(a)
No motor vehicle, truck-tractor, trailer or semi-trailer, nor combination
of such vehicles, the total gross weight of which exceeds twelve thousand
pounds, shall be operated upon any street or alley within the city
limits; provided, however, that this section shall not apply to the
streets specified by the city.
(b)
The chief of police or any police officer of the city, having reason
to believe that the gross weight of a vehicle is unlawful, is authorized
to cause the same to be weighed by any public weigher or by such officer
or under his supervision upon any scales subject to inspection under
any state law located in the city.
(Ordinance adopted 11/4/1970; Ordinance adopting Code)
(a)
It shall be unlawful for any person to leave, park or stand any truck
tractor, road tractor, trailer, semitrailer, bus or any other commercial
motor vehicle bearing a commercial license plate upon any public street,
alley, parkway, boulevard or public place, provided this section shall
not apply to street construction, maintenance and repair equipment,
trucks, rollers and implements, and truck equipment, trailers and
vehicles used by public service utility companies engaged in repairing
or extending public service utilities, and to motor buses when taking
on or discharging passengers at the customary bus stops, and except
all other vehicles designated herein when actually parked at a designated
loading zone in those areas of limited parking where loading zones
are designated. Provided further this section shall not apply to any
vehicle defined or designated herein developing a mechanical defect
after such vehicle has commenced to run, en-route, making it unsafe
to proceed further, and in this event, it shall be lawful to stand
or park the vehicle during the time made necessary to make emergency
repairs.
(b)
It shall be unlawful for any person to leave, park or stand any truck
tractor, road tractor, semitrailer, or any other commercial vehicle
in any alley situated within the central business district for more
than 15 minutes.
(c)
It shall be unlawful for any person or any owner to leave, park or
stand any truck tractor, road tractor, semitrailer, bus, truck, or
trailer with a rated capacity in excess of one ton, according to the
manufacturer’s classification, upon property within any area
zoned as either districts R-1, R-2 or R-3 according to the zoning
ordinance of the city. This section shall not prevent the parking
or standing of the above-described vehicles in such zoned areas for
the purpose of expeditiously loading and unloading passengers, freight,
or merchandise, but not for otherwise.
(d)
It shall be unlawful for any person or any owner to leave, park,
or stand any truck tractor, road tractor, semitrailer, or other commercial
vehicle on the driver’s side of any one-way alley situated within
the central business district.
(e)
Penalties and injunction relief.
Any person, firm or
corporation, or any employee, agent, or representative of any person,
firm or corporation who shall violate any of the provisions of this
section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction be punished
by a fine of not more than $500.00. Each day shall constitute a separate
basis for an offense and each particular violation of the terms and
conditions of this section shall constitute a separate and distinct
offense.
(Ordinance 20210105 adopted 1/5/2021)
