[Ord. 84-247 § 18.1]
A.
No person shall stop, park or leave standing any vehicle, whether
attended or unattended, upon the roadway when it is practicable to
stop, park or so leave such vehicle off the roadway, but in every
event an unobstructed width of at least 20 feet of roadway opposite
a standing vehicle shall be left for the free passage of other vehicles
and a clear view of such stopped vehicle shall be available from a
distance of 200 feet in each direction upon such street.
[Ord. 2012-194; Ord. 2003-455 (part); Ord.
84-247 § 18.2]
No person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle, except when
directed to do so by a police officer or traffic control device, in
any of the following places:
A.
On a sidewalk or the boulevard.
B.
In front of a public or private driveway.
C.
Within an intersection.
D.
Within five feet of a fire hydrant.
E.
On a crosswalk.
F.
Within 10 feet upon the approach to any flashing beacon, stop sign,
or traffic control signal located at the side of a roadway.
G.
Between a safety zone and the adjacent curb or within 10 feet of
points on the curb immediately opposite the ends of a safety zone,
unless any City indicates a different length by signs or markings.
H.
Within 50 feet of the nearest rail of a railroad crossing, except
when parked parallel with such rail and not exhibiting a red light.
I.
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 said entrance when properly signposted.
J.
Alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction when such
stopping, standing, or parking would obstruct traffic.
K.
On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge
or curb of a street.
L.
On any railroad tracks.
M.
On any controlled-access highway.
N.
In the area between roadways of a divided highway, including crossovers.
O.
At any place where official traffic control devices prohibit stopping,
standing or parking.
P.
Within 10 feet of a lawfully placed U.S. Mail delivery box.
Q.
On public or private property upon and over a nondurable surface, agriculturally-zoned property excluded. Grass, dirt, mulch, or other similar material is nondurable. Events upon nonresidential properties that are open to the public for free or for an admission price and create parking needs in excess of the available durably surfaced parking area are excepted. For the purposes of this subsection "vehicle" has the same meaning as provided in Section 8.14.460.
[Ord. 84-247 § 18.3]
A.
No person shall park a vehicle within an alley except as authorized
by the City Council by resolution.
B.
No person shall load or unload freight or passengers from 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.
C.
No person shall load or unload freight or passengers from a vehicle
within an alley in such position as to block the driveway entrance
to any abutting property.
[Ord. 84-247 § 18.4]
A.
Except as otherwise provided in this ordinance, every vehicle stopped
or parked upon a two-way roadway shall be so stopped or parked with
the right-hand wheels parallel to and within 18 inches of the right-hand
curb or as close as practicable to the right edge of the right-hand
shoulder.
B.
Except when otherwise provided in this ordinance, every vehicle stopped
or parked upon a one-way roadway shall be so stopped or parked parallel
to the curb or edge of the roadway, in the direction of authorized
traffic movement, with its right-hand wheels within 18 inches of the
right-hand curb or as close as practicable to the right edge of the
right hand shoulder, or with its left-hand wheels within 18 inches
of the left-hand curb or as close as practicable to the left edge
of the left-hand shoulder.
[Ord. 84-247 § 18.5]
The City Council, by ordinance, shall establish the locations where parking on a street shall be at an angle to the private property line. In such places where angle parking is required, no person shall park parallel to the curb as described in Section 10.64.040.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Section 10.64.060, previously codified
herein and containing portions of Ordinance No. 84-247 was repealed
in its entirety by Ordinance No. 93-225.
[Ord. 84-247 § 18.7]
No person shall move a vehicle not owned by such person into
any prohibited area or away from a curb such distance as is unlawful.
[Ord. 90-548 § 1; Ord. 84-247 § 18.8]
A.
No person shall park a vehicle upon any street for the purpose of:
1.
Displaying such vehicle for sale.
2.
The maintenance or repair of such vehicle except repairs necessitated
by an emergency.
3.
Storage between the hours of 5:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. when the
vehicle is part of the inventory, stock of goods, or received for
repairs by a motor vehicle dealer, motorcycle dealer, auctioneer,
or public garage.
B.
No person shall park or store a vehicle in public parking facilities
when the vehicle is a part of the inventory, stock of goods or received
for repairs by a motor vehicle dealer, motorcycle dealer, auctioneer
or public garage.
[Ord. 84-247 § 18.9]
No person shall park a vehicle in a loading zone. The loading
zone is for the expeditious unloading and delivery or pickup and loading
of freight. In no case shall the stop for loading and unloading of
freight exceed 30 minutes.
[Ord. 84-247 § 18.10]
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 signs
prohibiting stopping, standing or parking have been erected.
[Ord. 97-545 § 1; Ord. 90-575 § 1; Ord. 86-142 § 1; Ord.
84-247 § 18.11]
A.
