[Amended 10-21-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-07]
No vehicle shall be parked on any of the streets
or alleys of the City at any time except in strict conformity with
the signs or markings controlling the same. Yellow curb marking means
"No Parking Allowed At Any Time."
[Amended 4-4-1963; 5-19-1977]
A.
On streets where parking is not otherwise prohibited,
vehicles shall be parked parallel to and with the outermost portion
of the curbside wheels within six inches of the curb.
B.
On Main Street between its intersection with White
Street and North Jefferson Street, vehicles shall be parked headed
in a northerly direction with the direction of traffic flow.
C.
On the following streets or portions thereof, vehicles
shall be parked so that their right wheels shall be parallel to and
within six inches of the curb:
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Street
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Location
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|---|---|---|
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Henry Street
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From Randolph Street to Jefferson Street
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Jefferson Street
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Entire length
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Lee Avenue
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From Washington Street to Preston Street
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Main Street
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Entire length, except between White Street and
North Jefferson Street
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|
McDowell Street
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From Main Street to Jefferson Street
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Nelson Street
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Entire length
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Randolph Street
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From Henry Street to Preston Street
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Washington Street
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Entire length
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No person shall park a vehicle or permit it
to stand, whether attended or unattended, upon a street or highway
in front of a private driveway or within 15 feet in either direction
of a fire hydrant or the entrance to a fire station, nor within 20
feet from the intersection of curblines or, if none, then within 15
feet of the intersection of property lines at an intersection of streets
or highways.
No motor or other vehicle shall be stopped or
parked on any street in such a manner as to block, or partially block,
the entrance to any alley, hotel or theater.
[1]
Editor’s Note: Former § 394-54, Parking for
loading or unloading merchandise on certain streets, was repealed
10-21-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-07.
[1]
Editor’s Note: Former § 394-55, Use of rear entrances
for making deliveries, was repealed 10-21-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-07.
[Amended 10-21-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-07]
The loading and unloading of vehicles shall
be performed in a manner so as to avoid blocking the flow of traffic.
[1]
Editor’s Note: Former § 394-57, Parking in
Methodist Church parking lot, was repealed 10-21-2010 by Ord. No.
2010-07.
[1]
Editor’s Note: Former § 394-58, Parking in
Randolph Street parking lot, was repealed 10-21-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-07.
[Added 2-6-1964]
It shall be unlawful for any person to leave
any vehicle under his care on any City street or on a public right-of-way
for a period exceeding five days without moving it at least a vehicle's
length.
[Added by Ord. No. 00-2; amended 7-17-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-06; 10-21-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-07]
A.
Whenever there is found a motor vehicle parked anywhere within the
City, other than on private property, which falls within any one of
the following conditions such vehicle may, by towing or otherwise,
be removed to another place for temporary storage and safekeeping
by a law-enforcement officer of the Police Department, or by another
person acting under the direction of such an officer or employee,
or such vehicle may be immobilized in such manner as to prevent its
removal or operation.
(1)
Such vehicle has three or more outstanding or otherwise unsettled
parking citations issued for a violation of any provision of this
chapter each of which has not been paid within the seven-day limitation
period; or
(2)
Such vehicle is left unattended on a public highway or other public
property and constitutes a traffic hazard; or
(3)
Such vehicle is illegally parked; or
(4)
Such vehicle is left unattended for more than 10 days either on public property or on private property (subject to the limitations set forth in Subsection B hereof) without the permission of the property owner, lessee, or occupant; or
(5)
Such vehicle is immobilized on a public roadway by weather conditions
or other emergency situation.
B.
It shall be the duty of any police officer removing or immobilizing
a motor vehicle or under whose direction such vehicle is removed or
immobilized to inform as soon as practicable the owner of the removed
or immobilized vehicle of the nature and circumstances of the prior
unsettled parking violation notices for which or on account of which
such vehicle was removed or immobilized. In any case involving immobilization
of a vehicle pursuant to this section, there shall be placed on such
vehicle, in a conspicuous manner, a notice warning that such vehicle
has been immobilized and that any attempt to move such vehicle might
result in damage thereto.
C.
