[Adopted 1968 and 1970 by Ord. No. 20 (Ch. 10.24
of the 1983 Municipal Code; amended in its entirety 2-27-2017 by Ord. No. 597)]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
A minor way which is used primarily for vehicular service
access to the back or the side of properties otherwise abutting on
a street.
A motorized vehicle designed to transport more than 16 persons.
A trailer designed for and used by a commercial business.
The area between the public street at the front of the lot
and the dwelling or building closest to the public street.
A trailer designed for hauling/transporting livestock.
A vehicle self-propelled by a motor under the control of
a driver.
Every individual who operates a vehicle as the owner or registered
owner thereof, or as the agent, employee or permittee of the owner,
or who is in actual physical control of a vehicle.
The standing of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, upon
a street other than temporarily for the purpose of, and while actually
engaged in, receiving or discharging passengers, or loading or unloading
merchandise, or in obedience to traffic regulations, signs or signals,
or any involuntary stopping of the vehicle by reason of causes beyond
the control of the operator of the vehicle.
An automobile, pickup truck, van, motorcycle, or similar
type vehicle but does not include ATVs, side-by-sides, snowmobiles
or other vehicles.
Any motorized vehicle, or a nonmotorized vehicle which can
be towed by a motorized vehicle, which is primarily designed for temporary
living accommodations for recreational, camping and/or travel use
including but not limited to motorized motorhomes, motorized camping
vans, camp/travel trailers, pop-up camp trailers, and slide-in pickup
box campers. This does not include pickup truck box toppers.
A building used primarily for residential occupancy.
Any public street, avenue, road, highway, lane, path or other
public place located in the Town and established for the use of vehicles.
Any nonmotorized vehicle which can be towed by a motorized
vehicle and can be used to transport animals, snowmobiles, motorcycles,
boats, all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), other vehicles, equipment, machinery,
construction materials, firewood and other items and things, but does
not include nonmotorized recreational vehicles designed to be towed
which are defined as "recreational vehicles."
Any device in, upon and by which any person or property is
or may be transported or drawn upon a highway or street.
Except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic,
or in compliance with the law or the directions of a law enforcement
officer or official traffic control device, no person shall stop,
stand or park a vehicle:
A.
On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the curb
or edge 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 30 feet of
points on the curb immediately opposite the ends of a safety zone,
unless the Town 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 flow.
G.
Upon any bridge or other elevated structure upon a highway;
H.
In any alley within the Town limits except for commercial vehicles
while actually making deliveries;
I.
At any place where official signs prohibit stopping;
J.
In such a way that a trailer or recreational vehicle pull-out or
hitch extends onto or over any public sidewalk or onto or over the
travel lane of any public street.
No person shall move a vehicle not lawfully under his control into any prohibited area set out in § 440-15 or away from the curb such a distance as is unlawful.
A.
Vehicle parking on Pine Street (U.S. 191) located within the corporate
limits of the Town shall be limited to parallel parking only. Vehicles
shall park with their passenger side to and within 18 inches of the
curb or sidewalk.
B.
Parking shall be prohibited on Pine Street where the curbs and corners
have been painted yellow or where "no parking" signs have been placed.
C.
With the exception of motor vehicles commonly known as "pickup trucks,"
no truck, flatbed, or semi-tractor-trailer combination-type vehicle
shall be allowed to park on Pine Street between Lincoln Avenue and
Haystack Street.
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person to park, place or let stand,
any vehicle on any public street within the Town abutting the lot
of a residential dwelling other than that property owned or rented
by the owner of the vehicle, for a period longer than 48 hours without
the written permission of one or more of the owners or renters of
the abutting residential lot. In addition, the following shall apply
to recreational vehicles, trailers and busses:
(1)
During the period of May 1 through November 15, no more than one
recreational vehicle, trailer, or bus will be allowed to park on public
streets within the Town abutting the lot of a residential dwelling,
either:
(2)
During the period of November 16 through April 30 it shall be unlawful
for any operator to permit a recreational vehicle, trailer or bus
to remain parked for a continuous period of more than 48 hours on
any Town street or municipal parking area within Town boundaries.