The City Council, by ordinance, shall designate those streets or
portions of streets where resident parking only shall be in effect
at all times or during specified hours.
B.
The residents of any dwelling unit which abuts the street block having
resident parking only (or having a restriction as to the length of
time a vehicle may be parked thereon) may obtain, for no more than
two owned vehicles and one visitor vehicle per dwelling unit, a parking
permit which shall allow parking in excess of any posted restriction.
The permits for owned vehicles shall not be transferable. The visitor
permit shall be transferable and may only be displayed upon vehicles
not registered to the residents of the dwelling unit.
C.
Said permits must be renewed annually and are applicable only to
the designated street. The annual fee for each permit shall be set
by the City Council by resolution.
D.
The penalty for unauthorized use of permit shall be a fine of not
more than $100 or imprisonment not to exceed 30 days. Parking violations
shall be charged and prosecuted in accordance with the provisions
of Part (CHAPTER) 10.24 of this title.
[Ord. § 84-247 § 18.12]
A.
No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle in any space designated
as a handicapped parking zone on public or private property unless
said vehicle is to accommodate a handicapped person while in that
parking space, and there is displayed on or within said vehicle so
as to be clearly legible from outside said vehicle, a handicapped
person's special identification device issued by the state of Iowa
or a similar identification device validly issued by another state,
county, City, or federal government.
B.
Handicapped parking spaces located on privately-owned property shall
be designated by appropriate signs as prescribed by the Iowa Manual
on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways. Signs
shall be installed in accordance with specifications prescribed by
the City of Davenport. Such handicapped signs shall be erected and
maintained by the owner, lessee, or person in charge of said private
property.
[Ord. 2001-61; Ord. 91-193 § 1; Ord. 90-136 § 1; Ord.
84-247 § 18.13]
A.
No person shall park any truck, truck tractor, trailer or semi-trailer
with a licensed weight greater than five tons anywhere in any residential
district. This prohibition shall apply not only on public streets
but on private property, driveways and parking areas. The prohibition
shall not apply to the parking of such a vehicle for the purpose of
making pickups or deliveries from or to any building located within
such residential district, while the vehicle is actively loading or
unloading.
B.
No person shall park any truck, truck tractor, trailer or semi-trailer
with a licensed weight greater than five tons on any street or portion
thereof not in a residential district for more than one hour, except
while actively loading or unloading.
C.
No person shall park a commercial truck or vehicle with a licensed
weight greater than five tons in any public parking facility where
signs have been installed giving notice that such parking is prohibited.
D.
Any vehicle parked, standing, stored or placed within the City in
violation of this section is hereby declared a nuisance per se and
the police department may remove and impound, or have removed and
impounded by a commercial towing service, said vehicle without notice
to the owner.
E.
The prohibitions and restrictions stated in subsections A through
D shall not apply to and have no effect upon a designated vehicle
from a utility company which is servicing utility fixtures located
on public or private property or which is an emergency or standby
vehicle.
[Ord. 89-126 § 1; Ord. 84-579 § 2; Ord. 84-247 § 18.14]
A.
No person shall park or permit the parking of any vehicle on a public
street or other public property unless specifically authorized by
the City official responsible for such public property for a period
of time in excess of 24 hours. Each subsequent twelve-hour period
that a vehicle remains in violation shall constitute a separate offense.
B.
No person shall park or permit the parking of any vehicle in a time
limit parking zone where signs have been erected for a period of time
in excess of the time limit indicated on the sign.
[Ord. 84-247 § 18.15]
A.
No person shall park a vehicle in any parking space in any public
parking facility where signs have been erected giving notice that
such parking spaces are reserved for employees and officials of the
City, unless authorized by the City Administrator.
B.
No person shall back into a parking space in any public parking facility
where signs have been erected giving notice that such manner of parking
is prohibited.
C.
No person shall park a vehicle in such a manner as to occupy more
than one designated parking space.
[Ord. 2005-541; Ord. 84-247 § 18.16]
No person shall within the City habitually or regularly park
or leave unattended any vehicle in front of a premises occupied by
any other person; except on those streets where parking is restricted
on one side of the street. In the circumstances where no parking is
allowed in front of a premises occupied by a person, the term "front"
shall include the portion of a street, if any, abutting the side of
the premises unless otherwise regulated.
[Ord. 84-247 § 18.17]
No person shall, within the City, park or leave unattended any
vehicle on premises of which any other person has the right of possession.
[Ord. 96-194 § II]
A.
It is unlawful and a violation of this chapter for any person to
park a vehicle on:
1.
Any street listed in Schedule XIX on Monday and Thursday from
2:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. from April 1 through October 31.
2.
Any street listed in Schedule XX on Tuesday and Friday from
2:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. from April 1 through October 31.
Editor's Note: Schedules XIX and XX may be found in Sections 10.96.040.19 and 10.96.040.20.
