[Code 1985, § 11-24(a) — (d); 11-7-2022 by Ord. No. 2022.12.07.A]
(a)
Whenever any motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer is: (1) left unattended
on a public highway or other public property and constitutes a traffic
hazard; (2) illegally parked; (3) left unattended for more than 10
days either on public property or on private property without the
permission of the property owner, lessee, or occupant; or (4) immobilized
on a public roadway by weather conditions or other emergency situation;
such motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer may be removed for safekeeping
by or under the direction of a police officer to a storage area; provided,
that no such vehicle shall be so removed from private property without
the written request of the owner, lessee, or occupant thereof. The
person at whose request such motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer
is removed from private property shall indemnify the town against
any loss or expense incurred by reason of removal, storage or sale
thereof.
(b)
It shall be presumed that such motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer,
or part thereof, is abandoned if:
(c)
As promptly as possible, each removal shall be reported to the chief
of police, and notice thereof given to the owner of the motor vehicle,
trailer or semitrailer. The owner of such vehicle or trailer or semitrailer,
before obtaining possession thereof, shall pay to the persons entitled
thereto all costs incidental to the removal, storage and locating
the owner of the motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer.
(d)
Should such owner fail or refuse to pay the cost or should the identity
or whereabouts of such owner be unknown and unascertainable after
a diligent search has been made, and after notice to him at his last
known address and to the holder of any lien of record in the office
of the state department of motor vehicles against the motor vehicle,
trailer or semitrailer, or part of a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer,
the vehicle shall be treated as an abandoned vehicle under the provisions
of Code of Virginia, § 46.2-1200 et seq.
[Code 1985, § 11-25; 11-7-2022 by Ord. No. 2022.12.07.A]
(a)
No person shall leave any motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or
part of a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer on the private property
of any other person without his consent. On complaint of the owner
of the property on which such motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer,
or part thereof has been left for more than 72 hours, such motor vehicle,
trailer, semitrailer, or part thereof, may be removed by or under
the direction of a law-enforcement officer to a storage area. The
owners of private property which is normally open to the public for
parking shall post or cause to be posted signs warning that vehicles
left on the property for more than 72 hours will be towed or removed
at their owners' expense. The person at whose request the vehicle,
trailer, semitrailer, or part thereof is so removed shall indemnify
the Town against any loss or expense incurred by reason of removal,
storage, or sale thereof.
(b)
In the case of the removal of a motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer,
or part of a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer from private property,
when it cannot be readily sold, the motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer,
or part may be disposed of in whatever manner the council may provide.
(c)
In all other respects, the provisions of § 70-131 and Code of Virginia, § 46.2-1217 shall apply to these removals. Disposal of a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer may at the option of the council be carried out under either the provisions of § 70-131, or under the provisions of this section after a diligent search for the owner, after notice to him at his last known address and to the holder of any lien of record in the office of the state department of motor vehicles against the motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer, and after the motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer has been held at least 60 days.
[Code 1985, § 11-26; Ord. of 9-11-2000; 11-7-2022 by Ord. No. 2022.12.07.A]
(a)
No person in charge or control of any property within the Town, whether
as owner, tenant, occupant, lessee or otherwise, shall allow any partially
dismantled, non-operating, wrecked, junked or discarded vehicle to
remain on such property longer than 30 days. No person shall leave
any such vehicle on any property within the town for a longer time
than 30 days. A vehicle that would otherwise be considered "non-operating"
shall not be considered "operating" due to the exemptions found in
Code of Virginia, § 46.2-662 et seq., as amended from time
to time.
(b)
This section shall not apply with regard to a vehicle in an enclosed
building, a vehicle on the premises of a business enterprise operated
in a lawful place and manner, when necessary to the operation of such
business enterprise, provided such vehicle is stored in such a manner
that it is not visible to public view from the street adjacent to
the place of business, or to a vehicle in an appropriate storage place
or depository maintained in a lawful place and manner by the Town.
