[Amended 10-6-2014 by HO 2014-07]
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any motor vehicle having a gross vehicle weight rating (as specified in the Transportation Article of the Maryland Code currently at § 6-803) in excess of 10,000 pounds except for vehicles for public mass transit, upon any of the City maintained streets and alleys or parts thereof; provided, however, that nothing herein shall prohibit the operation of any such vehicle upon any street or portion thereof where such operation thereon shall be necessary in order to pick up or deliver any goods, wares, merchandise, services or material from or to any premises located upon any such City street or portion thereof, but then only be entering such street or part thereof at the intersection nearest the destination and proceeding thereon no farther than the nearest intersection thereafter.
[Amended 10-6-2014 by HO 2014-07]
A. 
As used in Article V, the following terms shall mean:
CAMPING TRAILER
A vehicle sold to the consumer for recreational, travel or vacation purposes, which is self-propelled or capable of being towed and which provides facilities for temporary camping or sleeping. "Camping trailer" includes a unit designed to be carried by an open pickup truck. The term "camping trailer" also includes "travel trailer," "camper," "recreational vehicle," "motor home," "truck camper" and similar vehicles. A camping trailer is not a "commercial vehicle."
COMMERCIAL VEHICLE
Any motor vehicle, trailer or semi-trailer, stake platform truck, crane, tow truck or vehicle with dual rear wheels which are designed to be used for carrying freight or merchandise or other vehicles specifically designed for commercial purposes, such as utility service vehicles.
B. 
Unless they meet the criteria in (a) immediately above, the following vehicles are not commercial vehicles:
(1) 
Panel-body trucks, light-weight pick-up trucks, vans, commercially described as one-half-ton and three-fourths-ton capacity.
[Amended 12-17-1984 by HB No. 10-84 and 1-1-1991 by HB No. 8-90, 6-1-1998 by HB 98-02, 6-1-1998 by HR 98- 02, 10-4-2004 by Ord. 2004-14, 10-6-2014 by HO 2014-07]
A. 
No person shall park on any street or highway adjacent to any area zoned or used for residential purposes in the City any vehicle which including all protrusions, attachments and items loaded in the vehicle, is greater than 80 inches in width, 240 inches in length or 120 inches in height. This section shall not apply to vehicles in the process of making deliveries or providing maintenance or repair calls.
B. 
Any vehicle which is parked in violation of this section shall be subject to being towed from such highway or street and impounded after written notice stating that the vehicle violates the City Code and the vehicle must be removed within 24 hours to avoid impoundment. The towing and storage charges shall be a lien against the vehicle and shall be paid before the vehicle may be released from impoundment.
[Amended 10-6-2014 by HO 2014-07]
A. 
Without a permit granted pursuant to § 114-42 below, it shall be unlawful to park or leave standing any commercial vehicle, as defined in this article V, upon any private property used for residential purposes, except as follows:
(1) 
One commercial vehicle if it is not a tow truck or if it does not exceed the manufacturer's gross vehicle weight specification of 17,000 pounds, and
(a) 
Is parked in a wholly enclosed parking garage, or
(b) 
Is parked on a side or rear yard as defined in § 68-7 of this Code, and the side or rear yard does not border the street; or
(2) 
One commercial vehicle per residence which may be parked in a front yard so long as the vehicle:
(a) 
Contains no visible advertising other than a firm name or similar designation in lettering not exceeding four inches in height;
(b) 
Has less than 300 cubic feet of load;
(c) 
Is not a stake platform truck, dump truck, crane or tow truck or a vehicle with dual rear wheels; and
(d) 
Is parked on a legally conforming prepared surface.
B. 
In no case shall this section permit the parking or storage of commercial vehicles that are not properly registered and operational.
C. 
Nothing in this section shall prohibit the temporary parking of a commercial vehicle while loading or unloading in the vehicle or while the vehicle is providing maintenance or service for a resident of the premises.
D. 
Only one camping trailer may be parked on any residential property.
[Amended 10-6-2014 by HO 2014-07]
A. 
Any person disagreeing with the City's position regarding a vehicle parking on a street or on private property under Article V may, within five days of receiving a warning or notice from the City, petition in writing to the City Administrator for an informal hearing to demonstrate his or her position. The City Administrator may delegate such hearing to the appropriate department, and a written opinion to the Petitioners shall be completed as quickly as reasonably possible after the hearing.
B. 
The City Administrator may grant either a temporary permit for a vehicle not meeting the requirements of this article or one renewable permit, for vehicles prohibited by § 114-41, but only after the City Administrator determines that the following criteria are met:
(1) 
The applicant is either the owner of the property or the resident/tenant of the property;
(2) 
The vehicle does not disrupt visibility or traffic flow;
(3) 
The vehicle does not present a hazard to the public or have an adverse effect on adjacent properties;
(4) 
The applicant demonstrates a hardship if the permit is denied;
(5) 
The granting of the permit does not violate any applicable City, County or State law; and
(6) 
For a renewable permit the adjacent neighbors have been notified prior to the hearing and have been offered an opportunity to be heard.
C. 
Any temporary permit issued under this subsection shall expire in no more than 14 days from the date of issuance and shall not be assignable or transferable by the permittee and shall cost no more than $50. Unless the applicant can show extraordinary circumstances, no more than three temporary permits may be issued in any calendar year.
D. 
Any renewable permit shall have an expiration date which shall be no more than two years from the date of issue. Each renewable permit shall automatically expire when the applicant no longer is a resident or tenant of the property or no longer owns/uses the vehicle. Renewable permits are not assignable or transferable by the permittee. The renewable permit fee shall be set by the head of code compliance and shall be no more than $100.
[Added 10-4-2004 by Ord. 2004-14]
A. 
The provisions of 114-73 and 114-74 shall apply to all violations of this article V except as noted below.
B. 
A violation of § 114-41 shall be a municipal infraction enforceable by Code compliance or the police, with the penalty being $100 for a first offense and $200 for each subsequent offense. Each day that a violation continues shall be a separate offense.