(3)
While any recreational vehicle, trailer or bus is parked on any public
street within the Town of Pinedale:
(a)
Water hoses and electric cords to any recreational vehicle,
trailer or bus shall only be permitted to cross into the public right-of-way
when used temporarily for filling up or cleaning such vehicle.
(b)
Water hoses and electric cords to any recreational vehicle,
trailer or bus shall only be permitted to cross into the public right-of-way
where they shall lie flat on the surface of the ground, sidewalk or
other surface of the public right-of-way such that they do not constitute
a tripping hazard to pedestrians. Cords are not permitted in the lanes
of travel.
(c)
No more than one recreational vehicle, trailer, or bus may park
on public streets within the Town abutting the lot of a residential
dwelling either:
(4)
Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to prohibit the storage of
licensed or operable recreational vehicles, trailers or buses on the
home premises of their owner for any length of time, provided that
they are in compliance with this section and all other Town zoning
codes.
(5)
Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to prohibit the use of a
trailer while its operator is actively working on projects that require
the trailer to be parked along the abutting property while completing
the permitted project, provided that the operator is in compliance
with this section and all other Town zoning codes.
B.
Moving a vehicle from one location to another shall not exclude a violation of Subsection A, nor toll the forty-eight-hour limit if both locations are on a public street.
C.
The Town may direct the movement of a parked vehicle to a different location at any time when such movement is necessary for repair, maintenance or special use of the street; for snow removal or for similar needs of the Town. Upon actual notice to the operator of such vehicle of the need to move such vehicle, the vehicle shall be immediately moved. If the vehicle is not timely removed, § 440-21 shall apply for the removal of violating vehicles.
D.
Vehicles parked on Town streets impede snowplowing by the Town, as
snow must be plowed to the edge of streets except in the case of Pine
Street. As a result vehicles parked on Town streets may get blocked
with the snow from the Town plows. It is the vehicle owner's
responsibility to clear any snow blocking a vehicle parked on a Town
street which may result from Town snowplowing.
No disabled or other vehicle not bearing a current license plate
shall be parked upon any street, alley, or municipal parking lot within
the Town.
B.
When notice has been duly issued to remove such vehicle, by placing
said notice prominently upon the vehicle where it may be readily detected,
and if there is a failure to remove such vehicle within 24 hours thereafter,
such vehicle shall be deemed a nuisance and subject to removal by
the Town and impounded in a place of safekeeping. In the alternative,
a citation may be issued for violation of Town ordinance.
C.
Upon actual notice having been given to the operator of such vehicle pursuant to § 440-18C, and the operator of such vehicle having failed to move the same to a different location, such vehicle shall be deemed a nuisance and subject to removal by the Town and impounded in a place of safekeeping. In the alternative, a citation may be issued for violation of Town ordinance.
D.
All costs of towing and storage shall be the responsibility of the
vehicle owner and shall be paid in full before such vehicle is released
to the owner/operator.
A.
When any unoccupied vehicle is found parked in violation of any provision
of this article or any other chapter of the Pinedale Code, there shall
be a prima facie presumption that the registered owner of the vehicle
parked the same or that the driver actually parking said vehicle was
acting as the agent of the registered owner and the registered owner
is responsible for such illegal parking. This prima facie presumption
shall be established by proof that:
B.
In the event that there shall be multiple registered owners of a
vehicle parking in violation of this article or any other chapter
of the Pinedale Municipal Code, the presumption may be applied against
any one of the co-owners but in no event more than one.
No truck tractors, tractor-trailers, or other like kind vehicles
having in excess of six wheels or exceeding 18,000 pounds of unladen
weight shall be parked on the streets, alleys, easements or other
property of the Town or on private property in any area zoned R-1,
R-2, R-4 or MH; or parked on the streets, alleys, easements or other
property of the Town in any area zoned C-1 or C-2 in excess of two
hours. This provision shall not apply to truck tractors, tractor-trailers,
or other like kind vehicles parked for the purpose of loading or unloading.
No animal shall be left standing without a weight or without
being hitched to a post. Animal-drawn vehicles shall observe the same
parking rules as those designated in this chapter for motor vehicles,
except bicycles.
No landowner shall allow the posting of any sign on his or her
property which attempts to control or limit vehicle parking on any
adjacent public street. This provision shall not apply to signs relating
to the blocking of private drives or garages.
