A. 
Upon any street outside of a business or residence district no person may stop, park or leave standing any vehicle, whether attended or unattended, upon the paved or main-traveled part of the street when it is practicable to stop, park or so leave such vehicle off such part of the street, but in every event an unobstructed width of the street opposite a standing vehicle shall be left for the free passage of other vehicles, and a clear view of such stopped vehicle shall be available from a distance of 200 feet in each direction upon such street.
B. 
This section shall not apply to the driver of any vehicle which is disabled while on the paved or main-traveled portion of a street in such manner and to such extent that it is impossible to avoid stopping and temporarily leaving such disabled vehicle in such position.
(CAC 9.30.010; AO No. 78-72; AO No. 80-4)
A. 
Whenever any police officer finds a vehicle standing upon a street in violation of any of the provisions of section 9.30.010, such officer is authorized to move such vehicle, or require the driver or other person in charge of the vehicle to move the vehicle to a position off the paved or main-traveled part of such street.
B. 
Any police officer is authorized to remove or cause to be removed to a place of safety any unattended vehicle illegally left standing upon any street, bridge or causeway or in any tunnel, in such position or under such circumstances as to obstruct the normal movement of traffic.
C. 
Any police officer is authorized to remove or cause to be removed to a place of safety any vehicle when:
1. 
A report has been made that such vehicle has been stolen or taken without the consent of its owner;
2. 
The vehicle is found upon a street and the persons in charge of such vehicle are unable to provide for its custody or removal;
3. 
The person driving or in control of such vehicle is arrested for an alleged offense for which the officer is required by law to take the person arrested before a district court judge without necessary delay;
4. 
Such vehicle is parked in violation of provisions of this title; or
5. 
Such vehicle is parked in such a manner as to create a significant danger to the safety of persons or property.
D. 
Any police officer pursuing a fleeing or evading person in a motor vehicle may remove and store, or cause to be removed and stored, any vehicle used in violation of section 9.28.011, from property other than that of the registered owner of the vehicle for the purposes of investigation, identification or apprehension of the driver if the driver of the vehicle abandons the vehicle and leaves it unattended. All towing and storage fees for a vehicle removed under this section shall be paid by the owner, unless the vehicle was stolen or taken without permission.
1. 
No vehicle shall be impounded under this section if the driver is arrested before the arrival of towing equipment or if the registered owner is in the vehicle.
2. 
For the purpose of this section, the term "remove and store a vehicle" means that the police officer may cause the removal of a vehicle to, and the storage of a vehicle in, a secure lot.
3. 
Nothing in this section is intended to change current statute and case law governing searches and seizures.
(CAC 9.30.020; AO No. 78-72; AO No. 80-4; AO No. 84-54; AO No. 89-52)
Except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic, or in compliance with law or the directions of a police officer or official traffic control device, no person shall:
A. 
Stop, stand or park a vehicle:
1. 
On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a street.
2. 
On a sidewalk.
3. 
Within an intersection.
4. 
On a crosswalk.
5. 
Within 50 feet of a marked crosswalk in a designated school zone.
6. 
Alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction when stopping, standing or parking would obstruct traffic.
7. 
Upon any bridge or other elevated structure upon a street.
8. 
On any railroad tracks.
9. 
At any place where official signs prohibit stopping.
10. 
At any place immediately adjacent to a red painted curb except municipal transit buses and municipal transit support vehicles at designed municipal transit bus stops.
11. 
Within 15 feet of a fire hydrant or within 15 feet of a fire safety sprinkler, standpipe or other fire protection system control valve, whether such valve is mounted on a building or the ground.
12. 
Within a fire lane designated as such by posted signs.
13. 
In the middle of a cul-de-sac.
14. 
In a designated bicycle lane.
B. 
Park a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading merchandise or passengers:
1. 
In front of a public or private driveway.
2. 
Within 20 feet of a marked crosswalk not located within a designated school zone.
3. 
Within 20 feet from the point of tangent of curb return at any intersection.
4. 
Within 50 feet of the nearest rail of a railroad crossing.
5. 
Within 20 feet of the driveway entrance to any fire station.
6. 
At any place where official signs prohibit parking, with the exception of fire lanes and handicapped parking areas.
7. 
At any place immediately adjacent to a yellow painted curb.
8. 
Within ten feet of a curbside mail box.
9. 
Within ten feet of an alley entrance.
C. 
No person may move a vehicle not lawfully under the person's control into any such prohibited area or away from a curb such distance as is unlawful.
D. 
No person may park a vehicle on public property in a place not marked, designated or otherwise provided for parking, nor shall a vehicle be parked in a manner contrary to the indicated or conventional parking usage or mode in those areas where parking is permitted.
