§ 8-46 General Parking Restrictions.
   (a)   No person shall stand or park any vehicle on a City street other than parallel with the edge of the street, headed in the direction of lawful traffic movement and with the right-hand wheels of said vehicle within 12 inches of the curb or edge of the street, except on streets approved for angle parking and identified as such by appropriate signs or markings.
   (b)   No freight carrying vehicle of one-ton capacity or more nor any vehicle more than 20 feet in length shall park upon any City street except when engaging in the loading or unloading of freight.
   (c)   (1)   No person shall stand or park any motor vehicle on any portion of any lawn or greenspace located within the City's corporate limits other than for the purpose of and while such motor vehicle is actually being loaded, unloaded or washed.
      (2)   The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to vehicles parked so as to allow their occupants to attend a special event for which a proper special event permit has been obtained from the Department of Community Services, nor to vehicles driven by City employees while parked in the course of their City employment.
      (3)   For the purposes of this section, a Special Event is defined as a temporary cultural, community or entertainment event, including but not limited to, fund-raising activities by not-for-profit organizations, walks, runs and bike events, concerts, carnivals and arts festivals for which a special event permit has been obtained.
   (d)   Vehicle Stopping, Standing or Parking. Except as directed by a law enforcement officer or as reasonably necessary to avoid striking another vehicle or person, no vehicle shall stop, stand, or park on or across any portion of any sidewalk, multi-use path, bicycle lane, or other public roadway or thoroughfare located in the City's corporate limits so as to obstruct other vehicles or pedestrians from free and safe passage thereon, nor upon any portion of a public roadway designated by signage and/or pavement marking for the shared use of motor vehicles and bicycles in such a manner as to impede any bicycles then using such roadway.
   (e)   Bicycle Parking.
      (1)   No person shall park any bicycle upon the traveled portion of any public street, multi-use path, or bicycle lane.
      (2)   A bicycle located on any sidewalk within the City's corporate limits shall be parked only in a rack provided to support the bicycle, against a building, or in such other manner as not to impede pedestrian traffic thereon.
(Ord. D-1538-01, 9-4-01; Ord. D-1549-01, § 2, 12-3-01; Ord. D-1676-04, 1-26-04; Ord. 2137-13, As Amended, 11-4-13)