[Adopted 3-4-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-1[1]]
The purpose of the article is to promote the
public safety, welfare and convenience by easing congestion on the
highways within the Town by restricting parking on the public and
private access roads within the Town of St Joseph. The provisions
of W.S.A. §§ 346.50 to 346.56, and amendments thereto,
are adopted by reference.
The provisions of this article shall apply except:
A.
When it is necessary to stop a vehicle because the
vehicle becomes disabled while on the highway in such a manner or
to such an extent that it is impossible to avoid stopping or temporarily
leaving the vehicle in a prohibited place.
B.
In an emergency or in compliance with directions of
a law enforcement officer or other public safety official.
C.
When the vehicle of a public utility is stopped in
accordance with the provisions of W.S.A. § 346.50(1)(c).
Parking or standing of vehicles is prohibited
at all times in the following locations:
A.
Any area designated as a fire lane on either public
or private property.
B.
Any area designated as a handicapped parking zone
on either public or private property.
C.
Any area designated as a school bus parking zone or
no-parking zone on school property between the hours of 7:30 a.m.
and 4:30 p.m. during school days.
D.
Any Town road abutting the south end of Perch Lake
or Bass Lake, i.e., Perch Lake Road and 132nd Avenue.
E.
Any Town road or portion thereof marked with no-parking
signs.
It may be necessary for authorized personnel of the Town of St. Joseph to establish a temporary no-parking zone due to construction, special events or emergencies or for public safety purposes. A reasonable effort will be made to place signs in advance of the situation to notify the public; however, in the event of a public safety emergency, parked vehicles may be moved or removed from private or public roads pursuant to § 183-6 below.
A.
No vehicle which is mechanically inoperable or not
currently registered may be left on any Town road or public parking
lot for a period longer than 24 hours.
B.
No person shall park truck tractors, tractor trailers,
dump trucks or other vehicles of combinations thereof over 20 feet
long, on Town roads overnight. This provision shall not include duly
authorized road construction equipment.
C.
No person shall park a vehicle in front of, opposite
to or in such a position as to block access or exit from a driveway.
D.
No person shall park a vehicle within the vision triangle
of an intersecting road.
E.
No person shall park or leave unattended a vehicle
on private property without the property owner's consent.
A.
Authority to impound vehicles. When any vehicle is
parked or abandoned on any highway or public parking lot within this
Town during a snowstorm, flood, fire or other public emergency which
affects that portion of the public highway or parking lot upon which
said vehicle is parked or abandoned, said vehicle may be removed by
or under the direction of a law enforcement officer or other properly
authorized official of the Town of St. Joseph.
B.
When any vehicle is found unattended on any highway
or public parking lot within the Town where said vehicle constitutes
an obstruction to traffic, said vehicle may be removed by or under
the direction of duly appointed law enforcement authorities.
C.
Storage and charges. After removal of any vehicle
as provided in this section, the Town or its representative may store
or cause such vehicle to be stored in a suitable place at the expense
of the owner. Such owner or person in charge of the vehicle may redeem
the same upon payment to the person with whom stored of the amount
of all expenses actually and necessarily incurred in effecting such
removal and storage.
A.
Penalty. Forfeitures for uniform statewide parking, stopping, and standing offenses. Minimum and maximum forfeitures for violations of the offenses described in W.S.A. §§ 346.50 to 346.55 are adopted by reference in § 183-1 of this code and shall be as follows. Any person violating any of the provisions of this article shall be subject to penalties as provided below.
B.
The penalty for all other violations of this article not listed in Subsection A above, if the minimum and maximum penalty is not established by state statute, the minimum shall be $20 and maximum $100, plus court costs. For second or subsequent offenses in one year: minimum $50 and maximum $200, plus court costs.
A.
This article shall be enforced by issuing citations as authorized in W.S.A. § 66.110 and Chapter 6 of the Code of the Town of St. Joseph and by any other method authorized by law. The procedure for issuing and paying citations as specified in Chapter 6 of the Code of the Town of St. Joseph shall apply.
B.
A duly authorized law enforcement official or a duly authorized traffic control officer who discovers a vehicle in violation of this article shall deliver a citation to the driver of the offending vehicle notifying him that such vehicle has been in violation of said article or, if the vehicle is unattended, attach the citation to the vehicle in a conspicuous place. In the absence of the driver, the registered owner of the vehicle shall be presumed to be the person receiving the citation. The procedure for paying or contesting citations as specified in Chapter 6 of the Code of the Town of St. Joseph shall apply.