(CAC 9.30.030; AO No. 78-72; AO No. 78-146; AO No. 80-4; AO No. 87-142; AO No. 89-52; AO No. 94-68(S), § 14, 8-11-1994; AO No. 98-171(S), § 3, 1-12-1999; AO No. 2011-113(S), § 67, 11-22-2011, eff. 12-22-2011)
No person shall park any vehicle upon a street other than an alley in such manner or under such conditions as to leave available less than 20 feet of roadway available for free movement of vehicular traffic.
(CAC 9.30.040; AO No. 78-72; AO No. 80-4; AO No. 2011-113(S), § 68, 11-22-2011, eff. 12-22-2011)
A. 
No person shall park a vehicle within an alley in the central business traffic district except for active loading or unloading of freight or materials.
B. 
No person shall park a vehicle within an alley in such manner or under such conditions as to leave available less than ten feet of the width of the alley for the free movement of vehicular traffic.
C. 
No person may stop, stand or park a vehicle within an alley in such position as to block the driveway entrance to any abutting property.
(CAC 9.30.050; AO No. 78-72; AO No. 2011-113(S), § 69, 11-22-2011, eff. 12-22-2011)
A. 
No person may park a vehicle upon a street, roadway, alley or municipal parking lot for the purpose of:
1. 
Washing of the vehicle when the person parking the vehicle is a dealer, garage, filling station, carwash or other motor vehicle business or its agent or employee.
2. 
Greasing, repairing or performing any work on the vehicle, except repairs necessitated by an emergency.
3. 
Displaying the vehicle for sale or hire in the regular course of the person's business as a dealer for sale or hire of vehicles.
4. 
Storing or parking, without being attended by an operator, the vehicle to be used by the person for hire to another person.
5. 
Commercial advertising.
B. 
Subsections A.3 and A.5 of this section shall not apply to a motor bus, sightseeing vehicle, airline service vehicle or a taxicab as these vehicles are defined in title 11.
(CAC 9.30.060; AO No. 78-72; AO No. 80-4)
A. 
The municipal traffic engineer is authorized to erect signs indicating no parking upon either or both sides of any street adjacent to any school property when such parking would, in the traffic engineer's opinion, interfere with traffic or create a hazardous situation.
B. 
When official signs are erected indicating no parking upon either side of a street adjacent to any school property as authorized in this section, no person may park a vehicle in any such designated place.
(CAC 9.30.070; AO No. 78-72; AO No. 80-4; AO No. 2011-113(S), § 70, 11-22-2011, eff. 12-22-2011)
A. 
The municipal traffic engineer is authorized to erect signs indicating no parking upon any street, when the width of the roadway does not exceed 26 feet, or upon one side of a street as indicated by such signs when the width of the roadway does not exceed 35 feet.
B. 
When official signs prohibiting parking are erected upon narrow streets as authorized in this section, no person may park a vehicle upon any such street in violation of any such sign.
(CAC 9.30.080; AO No. 78-72)
The municipal traffic engineer is authorized to erect signs upon the lefthand side of any one-way street to prohibit the standing or parking of vehicles, and when such signs are in place no person may stand or park a vehicle upon such lefthand side in violation of any such sign.
(CAC 9.30.090; AO No. 78-72)
If a street includes two or more separate roadways and traffic is restricted to one direction upon any such roadway, no person may stand or park a vehicle upon the lefthand side of such one-way roadway unless signs are erected to permit such standing or parking. The municipal traffic engineer is authorized to determine when standing or parking may be permitted upon the lefthand side of any such one-way roadway and to erect signs giving notice thereof.
(CAC 9.30.100; AO No. 78-72)
A. 
The municipal traffic engineer is authorized to determine and designate by proper signs places in which the stopping, standing or parking of vehicles would create an especially hazardous condition or would cause unusual delay to traffic.
B. 
When official signs are erected at hazardous or congested places as authorized in this section, no person may stop, stand or park a vehicle in any such designated place.
(CAC 9.30.110; AO No. 78-72)
A. 
The traffic engineer is authorized to determine and designate by proper signs places in which stopping, standing or parking of vehicles during certain hours of the day would create a hazardous condition, would be inconsistent with desired traffic patterns or traffic loads, or parking patterns, or would cause unusual delay to traffic.
B. 
When official signs prohibiting parking during certain hours of the day are erected as authorized in this section, no person may stop, stand or park a vehicle in any such designated place.
(CAC 9.30.120; AO No. 78-72; AO No. 94-68(S), § 15, 8-11-1994)
A. 
