A.
Where
parking space markings are placed on a street, no person shall stand
or park a vehicle other than in the indicated direction and, unless
the size or shape of the vehicle makes compliance impossible, within
a single marked space.
B.
The
operator who first begins maneuvering a motor vehicle into a vacant
parking space on a street shall have priority to park in that space,
and no other vehicle operator shall attempt to interfere.
C.
Whenever
the operator of a vehicle discovers the vehicle is parked close to
a building to which the Fire Department has been summoned, the operator
shall immediately remove the vehicle from the area, unless otherwise
directed by police or fire officers.
(Ord. 842-A § 15, 1989)
In addition to the State motor vehicle laws prohibiting parking,
as adopted pursuant to 10.04.020, no person shall park or stand:
A.
A vehicle
in an alley other than for the expeditious loading or unloading of
persons or materials, and in no case for a period in excess of 30
consecutive minutes.
B.
A vehicle
upon a bridge, viaduct or other elevated structure used as a street,
or within a street tunnel, unless authorized.
C.
Any
vehicle having an overall width in excess of six feet, six inches
between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 4:00 a.m. of the following day
except for loading or unloading, or in an emergency, on any street
in a residential zone. A vehicle described in the preceding sentence
may park in an industrial or commercial zone during the hours described
in the preceding sentence, unless the roadway width is less than 34
feet from curb to curb.
D.
No
person shall park a vehicle, whether occupied or not, or place any
obstruction that would impede mail delivery or create a hazard, in
front of or within 15 feet on either side of a curbside mailbox or
other place where mail is received or deposited, on postal delivery
days between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., except in the following instances:
(Ord. 1194-A § 1, 2015; Ord. 1263 § 5, 2023)
No person shall do any of the following upon a street, right-of-way,
or other public property:
A.
Display
the vehicle for sale;
B.
Repair
or service a vehicle, except when repairs are necessitated by an emergency.
(Ord. 842-A § 17, 1989; Ord. 1263 § 6, 2023)
A.
No
person shall stand or park a vehicle for any purpose or length of
time, other than for the expeditious loading or unloading of persons
or materials, in a place designated as a loading zone when the hours
applicable to that loading zone are in effect. In no case, when the
hours applicable to the loading zone are in effect, shall the stop
for loading and unloading of materials exceed the time limits posted.
If no time limits are posted, then the use of the zone shall not exceed
30 minutes.
B.
Whenever
a police officer shall find a motor vehicle parked or standing unattended
with the ignition key in the vehicle, the officer is authorized to
remove the key from the vehicle and deliver the key to the person
in charge of the police station.
(Ord. 842-A § 18, 1989)
No lights need be displayed upon a vehicle that is parked in
accordance with this chapter upon a street where there is sufficient
light to reveal a person or object at a distance of at least 500 feet
from the vehicle.
(Ord. 842-A § 20, 1989)
Where maximum parking time limits are designated by sign, movement
of a vehicle within a block shall not extend the time limits for parking.
(Ord. 842-A § 21, 1989)
A.
The
provisions of this chapter regulating the parking or standing of vehicles
shall not apply to a vehicle of the City, County or State or public
utility while necessarily in use for construction or repair work on
a street, or a vehicle owned by the United States while in use for
the collection, transportation or delivery of mail.
B.
A vehicle
of a disabled person who complies with the provisions of ORS 801.235
and ORS 811.600 to 811.640.
(Ord. 842-A § 22, 1989)