[Code 1985, § 11-27; 11-7-2022 by Ord. No. 2022.12.07.A]
(a)
Whenever a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer involved in an
accident is so located as to impede the orderly flow of traffic, the
police may:
(1)
At no cost to the owner or operator remove the motor vehicle,
trailer, or semitrailer to some point in the vicinity where it will
not impede the flow of traffic;
(2)
Have the vehicle removed to a storage area for safekeeping and
shall report the removal to the state department of motor vehicles
and to the owner of the vehicle as promptly as possible.
(b)
If the vehicle is removed to a storage area under Subsection (a)(2)
of this section, the owner shall pay to the parties entitled thereto
all costs incidental to its removal and storage.
[Code 1985, § 11-28; 11-7-2022 by Ord. No. 2022.12.07.A]
[Code 1985, § 11-29; 11-7-2022 by Ord. No. 2022.12.07.A]
No vehicle shall be backed up to a curb, except during the time
actually engaged in loading or unloading merchandise therefrom.
[Code 1985, § 11-30; 11-7-2022 by Ord. No. 2022.12.07.A]
No person shall stop a vehicle upon the street at any time for
the purpose of advertising, displaying, selling or offering for sale
therefrom any goods, wares, merchandise, or any other property.
[Code 1985, § 11-31; 11-7-2022 by Ord. No. 2022.12.07.A]
No person shall park a vehicle upon any roadway in the Town
for the principal purpose of displaying such vehicle for sale.
[Code 1985, § 11-32; 11-7-2022 by Ord. No. 2022.12.07.A]
No person shall park a vehicle upon any roadway in the Town
for the principal purpose of washing, greasing or repairing such vehicle,
except when such repairs are necessitated by an emergency.
[Code 1985, § 11-33; Ord. of 6-4-2001; 11-7-2022 by Ord. No. 2022.12.07.A]
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.
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.
[Ord. of 6-4-2001;11-7-2022 by Ord. No. 2022.12.07.A]
It shall be unlawful to park any vehicle such that the vehicle
is not entirely within a single marked parking space.
[Ord. of 6-4-2001; 11-7-2022 by Ord. No. 2022.12.07.A]
It shall be unlawful to park a vehicle upon the street such
that the vehicle extends beyond a marked parking space into an adjacent
intersection.
[Ord. of 6-4-2001; 11-7-2022 by Ord. No. 2022.12.07.A]
It shall be unlawful to park a vehicle upon the street such
that the left side of the vehicle is adjacent to the curb, unless
such parking is lawfully done on a one- way street and the vehicle
as parked is consistent with the flow of traffic on such one-way street.
[Ord. of 6-4-2001; 11-7-2022 by Ord. No. 2022.12.07.A]
The Town Manager shall have the authority to designate certain
parking spaces as authorized only for the parking of certain vehicles,
including, but not limited to, service vehicles, official vehicles,
emergency vehicles, vehicles parked for the purpose of loading and
unloading, or any other designation as the Town Manager may see fit.
Where such spaces have been so designated, no person shall park any
vehicle in such space unless their purpose in so parking the vehicle
conforms to the designation or type of authorized vehicle or authorized
vehicle or authorized purpose for which such space has been designated.
[Ord. of 6-4-2001; 11-7-2022 by Ord. No. 2022.12.07.A]
It shall be unlawful to park a vehicle such that one or more
of the tires of that vehicle are on the curb or sidewalk.
[Ord. of 6-4-2001; 11-7-2022 by Ord. No. 2022.12.07.A]
It shall be unlawful to park any vehicle in a loading zone unless
the vehicle is in fact parked in that space for the purpose of loading
or unloading articles from such vehicle. In any event, it shall be
unlawful to park a vehicle in such space for longer than 30 minutes
between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.
[Ord. of 6-4-2001; 11-7-2022 by Ord. No. 2022.12.07.A]
It shall be unlawful to park any vehicle in a no parking zone.