The traffic engineer is authorized to determine and designate by proper sign places in which stopping, standing or parking of vehicles would be prohibited during certain hours of the day for the purpose of removal of snow, ice, rocks, gravel, dirt, debris, litter or other accumulation upon public streets, alleys, sidewalks, places, municipal parking lot or other place where the municipality by law or written agreement has a legal duty to make such a removal.
B. 
When official signs prohibiting parking during certain hours of the day are erected as authorized in this section, no person may stop, stand or park a vehicle in such a designated place.
(CAC 9.30.130; AO No. 78-72; AO No. 80-4)
A. 
The traffic engineer is authorized to determine places in which there is public demand or necessity for short-time parking and to designate such places by proper signs indicating the time limit for parking.
B. 
When official signs are erected indicating time limit parking in places as authorized in this section:
1. 
Except as provided in subsection B.2 of this section, no person may stop, stand or park a vehicle in such designated place for a time longer than indicated on such signs.
2. 
No person may stop, stand or park a vehicle
a. 
That displays a valid disabled with parking privileges permit, placard or plate issued by the state division of motor vehicles or another jurisdiction, or has been issued a valid disability with parking privileges permit as provided in section 9.30.331, in such designated place for a time longer than 1.5 times the maximum time indicated on such signs; or
b. 
That vehicle displays a mobility impaired parking permit issued by the Anchorage Community Development Authority Parking Services Department as provided in section 9.30.330, which allows such parking without time restrictions.
(CAC 9.30.140; AO No. 78-72; AO No. 95-6, § 3, 5-16-1995; AO No. 2024-108, § 1, 11-19-2024)
No person may park a vehicle on any street, vehicular way or area, or municipally owned parking lot for a period of time longer than 24 hours, except from Friday noon until Monday noon.
(CAC 9.30.150; AO No. 78-72; AO No. 80-4; AO No. 2011-113(S), § 71, 11-22-2011, eff. 12-22-2011)
A. 
No person may park, stop or stand a motor vehicle on a street, highway, public way, vehicular way or area, sidewalk, or within any area of the municipality used for public parking, if:
1. 
Valid registration license plates are not clearly legible, securely fastened to the outside of the motor vehicle and in compliance with the provisions of state law;
2. 
The motor vehicle bears painted, altered license plates, or any license plate other than those permitted or required under the law of the state in which the motor vehicle is required to be registered;
3. 
The license plates on the motor vehicle bear stickers, labels or emblems other than those permitted or required under the law of the state in which the motor vehicle is required to be registered; or
4. 
Currently valid registration month and year stickers are not affixed to the license plate on the motor vehicle in accordance with the law of the state in which the vehicle is required to be registered.
B. 
Reduced penalty for motor vehicle with current registration.
1. 
If an enforcement officer can determine a motor vehicle, violating subsection A of this section is currently registered, the enforcement officer will issue a notice of violation under this subsection instead of under subsection A of this section, and the penalty for the violation shall be $45.00.
2. 
If a person violating subsection A presents reliable evidence to the Anchorage Community Development Authority Parking Services Department within 30 days after the date the citation issued under this section was issued that currently valid registration month and year stickers had been obtained for the vehicle prior to the violation, the penalty for the violation shall be reduced to $45.00. Such reduction shall not apply to any late penalties or collection charges.
C. 
Notices of violation of section A.4 are subject to the following limitations:
1. 
A notice of violation of section A.4 may not be issued because a motor vehicle bears expired registration month and year stickers, unless the violation occurs after the 15th day of the month following the month in which the registration month and year stickers expired. The Anchorage Community Development Authority Parking Services Department shall cancel any notice of violation issued contrary to this subsection.
2. 
A notice of violation of subsection A.4 of this section may not be issued because a motor vehicle bears expired registration month and year stickers, if a notice of violation for the same violation has been issued for the same motor vehicle either (i) twice within the preceding 30 days, or (ii) once within the preceding three days. The Anchorage Community Development Authority Parking Services Department shall cancel any notice of violation issued contrary to this subsection that is presented for cancellation within 30 days of the date of its issuance.
D. 
An enforcement officer may immediately impound a motor vehicle parked, stopped or standing on a street or within any area of the municipality used for public parking if the motor vehicle (i) has no license plates displayed, (ii) has no registration month and year stickers displayed, or (iii) bears registration month and year stickers that have been expired for more than 12 months.
(CAC 9.44.020; AO No. 78-72; AO No. 80-4; AO No. 85-40; AO No. 92-28; AO No. 92-134(S); AO No. 94-68(S), § 16, 8-11-1994; AO No. 95-6, § 4, 5-16-1995; AO No. 2003-152S, § 3, 1-1-2004; AO No. 2008-84(S), § 4, 7-15-2008; AO No. 2011-113(S), § 72, 11-22-2011, eff. 12-22-2011; AO No. 2012-10, § 1, 1-31-2012; AO No. 2010-35(S), §§ 6, 9; AO No. 2012-10, § 1, 3-1-2012)
The provisions of this chapter imposing a time limit on parking shall not relieve any person from the duty to observe other and more restrictive provisions prohibiting or limiting the stopping, standing or parking of vehicles in specified places or at specified times.
