or unpaved part of any front yard of any improved parcel of real property within the City of Bel-Ridge or upon any public sidewalk or portion thereof in said municipality or upon any portion of the area between any public sidewalk and the curb of any street adjacent thereto, commonly known as a parkway, or on any other parkway, in said municipality and if there is no public sidewalk constructed along any parcel of real property within said municipality, such parking on such premises is hereby declared unlawful thereon except upon a paved driveway.
B. 
Any person, persons, firm, company, partnership or corporation who shall permit any person to park any vehicle, boat or trailer on premises owned, leased or rented by him/her or under his/her control in violation of Subsection (A) hereof, shall be deemed guilty of creating or permitting a nuisance and shall be subject, upon conviction, to the penalty prescribed herein.
C. 
Any vehicle, boat or trailer parked in violation of Subsection (A) and (B) hereof, shall be subject to removal as provided by ordinance, in addition to the penalties provided in this Code.
D. 
Any provision of this Section to the contrary notwithstanding, a vehicle may be parked on the unpaved part of the front yard of a property for a period not to exceed twenty (20) minutes at any one (1) time for the purpose of facilitating the entry or exit of persons suffering from a handicap which limits such person's ability to move to or from the vehicle. In any prosecution of any person for violating the provisions of this Section, the burden of persuasion that this Subsection exempts the defendant's conduct from violating this Section shall rest with the defendant.
[R.O. 1995 § 355.160; Ord. No. 529 §§ 1 — 8, 2-23-1985]
A. 
Definitions. These definitions shall apply in constructing this Section:
PARKING LOTS
Areas on private property providing for parking five (5) or more automobiles or other vehicles and which are regularly used by the public incident to commercial purposes of the owner or occupant of the property.
PRIVATE WAYS
Includes private streets and those areas designated or appearing as driveways, on private property, that are utilized to provide a flow of vehicular or pedestrian traffic upon or providing access to or from parking lots, commercial buildings to which the public is invited, or servicing multiple family apartment developments of five (5) dwelling units or more.
B. 
Drivers To Exercise Care — Speed. Every person operating a motor vehicle on parking lots and private ways within the City of Bel-Ridge, Missouri, shall drive the same in a careful and prudent manner, and shall exercise ordinary care, at a rate of speed not in excess of ten (10) miles per hour, and at such lesser speed, when required, so as not to endanger the life or limb of any person or his/her property. Every person shall take into consideration the amount of vehicular and pedestrian traffic, the visibility and atmospheric conditions, and the condition of the driveways or parking lots. All regulations provided by other City ordinances, to include amendments, that are applicable to motor vehicles on public streets with respect to signalling lights, backing, turning, sounding horn, etc., shall apply to vehicles operated in parking lots and private ways.
C. 
Parking In Lots, Etc. — Not To Obstruct Traffic — Loading And Unloading. No person shall park or leave his/her car in any parking lot, private way, fire lane or in any space so as to prevent the free flow of traffic at all times. A person in the act of loading or unloading shall be permitted to park only in those areas, if any, set aside by the owner of the property for the purpose of loading and unloading. All other stopping or parking of vehicles shall be only in parking areas as designated and only in the course of business of the establishment there located.
D. 
Appropriate Signs To Be Erected. Stop signs, parking restriction signs, fire lane signs, exit and entrance signs and other appropriate signs, as well as barriers and curbings, regulating the flow of traffic or parking shall be erected at the direction of the City.
E. 
Non-Motor-Propelled Vehicles. Non-motor-propelled vehicles shall park only in the designated areas provided, and shall not be propelled or driven in such a manner as to be inconsistent with the proper and prudent operation. The operation of a non-motor-propelled vehicle, including bicycles, scooters, wagons, push-mobiles and all other vehicles carrying persons, shall be subject to the direction of the City Police Officers on all parking lots and private ways.
F. 
Improper Conduct. No person or persons shall use any parking lot or private way for any indecent or immoral purpose. Improper conduct of all kinds is expressly prohibited, either inside or outside of a vehicle.
G. 
Loud Or Unnecessary Noise. Loud, boisterous, or unnecessary noise is prohibited on any parking lot or private way within the City.
H. 
Loitering. Loitering, at all times, is prohibited on any parking lot or private way within the City. Refusal of any person or persons to disperse or vacate such occupied place, when requested by any Police Officer, shall constitute a violation of this Section and subject the person to arrest.
[R.O. 1995 § 355.180; Ord. No. 338 §§ 1 — 4, 2-25-1974]
A. 
Whenever the Fire Marshal of the Normandy Fire Protection District shall have designated any place, driveway, parking lot or portion thereof, whether public or private, as a fire lane, and shall notify the Board of Aldermen of the City of Bel-Ridge of the fact of such designation, the designation of such fire lanes are hereby adopted, as of the date of notification, as fire lanes of the City of Bel-Ridge.
B. 
The City Traffic Engineer shall cause appropriate and adequate signs and markings to be erected, painted and maintained, designating said fire lanes.
C. 
All persons, partnerships, or corporations are hereby prohibited from parking any vehicles, of whatsoever kind or nature upon, or in any way obstructing, any fire lane so designated.
[R.O. 1995 § 355.190; Ord. No. 217 § 7.080, 1-28-1963]
Parking on certain roads or streets or parts thereof shall be prohibited or limited as shown in Schedule IV of this Code.
[R.O. 1995 § 355.200; Ord. No. 94-17 §§ 1 — 2, 5-12-1994]
A. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to park or leave a motor vehicle on any public or private street in such a fashion that it obstructs or interferes with access to curb side mail receptacles or mailboxes adjacent to such streets.
B. 
It shall be prima facie evidence that a person is responsible for parking or leaving a car in violation of this Section such person is a registered owner of the vehicle which has been improperly parked or left.
[Ord. No. 2017-20 § 1, 7-11-2017]
It shall be unlawful to park or store overnight work vehicles, backhoes, trailers, tow trucks and commercial trucks in public view within two hundred (200) feet of the right-of-way of any street in the City of Bel-Ridge, Missouri, not to include emergency vehicles.
[Ord. No. 2022-04, 3-1-2022]
A. 
No person shall park a vehicle on or in any parking lot, parking area or parking space located on property owned by or leased to the City of Bel-Ridge except while an occupant of the vehicle is engaged in use of the City services offered on the property.
B. 
No person shall park a vehicle on any parking areas of the Bel-Ridge City Hall facility except while an occupant of the vehicle is actively engaged in conducting business in the building or attending a meeting held in the building.
C. 
No person shall park a vehicle in the parking areas at any Bel-Ridge park or recreation facility except while an occupant of the vehicle is actively using the park or recreation facility.
D. 
No person shall park a vehicle at the Bel-Ridge public works facility except while an occupant of that vehicle is actively engaged in conducting business with personnel employed at that facility.