No person shall park or leave standing any vehicle, whether attended or unattended, upon the paved or improved or main-traveled portion of any public street or roadway within the city, when it is possible to park or leave such vehicle standing off of the paved or improved or main-traveled portion of such street or roadway, unless a clear and unprotected width of not less than fifteen feet upon the main-traveled portion of said highway opposite such standing vehicle shall be left for free passage of other vehicles thereon, nor unless a clear view of such vehicle may be obtained from a distance of 200 feet in each direction upon such street or roadway.
(2005 Code, sec. 10.4.01)
Whenever any peace officer shall find a vehicle in violation of the provisions of this article, the peace officer is hereby authorized to move such vehicle or require the driver or person in charge of such vehicle to move such vehicle to a position permitted under this article.
(Ordinance 2021-14 adopted 8/19/21)
It shall be unlawful for any person owning or operating a motor vehicle to park the same on any street or alley in the city for a period of time longer than twenty-four (24) hours; provided, however, this article shall not be construed as limiting the authority of the traffic engineer to regulate parking more restrictively.
(2005 Code, sec. 10.4.03)
No person while operating a motor vehicle shall cause or permit the same to stop, stand or be parked within the public street or right-of-way at the location and during the periods hereinafter stated, to wit:
Street Location
Hours in Effect
Roosevelt Drive, between a point 500 feet north of the north right-of-way line of Harder Lane and a point at the intersection of Roosevelt Drive with Garden Lane, being the east city limit
7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on days when school is in session.
(2005 Code, sec. 10.4.04)
(a) 
It shall be unlawful for a person to stop or park a vehicle at a location or in a manner contrary to the direction or prohibition contained in an official sign regulating such activity at such location.
(b) 
An “official sign” is a sign placed and maintained by the city pursuant to its regulatory authority.
(2005 Code, sec. 10.4.05)
It shall be unlawful for any person to cause, allow or permit any vehicle registered to such person or otherwise within the control of such person to be used, operated or parked in violation of any of the following:
(1) 
No vehicle shall be stopped or parked upon or adjacent to a public street so that any portion thereof, including also any objects carried in or upon the vehicle, protrudes into the main-traveled portion of the street.
(2) 
No vehicle shall be head-in parked in any cul-de-sac of a public street in the city.
(3) 
No operator of a vehicle shall stop, stand or park the same upon any street or fire lane when a sign is erected or curb is painted in such manner as to give notice that stopping, standing or parking is prohibited.
(4) 
No vehicle shall be parked on a public street or in a public place for any of the following purposes: displaying the vehicle for sale; washing, waxing, lubricating, changing oil or vehicle repair (except when repair is necessitated by an emergency); or the selling or exhibiting of property from the vehicle.
(2005 Code, sec. 10.4.06)
It shall be unlawful for any person to cause, allow or permit any vehicle registered to such person or otherwise within the control of such person to be used, operated or parked in violation of any of the following:
(1) 
No vehicle shall be stopped or parked on a parking lot so as to block access by other vehicles to any parking aisle designated by striping.
(2) 
No vehicle shall be stopped or parked so as to block movement by other vehicles within a parking lot.
(3) 
No vehicle shall be stopped or parked within any area marked as a fire lane.
(2005 Code, sec. 10.4.07)
(a) 
It shall be unlawful for any person to park or allow to be parked any oversized commercial vehicle or any tow trucks, dump trucks, truck-tractors, concrete mixing trucks, stake-bed trucks, buses, or similar vehicles, regardless of weight, on any property under his or her control or any portion of a front yard including the driveway, side yard or rear yard of any area or district which is residentially zoned under the zoning ordinance or used for residential purposes.
(b) 
For purposes of this section, an oversized commercial vehicle is:
(1) 
Any vehicle designed for the transport of more than 15 passengers, inclusive of the driver;
(2) 
Any trailer or semi-trailer that is more than 20 feet in length from end to end, more than seven feet in width at their widest point, or more than nine feet in height from the ground to its highest point; or
(3) 
Any motor vehicle with a gross weight, registered weight or gross weight rating, as those terms are defined in state law, of more than 15,000 pounds, including but not limited to the following:
(A) 
Dump truck;
(B) 
Truck-tractor;
(C) 
Concrete-mixing truck;
(D) 
Stake-bed truck;
(E) 
Flat-bed tow truck; or
(F) 
Panel truck.
(Ordinance 2025-02 adopted 2/20/2025)
(a) 
It shall be unlawful for the driver, owner or operator of an oversized commercial vehicle to park or permit to be parked, stand or remain motionless:
(1) 
On a public street in any area zoned residential under the zoning ordinance or used for residential purposes unless the vehicle is being actively loaded or unloaded; or
(2) 
For more than two hours on a public street in any area not zoned residential under the zoning ordinance or not used for residential purposes.
(b) 
It shall be unlawful for the driver, owner or operator of a large recreational vehicle and an oversized recreational vehicle to park or permit to be parked, stand or remain motionless:
(1) 
On a public street in any area zoned residential under the zoning ordinance or used for residential purposes; or
(2) 
On a public street in any area not zoned residential under the zoning ordinance or not used for residential purposes.
(c) 
It is an exception to subsection (b)(1) above that the large recreational vehicle or oversize recreational vehicle is being parked or allowed to be parked, stand or remain motionless for loading, unloading, maintenance, or any combination thereof, for no more than 72 hours in any seven-day period. Relocation of the large recreational vehicle or oversize recreational vehicle to another location on private property or the adjoining public street does not stop the running of the 72-hour period.
(d) 
For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply:
Large recreational vehicle.
(1) 
A recreational vehicle which exceeds 26 feet in length, but is less than 40 feet in total length;
(2) 
A boat trailer or other trailer which exceeds 26 feet in length, but is less than 40 feet in total length; or
(3) 
A converted or partially converted bus which exceeds 26 feet in length, but is less than 40 feet in total length.
Oversize commercial vehicle.
(1) 
Any vehicle designed for the transport of more than 15 passengers, inclusive of the driver;
(2) 
Any trailer or semi-trailer that is more than 20 feet in length from end to end, more than seven feet in width at their widest point, or more than nine feet in height from the ground to its highest point; or
(3) 
Any motor vehicle with a gross weight, registered weight or gross weight rating, as those terms are defined in state law, of more than 15,000 pounds, including but not limited to the following:
(A) 
Dump truck;
(B) 
Truck-tractor;
(C) 
Concrete-mixing truck;
(D) 
Stake-bed truck
(E) 
Flat-bed tow truck; or
(F) 
Panel truck.
Oversize recreational vehicle.
(1) 
A recreational vehicle which is 40 feet or greater in total length;
(2) 
A boat trailer or other trailer which is 40 feet or greater in total length; or
(3) 
A converted or partially converted bus which is 40 feet or greater in total length.
(Ordinance 2025-02 adopted 2/20/2025)