(CAC 9.30.160; AO No. 78-72)
The provisions of this chapter prohibiting the standing or parking of a vehicle shall apply at all times, or at those times specified in this chapter or as indicated on official signs, except when it is necessary to stop a vehicle to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a police officer or official traffic control device.
(CAC 9.30.170; AO No. 78-72)
A. 
Two-way roadways. Within the central business district or designated school zones, except as otherwise provided in this section, every vehicle stopped or parked upon a two-way roadway shall be stopped or parked with the righthand wheels parallel to and within 18 inches of the righthand curb or edge of the roadway.
B. 
On roadways located in a residence district as defined by section 9.04.010, every vehicle parked or stopped upon a two-way roadway shall be stopped or parked with wheels parallel to and within 18 inches of the curb or roadway.
C. 
One-way roadways. Except when otherwise provided in this section, every vehicle stopped or parked upon a one-way roadway shall be so stopped or parked parallel to the curb or edge of the roadway, in the direction of authorized traffic movement, with its righthand wheels within 18 inches of the righthand curb or edge of the roadway, or its lefthand wheels within 18 inches of the lefthand curb or edge of the roadway.
D. 
Angle parking only zone. An operator who stops or parks in a metered or non-metered angle parking only space must stop or park the vehicle by driving forward into the designated space with the vehicle at an angle to the curb or edge of the roadway. No portion of the vehicle shall extend into the roadway as to obstruct traffic flow or impede or obstruct pedestrians on the sidewalk.
E. 
Back-in angle parking only zone. An operator who stops or parks in a metered or non-metered back-in angle parking only space must stop or park the vehicle by backing into the designated parking space with the vehicle at an angle to the curb or edge of the roadway. No portion of the vehicle shall extend into the roadway as to obstruct traffic flow or impede or obstruct pedestrians on the sidewalk.
(CAC 9.30.180; AO No. 78-72; AO No. 81-123(S); AO No. 2011-113(S), § 73, 11-22-2011, eff. 12-22-2011; AO No. 2016-58, § 2, 6-7-2016)
A. 
The municipal traffic engineer shall determine upon which streets angle parking or back-in 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 street within the municipality unless the state department of transportation and public facilities has determined that the roadway is of sufficient width to permit angle parking without interfering with the free movement of traffic.
B. 
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.
(CAC 9.30.190; AO No. 78-72; AO No. 80-4; AO No. 2016-58, § 3, 6-7-2016)
On those streets which have been signed or marked by the traffic engineer for angle parking, no person shall park or stand a vehicle other than at the angle to the curb or edge of the roadway indicated by such signs or markings.
(CAC 9.30.200; AO No. 78-72)
A. 
The traffic engineer is authorized to issue special permits to permit the backing of a vehicle to the curb for the purpose of loading or unloading merchandise or materials subject to the terms and conditions of such permit. Such permits may be issued either to the owner or lessee of real property or to the owner of the vehicle and shall grant to such person the privilege as therein stated and authorized in this section.
B. 
It is unlawful for any permittee or other person to violate any of the special terms or conditions of any such permit.
(CAC 9.30.210; AO No. 78-72)
A. 
No person shall park a trailer, pole trailer, semitrailer, or tractor/trailer combination on any street of the municipality for a period longer than two hours at any one time.
B. 
The municipal traffic engineer may designate streets where no person shall stop, park or allow a trailer, pole trailer, semitrailer, or tractor/trailer combination to stand between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
C. 
No person may park a travel trailer, motor home or camper upon a municipal street or any other municipally owned or controlled property for the purpose of residing therein, whether temporarily or not, except in areas that are designated for that purpose by the department of cultural and recreational services or other municipal agency having such authority.
(CAC 9.30.220; AO No. 78-72; AO No. 80-4; AO No. 86-2; AO No. 89-52; AO No. 2011-113(S), § 74, 11-22-2011, eff. 12-22-2011)
A. 
A motor vehicle shall not be parked, stopped or left standing on a street, highway, vehicular way or area, or within any area of the municipality used for public parking from May 1 through September 30, inclusive, if equipped with any studded tire or any protuberance of any material other than rubber projecting beyond the tread of the traction surface of the tire, except by order of the municipal traffic engineer in response to anticipated snow-cover conditions, as provided in section 9.44.380, or emergency order of the state, or if the vehicle has a special individual traction permit from the state.
