(A) Except as otherwise provided in this Traffic Code, no person shall park, in any street, alley, parkway, parking lot or other public rights-of-way in the city, any pickup camper (with a cap higher than six inches above the cab roof), van that exceeds the manufacturer’s height, motor home, mobile home, boat or boat trailer, other trailer, tractor, bus, truck whose gross weight exceeds three-fourths of a ton or vehicle of the first or second division, as defined in the State Vehicle Code, when the vehicle is equipped with an attached snow plow.
(B) No person owning, controlling, driving or operating a commercial vehicle shall cause or permit the vehicle to stand or be parked on the streets or in the alleys of the city for a period of time longer than is necessary for:
(1) The reasonably expeditious loading or unloading of passengers;
(2) The reasonably expeditious loading, unloading and delivery or pick-up of material; or
(3) The reasonably expeditious completion of a requested service call or performance of a requested service.
(C) A permit may be granted, for a maximum stay of 48 hours, for one unoccupied mobile home or motor home per family to be parked on a residential street, provided that the permit for the stay is obtained by the owner thereof from the Police Department in advance of the parking. The permit shall be displayed in the front windshield of the mobile home or motor home and may be granted not more than twice in a 12-month period.
(D) (1) As used in this section,
COMMERCIAL VEHICLE means a vehicle:
(a) Having a state license plate bearing one or more letters of the alphabet, except “RV” or “CV” preceded by a number;
(b) Having a written advertisement on the vehicle indicating or promoting a business enterprise for hire;
(c) Having ladder racks, ladders, brackets, tools or any other paraphernalia in plain view making it obvious that the vehicle is being used for a business enterprise; and/or
(d) Registered to any legal entity, i.e., a sole proprietorship, a partnership or a corporation.
(2) Commercial vehicles as described hereinabove shall not be parked upon any public way between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. of the following day, any day of the week.
(E) The following commercial vehicles are exempt from the provisions of this section:
(1) All public utility vehicles used for emergency purposes parked for the necessary period of time to complete and restore all services; and
(2) All rental trucks and moving vans parked overnight for one night with the approval and authorization of the Police Department.
(F) Commercial vehicles as described in this section shall not be parked between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. of the following day, any day of the week, in the following locations:
(1) West Library Parking Lot.
(Ord. 97-45, passed 10-14-1997; Ord. 09-39, passed 10-27-2009; Ord. 11-61, passed 12-27-2011; Ord. 16-06, passed 3-22-2016; Ord. 19-06, passed 2-15-2019)