No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle upon any street
for the principal purpose of:
(1)
Displaying such vehicle for sale.
(2)
Washing, greasing or repairing such vehicle, except repairs necessitated
by an emergency.
(1971 Code, sec. 15-137)
No person shall stop, stand or park any vehicle upon a street
in such a manner or under such conditions as to leave available less
than ten (10) feet of the width of the roadway for free movement of
vehicular traffic.
(1971 Code, sec. 15-138)
Whenever parking spaces are marked by lines on the pavement,
whether for parallel or angle parking, a vehicle must be parked entirely
within the lines of the parking space.
(1971 Code, sec. 15-139(b))
No person shall park a vehicle within an alley in such a manner
or under such conditions as to leave available less than ten (10)
feet of the width of the roadway for the free movement of vehicular
traffic, and no person shall park a vehicle within an alley in such
position as to block the driveway entrance to any abutting property.
(1971 Code, sec. 15-140)
(a)
Fire lanes shall be designated by striping, signs, or other markings,
when approved by the Fire Marshal of the Town. Fire lane designation
shall be provided for fire lanes to identify such lanes or roads and
prohibit the obstruction thereof. Striping, signs, and other markings
shall be maintained in a clean and legible condition at all times
and be replaced or repaired when necessary to provide adequate visibility.
(b)
Fire lanes shall be continuously marked by painted lines of red traffic
paint or a contrasting color combination as approved by the Fire Marshal
of the Town. Markings shall be six inches (6") in width to show the
boundaries of the lane. The words “No Parking Fire Lane”
or “Fire Lane No Parking” shall appear in four inch (4")
white letters at 25 feet intervals on the red border markings along
both sides of the fire lanes. Where a curb is available, the striping
shall be on the vertical face of the curb.
(c)
Fire lanes signs shall read “No Parking Fire Lane” or
“Fire Lane No Parking” and shall be 12" wide and 18" high.
Signs shall be painted on a white background with letters and borders
in red, using not less than 2" lettering. Signs shall be permanently
affixed to a stationary post and the bottom of the sign shall be six
feet, six inches (6' 6") above finished grade. Signs shall be spaced
not more than fifty feet (50') apart along both sides of the fire
lane. Signs may be installed on permanent buildings or walls or as
approved by the fire code official.
(d)
For the purpose of regulating and supervising fire lanes, any person
who desires a fire lane designation of an area shall make application
with the Town Administrator, and the Town Administrator shall then
recommend to the Town Council whether or not the fire lane should
be made a permanent part of this section.
(e)
It shall be the duty of the person, persons, association(s), or corporation(s)
who have the care, custody, or control of the areas designated as
fire lanes as set out herein to provide, at their own expense, the
installation and continued maintenance of the aforementioned fire
lane markings.
(f)
It shall be the duty of the Fire Marshal of the Town to determine
the combination, location, and number of these fire lane markings.
It shall be unlawful for any person to park a vehicle in a fire lane.
It shall also be unlawful to place any objects, materials, or equipment
in a fire lane (2021 IFC section 503.3).
(g)
Fire lanes are hereby created at the following locations:
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Location
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Extent
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Side
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4700 Abbott Avenue
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Beginning at the north side of the brick structure located in
Highland Park 1, block 11, lot 4, 18 feet north and extending from
the east curbline of Abbott Avenue for a distance of 210 feet east.
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Lomo Alto Court
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All.
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Highland Park Shopping Village
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In front of the marquee at Village Theater for a distance of
48.5 feet.
East and west sides of Livingston Court extending 113 feet from
north to south.
East and west side of Preston Court extending 127 feet from
north to south.
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|
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4200 Block Oak Lawn Avenue
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Oak Lawn Wycliffe Shopping Center parking lot along the east
curb of Oak Lawn Avenue beginning 225 feet from the north right-of-way
line on Wycliffe Avenue and extending north for a distance of 90 feet.
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4508 and 4510 Abbott Avenue
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Along the driveway from the entrance at Abbott Avenue to the
parking in the rear yard and to the alley along the property line.
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All
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Douglas Avenue
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Starting 180 feet north of Livingston Avenue, 20 feet north
to the point 200 feet north of Livingston Avenue.
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East
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Douglas Avenue
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Starting 250 feet north of Livingston Avenue, 20 feet north
to the point 270 feet north of Livingston Avenue.
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East
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(Ordinance 2100 adopted 2/15/22)
In any case where any street in the Town is being torn up, repaired
or paved, or where any work is being done under the same, making necessary
the regulation of traffic thereon, the Chief of Police is hereby authorized
to prevent parking, either altogether or to any extent deemed necessary
by him, for any certain period of time that may be necessary, or to
close the street to traffic altogether for such period of time, by
erecting thereon official signs with the parking restrictions clearly
stated on such signs.
(1971 Code, sec. 15-142)
(a)
No person shall permit any vehicle to remain standing or parked upon
any street, highway or alley or in any public place within the Town
for a longer continuous period of time than twenty-four (24) hours.
(b)
The leaving of any vehicle for more than twenty-four (24) hours upon
any street, highway or alley or in any public place within the Town
is and is hereby declared a nuisance.
(1971 Code, sec. 15-143)
Areas adjacent to the curb of any street designated a loading
zone and marked with loading zone signs shall be used for the sole
purpose of loading and unloading persons and/or freight from standing
vehicles, and it shall be unlawful for any person operating a vehicle
to stop or park such vehicle in a loading zone for more than two (2)
minutes between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. The following
are designated loading zones:
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Street
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Extent
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|---|---|
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Oak Lawn Avenue (4200 block)
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Beginning at a point on the west line of Oak Lawn Avenue, 184
feet north of the north line of Wycliffe Avenue, and extending for
a distance of 18 feet northward along the west line of Oak Lawn Avenue.
