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§ 72.12 DISPLAY OR REPAIR.
   It shall be unlawful for any person to park upon any street, alley, or public place within this city any vehicle displayed for sale. No person shall adjust or repair any automobile or motorcycle, or race the motor of same, while standing on the public streets or alleys of this city, excepting in case of breakdown or other emergency requiring same. No person or employee connected with a garage or repair shop shall use sidewalks, streets, or alleys in the vicinity of the garage or shop for the purpose of working on automobiles or vehicles of any description.
(Neb. RS 60-680) (1973 Code, § 5-414) Penalty, see § 10.99
§ 72.13 CURRENT LICENSE.
   It shall be unlawful to park or place on the streets, alleys, or other public property any motor vehicle without first securing a current license as provided by law.
(Neb. RS 60-323) (1973 Code, § 5-415) (Ord. 669, passed 5-8-1997) Penalty, see § 10.99
§ 72.14 EMERGENCY VEHICLES.
   The provisions of this chapter regulating the movement, parking, and standing of vehicles shall not apply to authorized emergency vehicles, as defined in this chapter, while the driver of the vehicle is operating the same in an emergency in the necessary performance of public duties.
(1973 Code, § 5-418)
§ 72.15 REMOVAL OF ILLEGALLY PARKED VEHICLES.
   (A)   Whenever any police officer shall find a vehicle standing upon a street or alley in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter, the individual may remove or have the vehicle removed, or require the driver or other person in charge of the vehicle to move the vehicle, to a position off the roadway of the street or alley or from the street or alley.
   (B)   The owner or other person lawfully entitled to the possession of any vehicle towed or stored shall be charged with the reasonable cost of towing and storage fees. Any such towing or storage fee shall be a lien upon the vehicle prior to all other claims. Any person towing or storing a vehicle shall be entitled to retain possession of the vehicle until the charges are paid. The lien provided for in this section shall not apply to the contents of any vehicles.
(Neb. RS 60-680 and 60-6,165) (1973 Code, § 5-419) (Ord. 602, passed 2-9-1989)
§ 72.16 HANDICAPPED OR DISABLED PERSONS; PERMITS; PERIOD VALID; RENEWAL; FEE.
   (A)   All permits authorized under this chapter for handicapped or disabled parking shall be issued for a period of three years from the date of issuance. All temporarily handicapped or disabled parking permits authorized under this chapter shall be issued for a period ending 90 days from the date of issuance but may be renewed for up to three additional 90-day periods. For each additional 90-day renewal period, there shall be submitted an additional application with proof of a handicap or disability and the required permit fee.
   (B)   A permit fee of $3 shall be charged for each permit, $2.50 of which shall be retained by the City Clerk/Treasurer and $.50 shall be forwarded on a quarterly basis to the Department of Motor Vehicles.
(Neb. RS 18-1,740) (1973 Code, § 5-421) (Ord. 648, passed 5-5-1994)
§ 72.17 PARKING OR STORAGE ON CITY STREETS, ALLEYS AND ROADWAYS.
   (A)   Recreation vehicles shall be defined as trailers, camper trailers, trailers with boats, motor homes, jet skis and associated trailers and any other similar-type recreational vessels. Recreation vehicles are not allowed to park within five feet of any driveway or 30 feet from any corner.
   (B)   Recreation vehicles shall be no wider than eight and one-half feet.
   (C)   Recreation vehicles must have tires that are fully inflated with air and the vehicle must be usable and properly licensed. All nonmotorized vehicles must have reflectors at least three feet above the ground on the street or left side of the trailer.
   (D)   Recreation vehicles cannot be parked on the street to store junk, unusable items, or items defined as nuisances. Any recreation vehicle with sharp, dangerous, or protruding objects cannot be parked on the street at any time. This includes any objects that protrude from the trailer bed, frame, and any objects the trailer is designed to carry.
   (E)   Recreation vehicles, authorized to park along the street, must be parked in such manner so as not to in any way imped the flow of traffic and to park on the street only within the lot lines of property where the owners of the vehicles live.
   (F)   Recreation vehicles as described herein shall only be parked along streets within the city from the period beginning April 1 and ending October 1.
   (G)   A non-recreation vehicle shall be defined as any vehicle, vessel, machine or implement other than a registered, licensed and operational automobile. Non-recreation vehicles specifically include, but are not limited to, tractors, trailers, machinery, implements of farm husbandry, tractor- trailers, commercial trailers and any other similar-type vehicle, vessel, machine or implement.
   (H)   Non-recreation vehicles shall not be parked along streets, roads or alleys within the city at any time.
   (I)   Non-recreation vehicles may be parked along streets, roads or alleys within the city, for a limited time not to exceed five days, or as long thereafter as deemed necessary by the City Administrator, for the purpose of construction and/or contracting activities and other similarly associated activities, or when being utilized by the owner or occupant of the property to permanently relocate to another property.
   (J)   In the event non-recreation vehicles must be parked along streets, roads or alleys within the city for the performance of said activities, said vehicles shall be parked directly in front of the residence, business or structure where the activity is taking place and parked in such a manner as to minimize neighborhood and traffic-flow disruption.
   (K)   Non-recreation vehicles necessary for the performance of public safety functions shall be exempt from the provisions herein.
   (L)   The acting law enforcement body for the city shall be responsible for enforcing the provisions herein.
(1973 Code, § 5-423) (Ord. 747, passed 3-9-2006; Ord. 929, passed 11-14-2017) Penalty, see § 70.99
§ 72.99 PENALTY.
   Any person violating § 72.17 shall be fined $100 for each violation for a first violation. The fine for a second violation shall be $250. The fine for a third or subsequent violation shall be $500. A new violation shall be deemed to have been committed every 24 hours of failure to comply with the provisions of this code.
(Ord. 929, passed 11-4-2017)