(a) It
shall be unlawful for any person to leave, park or stand the following
vehicles upon any street or alley on public or private property, or
within any single-family or multifamily dwelling front yard in the
city:
(1) Road-tractor, tractor-trailer, truck-tractor;
(2) Motor vehicle, truck, bus, van, trailer, semi-trailer or similar
vehicle with a gross vehicle weight in excess of seventeen thousand
five hundred (17,500) pounds.
(b) It
shall be unlawful for any person to leave, park or stand a road-tractor,
tractor-trailer or truck-tractor upon the street, highway or roadway
in a commercial retail or industrial zoned district.
(c) This
section shall not prevent the parking or standing of the above-described
vehicles in such areas for the purpose of expeditiously loading or
unloading passengers, freight, or merchandise.
(d) Exceptions:
(1) A city resident will be allowed to park a truck, recreational vehicle,
trailer, bus, farm equipment, or other oversized vehicle with a size
in excess of three-fourths (3/4) ton, eighteen (18) feet in length,
seven (7) feet in width, and seven (7) feet in height on a residential
street, with the following restrictions:
(A) An annual parking permit has been purchased from the city at a cost
of two hundred dollars ($200.00), said permit to be valid from January
1st through December 31st, prorated accordingly, but in no case shall
a permit cost less than one hundred dollars ($100.00);
(B) The oversized vehicle may not be parked for more than twelve (12)
hours in a seventy-two (72) hour period;
(C) The oversized vehicle must be parked on a street directly adjacent
to the property of the owner of the vehicle;
(D) Oversized vehicles may only be parked on streets with a minimum width
of at least sixty-four (64) feet;
(E) The oversized vehicle must be parked in such a manner as to not interfere
with the safe flow of traffic; and
(F) The oversized vehicle must display upon it or have placed upon both
ends of the vehicle, while parked, a clearly visible warning device,
such as a parking cone, reflector, or other similar device.
(Ordinance 0510C adopted 5/17/10)
Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this article shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction in municipal court shall be fined in accordance with the general penalty provision in Section
1.109 of this code and each day of violation shall constitute a separate offense.
(Ordinance 0510C adopted 5/17/10)