[Ord. of 6-4-2001;11-7-2022 by Ord. No. 2022.12.07.A]
It shall be unlawful to park any vehicle such that the vehicle
extends beyond a marked parking space into an adjacent driveway.
[Ord. of 6-4-2001;11-7-2022 by Ord. No. 2022.12.07.A]
It shall be unlawful to park any vehicle within a lane of traffic.
Such lane shall be defined as the area in which cars regularly drive
which has not been reserved or designated as a marked parking space.
[Code 1985, § 11-34; Ord. of 6-4-2001; 11-7-2022 by Ord. No. 2022.12.07.A]
No person shall park a vehicle on any street for a period of
time longer than 30 minutes between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00
a.m. on such days as may be designated by the Town Manager and indicated
by proper signs. This section shall not apply to physicians on emergency
calls and authorized emergency vehicles.
[Code 1985, § 11-34.1; Ord. of 6-4-2001; 11-7-2022 by Ord. No. 2022.12.07.A]
(a)
Pursuant to the authority of Code of Virginia, § 46.2-1237,
no vehicles other than those displaying disabled parking license plates,
organizational removable windshield placards, permanent removable
windshield placards, or temporary removable windshield placards issued
under Code of Virginia, § 46.2-731 or DV disabled parking
license plates issued under Code of Virginia, § 46.2-739B
shall be parked in any parking spaces reserved for persons with disabilities
on public property or at privately owned shopping centers and business
offices.
(b)
A penalty for the violation of this section shall not exceed that
prescribed for a Class 4 misdemeanor.
[Added 11-7-2022 by Ord. No. 2022.12.07.A]
(a)
It
shall be unlawful for any person to park a vehicle in any fire lane
designated and marked, except as follows:
(1)
Fire lanes within commercial or school properties may be used for
temporary stopping to pick up or discharge passengers or supplies;
provided that a vehicle shall be so stopped parallel and immediately
adjacent to the curb and a licensed operator shall occupy and be in
control of the vehicle while it is so stopped.
(2)
Fire lanes adjacent to commercial or business establishments which
have no alternate loading zone or rear entrance may be used for temporary
parking by vehicles engaged solely in loading or unloading supplies
or merchandise to or from the establishment, provided the licensed
operator of such a vehicle is engaged solely in the loading or unloading
operation.
(3)
Fire lanes within residential and industrial areas may be used for
momentary stopping to pick up or discharge passengers or supplies;
provided that a vehicle shall be so stopped parallel and immediately
adjacent to the curb and a licensed operator shall occupy and be in
control of the vehicle while it is so stopped.
(b)
The
placement of a vehicle, for any purpose, within a fire lane perpendicular
to the curb or edge is prohibited.
(c)
A
law enforcement officer who finds any vehicle in violation of this
section shall have the authority to remove such vehicle at the owner's
expense. This authority shall extend to any fire or rescue officer
in charge of a fire or rescue operation who finds any such violation
to be interfering with such emergency operations.
(d)
No
provision of this section shall apply to fire, rescue or police vehicles
while they are operating in an official capacity.
[Code 1985, § 11-20; Ord. of 6-4-2001; 11-7-2022 by Ord. No. 2022.12.07.A]
Whenever any vehicle is parked in accordance with the provisions
of this chapter at night upon any street in the Town, no lights need
be displayed upon such parked vehicle.
[Code 1985, §§ 11-35, 11-36; Ord. of 6-4-2001; 11-7-2022 by Ord. No. 2022.12.07.A]
The Council may from time to time determine portions of streets
on which parking is prohibited at specified times.
[Code 1985, § 11-44; Ord. of 12-2-1991; Ord. of 6-4-2001; 11-7-2022 by Ord. No. 2022.12.07.A]
Unless another penalty is expressly provided, every person convicted
of a parking violation shall be punished by a fine of $15.
