[Amended 7-11-1983 by Ord. No. 8-83; 9-14-1987 by Ord. No. 10-87; 9-11-1989 by Ord. No. 9-89; 12-12-1994 by Ord. No. 5-94]
A.
No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle, except
when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance
with the direction of a police officer or traffic-control device,
at any place where an official sign or painted curb prohibits stopping,
parking or standing, and it is hereby specifically provided that wherever
a curb is painted red or yellow that there shall be no parking, standing
or stopping parallel to that painted curb.
B.
Fire hydrants and fire lanes. It shall be unlawful
to park a vehicle on the side of a public or private street or way
that is posted with signs designating the same as a fire lane or within
10 feet of a fire hydrant.
C.
It shall be unlawful to park a vehicle more than 12
inches from the curb, curbline or side of a street or alley where
the curbline should normally be, the parked vehicle facing to the
right of all traffic. All parking shall be parallel to the curb. Exception
will be made to this subsection in cases of loading or unloading a
vehicle or vehicles, and the exception shall be given for a reasonable
time necessary in loading and/or unloading a vehicle or vehicles.
D.
The City may make regulations regarding the parking
of motor vehicles, trucks of any type, truck trailers or any vehicles
on the streets of the City from 5:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. on the third
Monday of each month so that the streets can be swept.
[Amended 8-9-1999 by Ord. No. 8-99; 12-13-1999 by Ord. No. 9-99]
[Amended 7-11-1983 by Ord. No. 8-83; 8-9-1999 by Ord. No. 8-99; 12-13-1999 by Ord. No.
9-99]
A.
Every duly authorized police officer of the City shall
attach to any vehicle found to be in violation of this chapter a notice
to the owner thereof that such vehicle has been in violation of the
provisions of this chapter and instructing such owner to report to
the office of the City Treasurer during regular office hours thereof
in regard to such violation. Each such owner may, within 48 hours
of the time when such notice was attached to such vehicle, exclusive
of Sundays and legal holidays, pay at the office of the Treasurer
as a penalty and in full satisfaction of such violation the sum of
$5. The failure of such owner to make such payment upon such conditions
shall render the owner subject to the penalty hereinafter imposed.
B.
Any duly authorized police officer of the City shall
take said notice to a duly authorized and appointed District Court
of Maryland for Carroll County for the purpose of having a warrant
for the arrest of such owner issued and for the setting of an amount
of collateral to be posted. In the event that such owner does not
pay said collateral, he or she shall be subject to the penalties of
fine or imprisonment, or both, as provided in this chapter with respect
to the provision which has been violated.
[Amended 4-13-1981 by Ord. No. 2-81]
It shall be unlawful to park, store or leave
any vehicle of any kind, whether attended or not, or for the owner
of any vehicle of any kind to allow, permit or suffer the same to
be parked, stored or left, whether attended or not, upon any public
or private property in the city, other than public highways, without
the consent of the owner of such public or private property, and the
Police Department and its designated agent or agents are authorized
to remove and impound any vehicle parked, stored or left in violation
of this section and to keep the same impounded until the owner thereof,
or other duly authorized person, shall have paid to the City Clerk
an amount equal to all towage and storage and such administrative
charges or fees prescribed by the Mayor and City Council or incurred
by the Police Department or City in impounding said vehicle. In any
prosecution under this section, proof that a vehicle was parked, stored
or left on public or private property shall be prima facie evidence
that the vehicle was so parked, stored or left without the consent
of the owner of such public or private property.
[Amended 4-13-1981 by Ord. No. 2-81; 11-14-1988 by Ord. No. 15-88]
It shall be unlawful to park, store or leave
any vehicle, the certificate of title, registration card or registration
plate of which has expired, been revoked, canceled or suspended, or
for the owner of such vehicle to allow, permit or suffer the same
to be parked, stored or left, whether attended or not, upon any public
street, highway, alley or parking lot within the corporate limits
of the City for a period longer than 24 hours. The provisions of this
section shall apply not only to property owned or maintained by the
public but also to private property to which the public in general
has access, including but not limited to parking lots, driveways and
streets. The police are authorized to remove and impound any such
vehicle parked, stored or left in violation of this section and to
keep the same impounded until the owner thereof, or other duly authorized
person, shall pay the City Clerk an amount equal to all towage and
storage and such administrative charges or fees prescribed by the
Mayor and Council or incurred by the Police Department or City in
impounding said vehicle.
[Amended 9-12-2005 by Ord. No. 10-2005]
A.
Notice. Whenever a vehicle has been impounded by the
City, a notice of removal and storage of said vehicle shall be mailed
by registered or certified mail to the last registered owner of the
vehicle and each secured party as shown on the records of the Motor
Vehicle Administration. If such addresses cannot be ascertained, then
such notice shall not be required.