B. 
It is an affirmative defense to a fine imposed under subsection A for a vehicle being equipped with any studded tire between September 16 through 30, inclusive, if the violator or registered owner can present satisfactory evidence to the issuing agency that the registered owner's residence address and location where the vehicle is used regularly is located north of 62 North Latitude.
(AO No. 94-68(S), § 17, 8-11-1994; AO No. 2003-152S, § 4, 1-1-2004; AO No. 2011-113(S), § 75, 11-22-2011, eff. 12-22-2011; AO No. 2019-131, § 1, 1-1-2020)
A. 
No person shall stop, stand or park a motor vehicle in parking reserved for a person with disabilities, whether such parking space is on public or private property, unless:
1. 
The person operating the vehicle has a special permit issued or approved for that person by the state Division of Motor Vehicles;
2. 
The person operating the vehicle has parked the vehicle for the purpose of transporting a person who has a special permit issued or approved by the state Division of Motor Vehicles and the person who has the special permit actually exits or enters the vehicle;
3. 
The vehicle displays a valid special license plate or permit issued to a person by the state Division of Motor Vehicles for disabled parking privileges and is operated by or used for the purpose of transporting the disabled person; or
4. 
The motor vehicle displays a valid special license plate or permit issued by another state, province, territory or country to a person for disabled parking privileges and is operated by or used for the purpose of transporting the disabled person.
B. 
Any regularly sworn police officer, as defined in Alaska Statutes, may enforce this section within any public or private parking area by issuing a citation pursuant to section 9.30.250, or within any public parking area by causing the vehicle to be immediately removed as provided by section 9.30.020C.4. A citation for violating this section shall be voided or dismissed if proof of a special permit meeting the requirements of this section, previously issued to the person and valid at the time of the citation, is produced to the designated official at the Anchorage Police Department, or if issued by the Anchorage Community Development Authority, to its office. Proof may be produced on appeal, or at any time before the specified date for appeal. Only a person who owns or controls a private parking area containing parking reserved for a person with a disability may cause a vehicle parked in violation of this section to be removed and towed as provided in section 9.54.020E.
(AO No. 80-154; AO No. 83-28; AO No. 84-54; AIM 873-85; AO No. 89-52; AO No. 95-6, § 7, 5-16-1995; AO No. 2004-119, § 1, 10-12-2004; AO No. 2005-118, § 1, 9-27-2005; AO No. 2011-113(S), § 76, 11-22-2011, eff. 12-22-2011; AO No. 2013-32, § 1, 2-26-2013)
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, the provisions of chapters 9.30, 9.32 and 9.34 may be enforced by any police officer as defined in section 9.04.010, or by any police department employee designated for such duty by the chief of police. The assembly has made the following delegations of parking enforcement:
A. 
To the Anchorage Community Development Authority, a delegation limited in scope and area as set forth in section 25.35.025.
B. 
To officers and employees of the Whittier Police Department, a delegation limited to enforcement within the Girdwood Valley Service Area and of only chapter 9.30 so long as a current valid agreement is effective between the municipality and the City of Whittier.
(AO No. 283-76; AO No. 78-72; AO No. 82-186(S); AIM 33-83; AO No. 89-50; AO No. 99-136, § 2, 10-26-1999; AO No. 2014-73, § 2, 6-10-2014; AO No. 2018-35, § 3, 5-22-2018)
A. 
A vehicle parked, stopped or standing in violation of a provision of chapter 9.30, 9.32 or 9.34 is a public nuisance. Upon discovery of a vehicle parked, stopped or standing in violation of a provision of chapter 9.30, 9.32 or 9.34, a police officer shall issue a notice of violation as authorized by section 9.30.240, and deliver it to the operator of the vehicle or affix it to the vehicle if it is unattended at the time of issuance. The notice of violation shall identify the vehicle, the nature of the violation and the means of resolving it.
B. 
If the violation is not resolved then:
1. 
No later than 20 days after the date of the notice required by section A., the Anchorage Community Development Authority Parking Services Department shall cause an additional notice of the violation to be issued and mailed to the registered owner of the vehicle at the address listed in the state Division of Motor Vehicle records; no further notices shall be required.
2. 
It shall be the responsibility of the owner of the vehicle to keep the address current or file a title transfer with the state Division of Motor Vehicles.
3. 
If the violation is not resolved following the additional notice, then the provisions of section 9.30.280C shall apply.
(AO No. 82-186(S); AIM 33-83; AO No. 83-28; AO No. 94-68(S), § 18, 8-11-1994; AO No. 99-136, § 3, 10-26-1999; AO No. 2011-113(S), § 77, 11-22-2011, eff. 12-22-2011)
A. 
