(A) The City Council may designate the parking and standing of vehicles by:
(1) Prohibitions and hours restrictions. Classifying portions of streets and alleys upon which either parking or standing or both shall be prohibited or prohibited during certain hours;
(2) Time limits. Establishing the time limit for legal parking in limited parking areas;
(3) Common carrier stands. Establishing bus stops, bus stands, taxicab stands, and stands for other passenger common carrier vehicles;
(4) Passenger loading zones. Designating the location of passenger loading zones for use in front of the entrance to any hotel, auditorium, theater, church, school, or public building; and/or
(5) Public parking. Designating City-owned or City-leased lots or property on which public parking will be permitted or restricted.
(B) In addition to provisions of the motor vehicle laws of the state prohibiting parking, no person shall park a vehicle in an alley except to load or unload persons or materials for not to exceed 30 consecutive minutes. In addition, no person shall park so as to block access to private driveways or any portion of a public sidewalk.
(C) No person shall park a vehicle in a public parking lot in violation of the posted restrictions. No person shall park in a public parking lot except in a designated parking space.
(D) In addition to provisions of motor vehicle laws of the state prohibiting parking, no person shall park a vehicle in an area that has been designated for compact cars only, which is greater in overall length of 16 feet and/or is greater in overall height than five feet.
(E) Unless otherwise provided, this section shall be enforced pursuant to the provisions of ordinances relating to controlling vehicular and pedestrian traffic.
(Ord. 622, passed 11-3-2010) Penalty, see § 72.99