B.
Contents of notice. The notice shall contain at least
the following information:
(1)
A complete description of the vehicle, including the
year, make, model, and vehicle identification number;
(2)
A statement that the vehicle has been impounded by
the City and the exact location of the facility where the vehicle
is held;
(3)
A statement that indicates the owner or secured party
may recover the vehicle within 15 days from the date of the notice,
upon payment of all fines, penalties and charges of towing, preservation
and storage resulting from the impoundment of the vehicle;
(4)
A statement that indicates that failure of the owner
or secured party to exercise this right to recover the vehicle in
the time provided shall be considered a waiver of all right, title
and interest in the vehicle, and be considered a consent to the disposal
of the vehicle.
C.
Release of impounded vehicles. Vehicles impounded
pursuant to this chapter will be released to their lawful owner, or
the person entitled to possession, upon a showing of adequate evidence
of a right to its possession and upon payment of all accrued fines
and costs for each outstanding unsatisfied summons, citation, or any
other legal process outstanding against said vehicle, as well as all
the impoundment and storage fees. The impoundment and storage fees
shall be set from time to time by resolution of the Mayor and City
Council.
D.
Disposal of impounded vehicle. Whenever any vehicle
or part thereof is in the custody of the City and whenever the owner
or person entitled to the possession thereof cannot be located and/or
fails to claim such vehicle or part thereof for a period of 15 days
after the notice of impoundment under this section has been given,
such vehicle or part thereof may be disposed of by the City in any
reasonable manner.
[Amended 4-31-1981 by Ord. No. 6-81; 9-12-2005 by Ord. No. 10-2005]
After payment of the expenses, fees, fines, or other charges for vehicles disposed of pursuant to § 193-10 of this article and after payment of all liens filed against the vehicle or part thereof, the balance, if any, received by the City from such disposal shall be held by the Clerk for a period of 30 days from the date of said disposal. The Clerk shall pay such balance to any person who shall file his/her verified claim prior to the expiration of said time period establishing that he/she is the owner or person entitled to the possession of such vehicle. If no such claim is filed within such period, the balance shall be transferred to the general funds of the City.
[Amended 10-12-1987 by Ord. No. 9-87]
A.
No vehicle shall be permitted to remain parked continuously
upon any street for more than 48 hours, except where that vehicle
is parked in front of a property owned, leased or occupied by the
driver of the vehicle or where that parking is permitted with the
permission of the owner, lessee or occupant of the property.
B.
No vehicle having a combined gross weight in excess
of 13,000 pounds, including but not limited to any commercial truck,
bus, truck tractor, trailer or semi trailer, and no house trailer,
or towed vehicle, regardless of its weight, shall be permitted to
park or stand longer than one continuous hour on any street within
the City, provided that the provisions of this section shall not apply
to commercial trucks which are parked for the purpose of performing
any public or private work for or on behalf of any person, institution
or governmental entity, provided such work is occurring within 300
feet of such parked commercial truck.
[Amended 7-9-2001 by Ord. No. 8-2001
C.
No motor home or camper shall be permitted to park
or stand longer than 24 continuous hours on any street within the
City.
[Added 7-9-2001 by Ord. No. 9-2001]
No person shall park a vehicle on any street
in such a manner that the vehicle shall constitute an obstruction
to the free flow of traffic upon the street.
[Amended 9-13-1982 by Ord. No. 8-82]
No vehicle shall be repaired in any street,
except in case of emergency, and then only so as not to block or obstruct
any street or sidewalk, nor shall the motor of any such vehicle be
tested while it is parked or standing on any street, except when unavoidable.
For purposes of this section, "repair" shall be defined as including
but not limited to the replacement of any part thereof, any change
or work done to any part of the vehicle, changing tires, draining
or changing oil, inserting or draining any form of lubricant, coolant,
fluid or other such item into the vehicle or any other such item in
any manner related to vehicle repairs.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original Sec. 11-2-12, Parking
in front of private driveways, which immediately followed this section,
as amended 9-11-1989 by Ord. No. 8-89, was deleted 8-9-1999 by Ord.
No. 8-99; 12-13-1999 by Ord. No. 9-99.
[Amended 4-9-1990 by Ord. No. 6-90; 9-12-2005 by Ord. No. 10-2005]
When any unattended motor vehicle is found parked
at any time upon any street of the City against which there are three
or more unsatisfied citations for parking violations and when a period
of 30 days or more has elapsed since the third unsatisfied citation,
the Police Department is authorized to cause such vehicle, either
by towing or otherwise, to be removed or conveyed to and impounded
in any place designated by the Chief of Police.
