[1977 Code, § 9-501; Ord. 707, July 2009]
(1) 
Whenever any motor vehicle without a driver is found parked or stopped in violation of any of the restrictions imposed by this code, the police officer, fire official, or other official responsible for enforcement of the municipal code finding such vehicle a citation may be issued for the driver and/or owner to answer for the violation during the hour and at a place specified in the citation. The offender may waive his right to a judicial hearing and have the charges disposed of out of court, provided that the penalty for the violation is paid by the assigned court date. The penalty for parking in a fire lane or public right-of-way, public or private property or in a handicapped parking space, as prohibited by § 15-504 of this code, shall be fifty dollars ($50.00) and the penalty for other parking violations shall be twenty-five dollars ($25.00). If not removed within twenty-four (24) hours of notification the vehicle will be removed by the city at the owners' expense. The parked vehicle shall be within eighteen inches (18") of the curbside.
(2) 
The intent of this chapter is to provide for the safe and effective passage and access of traffic of any nature at all times, but particularly for postal, utility, municipal service, general service, delivery, and or emergency services vehicles of all types. The issuance of a citation or the removal of a vehicle shall be based upon these criteria.
[1977 Code, § 9-502; Ord. 707, July 2009]
On those streets which have been signed or marked by the city for angle parking no person shall park or stand a vehicle other than at the angle indicated by such signs or markings. No person shall angle park any vehicle which has a trailer attached thereto or which has a length in excess of twenty-four feet (24').
[1977 Code, § 9-503; Ord. 707, July 2009]
No person shall park a vehicle in any designated parking space so that any part of such vehicle occupies more than one (1) such space or protrudes beyond the official markings on the street or curb designating such space unless the vehicle is too large to be parked within a single designated space.
[1977 Code, § 9-504; Ord. 445, § 1, Feb. 1996; Ord. 707, July 2009]
No person shall park a vehicle in violation of any sign placed or erected by the state or city, nor:
(1) 
On a sidewalk; provided, however, a bicycle may be parked on a sidewalk if it does not impede the normal and reasonable movement of pedestrian or other traffic;
(2) 
In front of a public or private driveway;
(3) 
Within an intersection;
(4) 
Within fifteen feet (15') of a fire hydrant;
(5) 
Within a pedestrian crosswalk;
(6) 
Within twenty feet (20') of a crosswalk at an intersection;
(7) 
Within thirty feet (30') upon the approach of any flashing beacon, stop sign or traffic control signal located at the side of a roadway;
(8) 
Within fifty feet (50') of the nearest rail of a railroad crossing;
(9) 
Within twenty feet (20') of the driveway entrance to any fire station, and on the side of the street opposite the entrance to any fire station within seventy-five feet (75') of such entrance when properly signposted;
(10) 
Alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction when stopping, standing or parking would obstruct traffic;
(11) 
On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a street; no person shall park a vehicle on a street so as to leave less than eighteen feet (18') unobstructed width of the street for the free passage of other vehicles and a clear view of such vehicle shall be available from a distance of two hundred feet (200') in each direction;
(12) 
Upon any bridge or other elevated structure upon a highway or within a highway tunnel;
(13) 
In a parking space clearly identified by an official sign as being reserved for the physically handicapped, unless, however, the person driving the vehicle is:
(a) 
Physically handicapped; or
(b) 
Parking such vehicle for the benefit of a physically handicapped person.
A vehicle parking in such a space shall display a certificate of identification or a disabled veteran's license plate issued under Tennessee Code Annotated, title 55, chapter 21.
(14) 
At no time shall watercraft, boats, motor homes, campers, recreational vehicles of any kind, trailers of any kind, or trucks over one (1) ton be parked in the street except to allow for the active loading or unloading of material or contents. At all times the minimum requirements of subsection (11) shall be complied with.
[1977 Code, § 9-505; Ord. 707, July 2009]
No person shall park a vehicle for any purpose or period of time other than for the expeditious loading or unloading of passengers or merchandise in any place marked by the city as a loading and unloading zone.
[1977 Code, § 9-506; Ord. 707, July 2009]
When any unoccupied vehicle is found parked in violation of any provision of this chapter there shall be a prima facie presumption that the registered owner of the vehicle is responsible for such illegal parking.