No person shall allow, maintain or permit a public nuisance to exist.
B. 
A vehicle which has been the object of four or more unresolved citations for parking, stopping or standing in violation of this title is a public nuisance subject to abatement by immediate impoundment by a police officer. This section shall not affect the independent authority of a police officer to impound a vehicle as provided in section 9.30.020.
C. 
A police officer is authorized to immediately impound a vehicle parked, stopped or standing in violation of any section of title 9, when the police officer determines such a violation poses an imminent threat to the public health, safety or welfare.
D. 
An impoundment authorized by this section may be accomplished either by seizing the vehicle and removing it to a place of safety, or by immobilizing the vehicle in place by use of an impoundment boot or similar mechanical device approved by the police department.
E. 
A vehicle initially impounded by immobilization in place may be impounded later by seizure and removed to a place of safety if not released from in-place impoundment by 3:00 p.m. of the day the vehicle was initially impounded in place.
(AO No. 82-186(S); AIM 33-83; AO No. 83-28; AO No. 95-6, § 5, 5-16-1995; AO No. 99-136, § 4, 10-26-1999; AO No. 2011-113(S), § 78, 11-22-2011, eff. 12-22-2011)
A. 
A notice of impoundment shall be placed on a vehicle which has been impounded pursuant to this title.
B. 
Unless authorized by the police department or Anchorage Community Development Authority Parking Services Department, it is unlawful for any person to remove an impoundment notice posted on a vehicle.
C. 
Unless authorized by the police department or Anchorage Community Development Authority Parking Services Department, it is unlawful for any person to move a vehicle after it is posted with an impoundment notice.
D. 
Unless authorized by the police department or Anchorage Community Development Authority Parking Services Department, it is unlawful for any person to tamper with, damage, attempt to remove, or remove, an impoundment boot or similar mechanical device approved by the police department placed on a vehicle to impound the vehicle under section 9.30.260.
E. 
A person who violates this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $1,000.00, by imprisonment up to 30 days or by both such fine and imprisonment.
(AO No. 82-186(S); AIM 33-83; AO No. 95-6, § 6, 5-16-1995; AO No. 2011-113(S), § 79, 11-22-2011, eff. 12-22-2011)
A vehicle impounded under Title 9 shall be released from impoundment only to the registered owner or the owner's legal representative:
A. 
Upon a successful appeal of the impoundment under section 9.30.290; or
B. 
Upon payment of each of the following:
1. 
The civil penalty for each violation that was a cause of the impoundment, and that has not been successfully appealed under section 9.30.290;
2. 
Each unpaid civil penalty for a violation by the registered owner of the vehicle of a provision of title 9, where the violation is not subject to an appeal filed prior to the impoundment; and
3. 
The impoundment administrative fee, and any towing and storage charges arising from the impoundment.
(AO No. 95-6, § 8, 5-6-1995; AO No. 2011-113(S), § 80, 11-22-2011, eff. 12-22-2011)
A. 
A person who violates a provision of this Code pertaining to parking, standing or stopping shall be subject to a civil penalty in an amount set forth in this section or established by regulation in accordance with chapter 3.40.
B. 
In addition to any other penalty provided by law, a person who violates any of the following provisions shall be subject to the applicable civil penalties stated below:
Anchorage Municipal
Code Provision
Civil Penalty
§ 9.30.030A.11 and 12
$200.00
§§ 9.32.070A, 9.32.080 and 9.32.090
$30.00
§ 9.30.230 - each tire, per tire
$30.00
§ 9.30.235 on private property
 
First violation
$350.00
Second violation
$500.00
Third and subsequent violation
$750.00
§ 9.30.235 on public property
 
First violation
$350.00
Second violation
$500.00
Third and subsequent violation
$750.00
§ 9.30.155A as to rear plates
$90.00
§ 9.30.155A as to front plates
$90.00
§ 9.30.155B
$45.00
§ 9.30.335, overweight vehicle parking in urban residential area
$100.00
All other provisions of Anchorage Municipal Code Chs. 9.30, 9.32 or 9.34 not otherwise addressed above
$20.00
C. 
A person who fails to resolve a notice of violation issued for parking in violation of any section of title 9 within the time stated on the face of the notice shall be subject to a civil penalty in the amount of $15.00, in addition to any other penalty provided by law. Failure to resolve a notice of violation within 30 days of the date after imposition of this civil penalty may result in a collection fee of up to 40 percent. A notice of violation is resolved by payment of the amount due under this section on the earlier of:
1. 
The date the payment is received by the Anchorage Community Development Authority Parking Services Department; or
2. 
The legible postmark date on a payment the Anchorage Community Development Authority Parking Services Department receives by mail.
