The following types of vehicles shall not be parked, stopped,
or left standing on the City streets, alleys, easements, or rights-of-way
any longer than necessary for occasional loading and unloading. In
no case shall any such vehicle be parked longer than two hours on
a City street, alley, easement, or right-of-way: Vehicles requiring
what is commonly called a "commercial license" under the laws of the
State of Missouri, vehicles licensed over 24,000 pounds under the
laws of the State of Missouri, semi-tractor trailer trucks, construction
motor vehicles, delivery panel-type trucks, dump trucks or other open-fender
motor vehicles, campers, recreational vehicles, boats or trailers
of any kind.
[Added 7-11-2022 by Ord.
No. 1007; amended 12-12-2022 by Ord. No. 1021]
No person shall park or store a motor vehicle except upon a
driveway or parking area which is designed for such purpose and connected
to a street, alley, or road. No person shall park or store a motor
vehicle on any lawn or grassy area. These prohibitions include accessory
and recreational vehicles, including, but not limited to, boats, campers,
trailers, and work-related equipment. This section is intended to
be in addition to other parking or zoning laws of the City.
The driver of any non-emergency vehicle drive into or park such
vehicle within the block where fire apparatus has stopped in answer
to a fire alarm or otherwise park to interfere with emergency operations.
Except as otherwise provided herein, 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.
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.
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.
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
such one-way roadway unless signs are erected to permit such standing
or parking. The City 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.
No person shall open the door of a motor vehicle on the side
available to moving traffic unless and until it is reasonably safe
to do so, nor shall any person leave a door open on the side of a
motor vehicle available to moving traffic for a period of time longer
than necessary to load or unload passengers.
The provisions of §§
76.200 to
76.245 governing the stopping, standing, or parking of vehicles shall not apply to law enforcement vehicles or vehicles operated by a governmental entity while on official business. The foregoing exemption shall not protect the driver of any vehicle from the consequences of his willful disregard of the safety of others.