The owner of an immobilized vehicle, or other duly authorized person,
shall be allowed not fewer than 24 hours from the time of immobilization
to repossess or secure the release of the vehicle, following which
such vehicle may be removed to a storage area for safekeeping under
the direction of a police officer.
D.
The owner of such removed or immobilized motor vehicle, or other
duly authorized person, may repossess or secure the release of the
vehicle by payment of outstanding parking violation notices for which
the vehicle was removed or immobilized, and by payment of all reasonable
costs incidental to the removal and storage of the vehicle, based
on actual costs, and a fine for the cost of immobilization of the
vehicle and the efforts to locate the owner of the vehicle, which
amount shall be established by resolution of the Council on at least
an annual basis. Should such owner fail or refuse to pay such fines
and costs, or should the identity or whereabouts of such owner be
unknown and unascertainable, such vehicle may be sold as provided
by § 46.2-1213 of the Code of Virginia.
A.
No automobile, vehicle, implement or contrivance shall
be permitted to stop or park on state highways, within the City, for
the purpose of receiving service, motor fuel, oil, repairs or accessories,
except upon such portion thereof as shall be in excess of 30 feet
measured between curbs. No tank, pump or other equipment, for the
purposes aforesaid or like purposes, shall be permitted to be installed
or erected or to continue to remain in or on the sidewalks or state
highways within the City for the purpose of servicing any such automobile,
vehicle, implement or contrivance on or within the thirty-foot width
herein provided, or any part thereof. No person shall furnish or attempt
or offer to furnish service, motor fuel, oil, repairs, or accessories
for any such automobile, etc., stopped or parked in contravention
of the terms of this section.
B.
Any person who shall violate any provision of this
section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
No lights need be displayed on any vehicle parked
in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
[Added 8-7-1969]
A.
No person shall keep, except within a fully enclosed
building or structure, on any property zoned for residential purposes,
any one or more automobiles whose condition is such that it is economically
impractical to make them operative.
B.
For the purposes of this section, an automobile shall
be considered to be of such condition that it is economically impracticable
to be made operable when the cost of repairs, including materials
and labor at prevailing prices, necessary to make the automobile operable
exceed an amount equal to 50% of the value of the vehicle, as determined
by the appraisal of two disinterested garage men. An automobile shall
be considered operable when its equipment and condition are such that
the automobile would be approved for an approval inspection sticker
under the provisions of the Code of Virginia, Title 46.1,[2] and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto if the owner
submitted the vehicle to an inspection at an official inspection station.
[2]
Editor's Note: Title 46.1 of the Code of Virginia
was repealed by Acts 1989, c. 727. See now Title 46.2.
No person shall refuse to move away from the
scene of a traffic accident when such person is directed to do so
by a police officer.
[Amended 3-21-1963; 5-19-1977; 6-5-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-03; 10-21-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-07]
A.
It shall
be unlawful for any person to refuse, fail or neglect to comply with
any of the provisions of this chapter or other regulation promulgated
pursuant hereto.
B.
Every owner of any vehicle convicted of a parking violation as set forth in Article V of this chapter shall, for a first conviction thereof, be punished by a fine; all fines shall be paid within seven days of the date set forth on the citation; of not less than $15 nor more than $120 or by imprisonment in jail for not less than one nor more than 10 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment; for a second such conviction within one year, such person shall be punished by a fine of not less than $20 nor more than $200 or by imprisonment in jail for not less than one nor more than 20 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment; and for a third or subsequent conviction within one year, such person shall be punished by a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $500 or by imprisonment in jail for not less than 10 days nor more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
C.
Every
person convicted of a violation of any of the other provisions of
this chapter or any rule or regulation promulgated pursuant thereto,
for which no other penalty is provided, shall, for a first conviction
thereof, be punished by a fine of not less than $15 nor more than
$120 or by imprisonment in jail for not less than one nor more than
10 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment; for a second such
conviction within one year, such person shall be punished by a fine
of not less than $20 nor more than $200 or by imprisonment in jail
for not fewer than one nor more than 20 days, or by both such fine
and imprisonment; and for a third or subsequent conviction within
one year, such person shall be punished by a fine of not less than
$50 nor more than $500 or by imprisonment in jail for not less than
10 days nor more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