(AO No. 82-186(S); AIM 33-83; AO No. 2003-152S, § 5, 1-1-2004; AO No. 2004-151, § 1, 1-1-2005; AO No. 2005-118, § 2, 9-27-2005; AO No. 2008-124(S), § 6, 5-26-2009; AO No. 2011-113(S), § 81, 11-22-2011, eff. 12-22-2011; AO No. 2024-108, § 2, 11-19-2024)
A. 
The registered owner of a vehicle which has been issued a citation for unlawful parking, stopping or standing, or which has been impounded as provided in section 9.30.260, may appeal that action to the Anchorage Community Development Authority Parking Services Department by filing a notice of appeal with the Anchorage Community Development Authority Parking Services Department no later than 30 days after the date of the violation or impoundment to which the appeal pertains.
B. 
A hearing conducted pursuant to this section shall be conducted in accordance with chapter 3.60, except that an appeal from an impoundment pursuant to section 9.30.260 shall be heard within two municipal working days after filing the appeal.
C. 
For purposes of this section only, the term "filing" is defined as completion of a violation appeal form and timely delivering such form in person, by mail or by facsimile transmission.
(AO No. 82-186(S); AIM 33-83; AO No. 83-28; AO No. 94-68(S), § 19, 8-11-1994; AO No. 2008-124(S), § 7, 5-26-2009)
It shall be presumed that the registered owner of a vehicle which is found to be stopped, parked or standing in violation of this Code has been so operated by the registered owner thereof or has been operated by another person with the consent of the registered owner, the vehicle to which a citation pertains being a public nuisance for which the registered owner holds legal responsibility. That presumption may be rebutted by presentation of satisfactory evidence that the vehicle was being operated by another person at the time of the violation without the consent of the registered owner and beyond the control of the registered owner.
(AO No. 82-186(S); AIM 33-83; AO No. 83-28)
A. 
If the Anchorage Community Development Authority Parking Services Department determines that a notice of parking violation has been improperly issued, it may rescind that notice by writing the word "void" on its face. A record shall be maintained for all actions taken pursuant to this section. The Anchorage Community Development Authority Parking Services Department may invoke this section upon a finding that one of the following conditions existed at the time the notice was issued:
1. 
The parking meter was broken or malfunctioning at the time of the violation.
2. 
The vehicle or operator was issued a citation for parking in a space reserved for a person with a disability pursuant to section 9.30.235, but the vehicle had been issued a valid special permit or plate for disabled with parking privileges by the state or another jurisdiction and was operated or used for the purpose of transporting the disabled person.
3. 
The vehicle had a convention visitor notice issued pursuant to section 9.30.320.
4. 
The parking violation notice was improperly executed by the police officer.
5. 
The notice was for parking for a time longer than permitted under section 9.30.140, but the vehicle had been issued a valid permit or plate and did not exceed the time allowed by such permit or plate in section 9.30.140B.2.
6. 
Other good cause.
(AO No. 82-186(S); AIM 33-83; AO No. 99-136, § 5, 10-26-1999; AO No. 2008-124(S), § 8, 5-26-2009; AO No. 2024-108, § 3, 11-19-2024)
A. 
Parking citations shall not be issued for expired parking meter violations incurred by a vehicle with a valid convention visitor courtesy card displayed on the front window.
B. 
The Anchorage Community Development Authority Parking Services Department is authorized to issue courtesy cards to convention visitors.
C. 
The convention visitor courtesy card shall be valid only for the duration of the convention, and dates indicating such duration shall be entered on the card prior to its issuance.
(AO No. 82-186(S); AIM 33-83; AO No. 2011-113(S), § 82, 11-22-2011, eff. 12-22-2011)
A. 
Mobility impaired parking in the central business district (CBD) may be issued on a permit parking basis only in accordance with the standards in this subsection.
1. 
For purposes of this section, the term "mobility impaired" means to suffer from impaired physical mobility because of the total or partial loss of use of one or more limbs, extremities or major joints. In most cases such impairment results when the limb is missing (e.g., because of birth defect or amputation), or when the limb is intact but the person cannot move it because of paralysis caused by disease (e.g., polio, multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy or stroke) or trauma (e.g., paraplegia or quadriplegia) or because of immobility of the joint (e.g., degenerative arthritis), or when the limb is movable but the person cannot always control or coordinate its motions (e.g., because of cerebral palsy, epilepsy, post-polio syndrome or Parkinson's disease). The term "mobility impaired" includes temporary impairment from surgery or other medical treatment which results in mobility impairment.
2. 
A person seeking a mobility impaired parking permit shall:
a. 
Obtain a handicapped license or handicapped transportation permit under AS 28.10.495 or AS 28.10.181(d).
b. 
