(a)
The traffic engineer, with the approval of the city commission, shall
determine upon which streets angle parking shall be permitted and
shall mark or sign such streets, but such angle parking shall not
be indicated upon any federal aid or state highway within the city
unless the state highway commission has determined by resolution or
order entered in its minutes that the roadway is of sufficient width
to permit angle parking without interfering with the free movement
of traffic. Angle parking shall not be indicated or permitted at any
place where passing traffic would thereby be caused or required to
drive upon the left side of the street or upon any railway tracks.
(b)
Upon those streets which have been signed or marked for angle parking,
no person shall park or stand a vehicle other than at the angle indicated
by such signs or markings, and with the hood or front end of such
vehicle next to the curb or edge of the roadway.
(c)
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.
(1967 Code, sec. 27-189(b)-(d); 2008 Code, sec. 70-61)
It shall be unlawful for the owner or operator of any vehicle
to allow, cause or permit such vehicle to remain standing or parked
on any street, alley, avenue or public way within the city for more
than 72 hours continuously.
(1967 Code, sec. 27-191; 2008 Code,
sec. 70-62)
No person shall park a vehicle upon any street in the city for
the principal purpose of:
(1)
Displaying such vehicle for sale.
(2)
Washing, greasing or repairing such vehicle, except repairs necessitated
by an emergency.
(1967 Code, sec. 27-192; 2008 Code,
sec. 70-63; Ordinance 1209 adopted 8/2/2022)
(a)
The traffic engineer shall cause parking stalls to be maintained
and marked off in and on such streets and parts thereof as may be
designated by the city commission from time to time, and he shall
cause spaces in which parking is prohibited to be maintained and marked
off in and on such streets and parts thereof as may be designated
by the city commission from time to time. The traffic engineer shall
also cause time limit parking areas to be maintained and marked off
in and on such parts of streets as may be designated by the city commission
from time to time. All such spaces or areas shall be clearly indicated
by appropriate signs or by markings on the pavement or curb.
(b)
In areas designated as time limit parking areas, parking may be limited
to any period prescribed by the city commission. Such areas shall
be designated with clearly distinguished markings or signs at both
ends of the time limit area and at reasonable intervals between the
beginning and ending of such time limit area, indicating the time
allowed for parking in such area.
(c)
Any prohibition of or time limit on parking established under this
section shall apply on such days and between such hours as prescribed
by the commission.
(1967 Code, sec. 27-193; 2008 Code,
sec. 70-64)
It shall be unlawful for any person to cause, allow, permit or suffer any vehicle registered in his name or owned or operated by him or in his possession or under his control to be or remain in any space or area in which parking is prohibited as provided in section 12.03.004, or in a time limit parking area for a longer period of time than that designated by the markings on the street or by signs clearly visible.
(1967 Code, sec. 27-194; 2008 Code,
sec. 70-65)
It shall be unlawful for any person to park any vehicle, trailer
or combination thereof on the streets, alleys or other public ways
of the city which shall exceed 25 feet in length.
(1967 Code, sec. 27-200; 2008 Code,
sec. 70-66)
(a)
Blocking passage.
No person shall park a vehicle within
an alley in such a manner or under such conditions as to block the
free passage of other vehicles in such alley.
(b)
Alleys in fire limits.
Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, it shall be unlawful for any person to park a vehicle in any alley within the fire limits of the city except when such vehicle is actually being used for the purpose of loading or unloading merchandise or passengers.
(1967 Code, sec. 27-201; 2008 Code,
sec. 70-67)
The city traffic engineer is hereby authorized to determine
and designate the location of passenger and freight curb loading zones,
and shall place and maintain appropriate signs indicating such zones
and stating the hours during which the provisions therefor are applicable.
(1967 Code, sec. 27-197; 2008 Code,
sec. 70-68)
No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle for any purpose
or period of time, other than for the expeditious loading or unloading
of passengers, in any place marked as a passenger curb loading zone
during hours when the regulations applicable to such curb loading
zones are effective, and then only for a period of time not to exceed
three minutes, except when such spaces are adjacent to and serving
a hotel or bus station, when such period of time may not exceed 15
minutes.
(1967 Code, sec. 27-198; 2008 Code,
sec. 70-69)
(a)
No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle for any length of time
in any place marked as a freight curb loading zone during the hours
so set aside, except that commercial vehicles may so stop, stand or
park for the expeditious unloading and delivery or loading and pickup
of material. In no case shall the stop for unloading, loading, pickup
or delivery of material exceed 30 minutes.
(b)
The driver of a passenger vehicle may stop temporarily at a place
marked as a freight curb loading zone for the purpose of and while
actually engaged in loading or unloading passengers when such stopping
does not interfere with any motor vehicle used for the transportation
of materials which is waiting to enter or about to enter such zone.
(1967 Code, sec. 27-199; 2008 Code,
sec. 70-70)
(a)
Designation of no parking areas.
The traffic division
or the chief of police shall designate certain areas at or near city-owned
parks, ball fields and stadiums as “no parking areas.”
(b)
Signs.
All such “no parking areas” shall
be marked with a sign clearly visible and legible to the public.
(c)
Violations.
It shall be unlawful for any person to park
a motor vehicle in any area designated a “no parking area”
and so marked with signs.
(Ordinance 941, secs. 1–4,
adopted 6/4/01; 2008 Code, sec.
70-71; Ordinance adopting 2020 Code)