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Wycliffe Avenue
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Beginning at a point on the south curbline of Wycliffe Avenue,
two hundred ten (210) feet east of the east curbline of Oak Lawn Avenue
and extending for a distance of one hundred ten (110) feet eastward
along the south curbline of Wycliffe Avenue.
|
(1971 Code, sec. 15-144; Ordinance 1791, sec. 4, adopted 4/13/09)
When signs are erected giving notice thereof, no person shall
stop, stand or park a vehicle, other than a bus, in a bus stop.
(1971 Code, sec. 15-145)
It shall be unlawful for any person, other than the owner of
the lot, to park or store a motor vehicle on a vacant lot within the
Town. It shall be unlawful to park any motor vehicle on any other
private property without the consent of the owner of the property.
(1971 Code, sec. 15-146)
Whenever by this chapter or by any ordinance of the Town any
parking time limit is imposed or parking is prohibited on designated
streets or portions thereof, it shall be the duty of the Town Administrator
to erect appropriate signs or mark curbs giving notice thereof, and
no such regulations shall be effective unless signs or markings are
in place at the time of an alleged offense.
(1971 Code, sec. 15-147)
(a)
Whenever any motor vehicle without driver is found parked or stopped
in violation of any of the restrictions imposed by this chapter or
other ordinance of this Town or by State law, the officer finding
such vehicle shall take its registration number and may take any other
information displayed on the vehicle which may identify its user,
and shall conspicuously affix to such vehicle a traffic citation,
on a form provided by the Town Secretary, for the driver to answer
to the charge against him within ten (10) days during the hours and
at a place specified in the citation.
(b)
If a violator of the restrictions on parking or standing under the
traffic laws or ordinances does not appear in response to a traffic
citation affixed to such motor vehicle within a period of ten (10)
days, the Clerk of the Municipal Court shall send the owner of the
motor vehicle to which the traffic citation was affixed a letter informing
him of the violation and warning him that, in the event such letter
is disregarded for a period of five (5) days, a warrant of arrest
will be issued.
(1971 Code, sec. 15-149)
(a)
No person shall allow, permit or suffer any vehicle registered in
his name to stand or park in any street in the Town in violation of
any provision of this chapter regulating the standing or parking of
vehicles.
(b)
In any prosecution charging a violation of any law or regulation governing the standing or parking of a vehicle, proof that the particular vehicle described in the complaint was parked in violation of any such law or regulation, together with proof that the defendant named in the complaint was, at the time of such parking, the registered owner of such vehicle, shall constitute in evidence a prima facie presumption that the registered owner of such vehicle was the person who parked or placed such vehicle at the point where, and for the time during which, such violation occurred. This presumption shall apply only when the procedure prescribed in section 12.07.012 has been followed.
(1971 Code, sec. 15-150)
Areas adjacent to the curb of any street designated a school
passenger zone and marked with school passenger zone signs shall be
used for the purpose of loading and unloading persons from standing
vehicles, and it shall be unlawful for any person to operate a vehicle
so as to park, obstruct or remain standing in a school passenger zone
for more than five (5) minutes between the designated hours and it
shall be unlawful for any person operating a vehicle to park and leave
such vehicle unattended in a school passenger zone during the designated
hours on any school day. At the times which the school passenger zones
are not in effect, the area may be used for normal parking operations
which are allowed by ordinance. The following are designated school
passenger zones:
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Street
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Extent
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Hours
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|---|---|---|
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Southern Avenue
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Beginning at a point on the north curb of the 4300 block of
Southern Avenue at the projection of the west side of the west sidewalk
of Douglas Avenue extending west for a distance of 450 feet west along
the north line of Southern Avenue.
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7:30–9:15 a.m. and 1:45–4:00 p.m.
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High School Avenue
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Beginning at the north right-of-way of Normandy Avenue north
to the Town limit, east side.
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7:30–9:00 a.m. and 3:00–4:00 p.m.
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Cornell Avenue
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3600 block, north curb from St. Johns Drive to Byron Avenue.
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7:30 a.m.–9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
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St. Johns Drive
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East-south curb from Cornell Avenue to Byron Avenue.
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7:30 a.m.–9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
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(Ordinance 1932, sec. 2, adopted 11/11/13)
Areas adjacent to the curb of any street designated a commercial
loading zone and marked with commercial loading zone signs shall be
used for the sole purpose of loading and unloading materials and/or
freight from standing motor vehicles and in the course of business
to business commercial activity, and it shall be unlawful for any
person operating a vehicle to stop or park such motor vehicle in a
commercial loading zone for any other activity or for more than twenty
(20) minutes. The following are designated loading zones:
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Street
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Extent
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Hours
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|---|---|---|
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Livingston Court
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East curb from fifteen (15) [sic] south of the fire hydrant
to the alley north of Livingston Avenue.
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All
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Livingston Court
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West curb from Avenue A to the alley north of Livingston Avenue.
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12:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m.
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Douglas Avenue
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Beginning at a point on the east curb line of Douglas Avenue
and that is 270 feet north of the north line of Livingston Avenue
and extending for a distance of 50 feet north to a point 320 feet
north of the north line of Livingston Avenue.
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All
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(Ordinance 1791, sec. 5, adopted 4/13/09)