Apply to the Anchorage Community Development Authority Parking Services Department for issuance of a mobility impaired parking permit for use of metered or time limited parking spaces in the central business district.
c. 
Provide evidence of employment or other evidence of frequency of use in the central business district.
d. 
Provide medical evidence (i.e., a current physician's statement) documenting that the person's mobility impairment results in a requirement for this special permit. Permits shall not be granted to disabled individuals whose disability does not result in mobility impairment.
e. 
Provide such other information as the Anchorage Community Development Authority Parking Services Department may require.
3. 
A mobility impaired parking permit may be used by the permittee only. The permit must be displayed in the front window of the vehicle. The permit applies only to parking between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday except municipal holidays.
4. 
Renewable mobility impaired parking permits are issued for calendar months only, and may be discontinued by the permittee or the Anchorage Community Development Authority Parking Services Department upon one month's notice for any reason. Permits shall not be transferable.
5. 
A mobility impaired permit may be invalidated if:
a. 
The permittee discontinues regular use of parking in the central business district;
b. 
The permit is used by persons other than the permittee; or
c. 
The permit expires.
B. 
A permit issued under this section shall entitle the permittee to park in any on-or off-street metered space, as provided in section 9.34.030, or time limited space, as provided in section 9.30.140, without additional payment and without time restrictions other than those applicable to the permit.
C. 
The Anchorage Community Development Authority Parking Services Department shall set the fees for permits pursuant to section 25.35.060B. Permit fees shall be payable in advance with a frequency of not less than one-month increments. Qualifications for eligibility shall be reviewed annually. This program is independent of any other parking permit or group discount program.
(AO No. 92-80; AO No. 2008-124(S), § 9, 5-26-2009; AO No. 2011-113(S), § 83, 11-22-2011, eff. 12-22-2011)
A. 
An individual may be issued a disability with parking privileges permit in the central business district (CBD) only in accordance with the standards in this subsection.
1. 
For purposes of this section, according to the State of Alaska Department of Motor Vehicles, the term "persons with a disability" means persons who:
a. 
Cannot walk 200 feet without stopping;
b. 
Cannot walk safely without using a brace, cane, crutch, another person, prosthetic device, wheelchair, or other assistive device;
c. 
Is restricted by lung disease;
d. 
Use portable oxygen;
e. 
Have a cardiac condition classified by Class III or Class IV according to the standards set by the American Heart Association;
f. 
Are severely limited in ability to walk due to an arthritic, neurological, or orthopedic condition;
g. 
Meet the license plate requirements of the state's disabled with parking privileges; or
h. 
Provides an issued and current parking for persons with disability placard issued by the state.
2. 
A person seeking a disability with parking privileges permit shall:
a. 
Obtain a disability or veteran license plate with parking privilege or parking permit for vehicle transporting a person with a disability under AS 28.10.181(d) or AS 28.10.495;
b. 
Apply to the Anchorage Community Development Authority Parking Services Department for issuance of a disability with parking privileges parking permit for use of metered or time limited parking spaces in the central business district; and
c. 
Provide such other information as the Anchorage Community Development Authority Parking Services Department may require.
3. 
A disability with parking privilege permit may be used by the permittee only. The permit may be created in digital form only, and shall be associated to the issued license plate of the vehicle. The permit applies only to parking between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday except municipal holidays.
4. 
Disability with parking privilege permits expire based on:
a. 
The expiration date of the State of Alaska parking for a person with a disability placard issued to the person; or
b. 
If the vehicle was issued a license plate for parking for a person with a disability that displays the international symbol of Access, then when such license plate expires or is surrendered.
5. 
Permits issued under this section shall not be transferable.
6. 
A disability with parking privilege permit may be invalidated if:
a. 
The permit is used by persons other than the permittee; or
b. 
The permit expires.
B. 
A permit issued under this section shall entitle the permittee to park in any on-street metered space, as provided in section 9.34.030, or time limited space, as provided in section 9.30.140, without payment and for a time up to 1.5 times the maximum time indicated on such signs.
C. 
Qualifications for eligibility shall be reviewed annually. This program is independent of any other parking permit or group discount program.
(AO No. 2024-108, § 4, 11-19-2024)
A. 
A commercial vehicle with more than two axles, or any combination of vehicles or trailers with a GVWR of 10,000 pounds or more, is prohibited from parking on any street in a residential district, unless:
1. 
Actively engaged in loading or unloading of cargo, or
2. 
A permit in writing has been issued by the traffic engineer and is attached to the vehicle at a place that is clearly legible from the outside of the vehicle.
(AO No. 94-68(S), § 20, 8-11-1994; AO No. 2011-113(S), § 84, 11-22-2011, eff. 12-22-2011)