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No person shall stand or park a vehicle on the left-hand side of a one-way street other than parallel with the edge of the roadway headed in the direction of lawful traffic movement and with the left-hand wheels of the vehicle within eighteen (18) inches of the curb or edge of the roadway except as hereinafter provided in the case of angle parking.
(Code of Iowa, Sec. 321.361)
Angle or diagonal parking is permitted only in the following locations:
(Code of Iowa, Sec. 321.361)
1. First Street.
A. On the north side from Walnut Street to 154 feet west of East Street and from 211 feet west of East Street to Clark Street.
B. On the south side from Maple Street to East Street and from 69 feet west of East Street to Clark Street.
(Ord. 2009 - Sep. 20 Supp.)
2. Third Street.
A. On the north side from Main Street to Carroll Street.
3. Fifth Street.
A. On the north side from Clark Street to Court Street and Main Street to West Street;
B. On the south side from Clark Street to Court Street and from Main Street to West Street.
4. Seventh Street.
A. On the north side from Main Street to West Street;
B. On the south side from Court Street to Adams Street.
5. Eighth Street.
A. On the north side from Adams Street to Carroll Street and Simon Avenue to Quint Avenue;
B. On the south side from Adams Street to 156 feet east of Carroll Street and from Simon Avenue to Quint Avenue.
6. Tenth Street.
A. On the north side from 140 feet east of Adams Street to Carroll Street;
B. On the south side from 168 feet east of Adams Street to Adams Street and from Carroll Street to 192 feet west of Carroll Street.
7. Seventeenth Street.
A. On the south side from West Street to Crawford Street.
8. Nineteenth Street.
A. On the south side from Martin Avenue to Highland Drive.
9. Adams Street.
A. On the east side from Bluff Street to First Street and from Fourth Street to Fifth Street and from Sixth Street to Seventh Street and from Tenth Street to 84 feet north of Eleventh Street and from 63 feet south of Seventeenth Street to 153 feet south of Seventeenth Street;
B. On the west side from Sixth Street to Seventh Street.
10. Bluff Street.
A. On the north side from Maple Street to East Street;
B. On the south side from Maple Street to Clark Street.
(Ord. 2412 - Aug. 24 Supp.)
11. Carroll Street.
A. From 85 feet north of Fourth Street to Fourth Street – east side only;
B. From Sixth to Seventh Street;
C. From Seventh to Eighth Street – east side only.
12. Clark Street.
A. On the east side from 537 feet south of Bluff Street to 437 feet south of Bluff Street and from 205 feet south of Bluff Street to 75 feet south of Second Street and from 131 feet north of Fifth Street to 171 feet north of Fifth Street.
13. Court Street.
A. On the east side from Fourth Street to Seventh Street;
B. On the west side from Fourth Street to Seventh Street.
14. Crawford Street.
A. On the east side from 120 feet south of Seventh Street to Seventh Street and from Fifteenth Street to Seventeenth Street.
15. East Street.
A. On the east side from Bluff Street to First Street;
B. On the west side from Bluff Street to First Street.
16. Fourth Street.
A. On the south side from Main Street to Carroll Street.
17. Maple Street.
A. On the east side from Bluff Street to First Street;
B. On the west side from Bluff Street to First Street.
18. Main Street.
A. On the east side from Third Street to the railroad tracks;
B. On the east side from 100 feet north of the centerline of Fourth Street to Fifth Street;
C. On the east side from 235 feet north of the centerline of Fifth Street to 105 feet north of the centerline of Seventh Street;
D. On the west side from Third Street to the railroad tracks;
E. On the west side from Fourth Street to 200 feet north of the centerline of Seventh Street.
(Ord. 19-10 - Jan. 20 Supp.)
19. West Street.
A. On the west side from Sixth Street to Seventh Street and from Fifteenth Street to Seventeenth Street.
20. Vacated Fourth Street (parking areas).
A. On the north side from Clark Street to Main Street;
B. On the north side from 100 feet west of Main Street to Adams Street;
C. On the south side from Clark Street to Main Street;
D. On the south side from 100 feet west of Main Street to Adams Street.
Upon those streets or portions of streets that have been signed or marked for angle parking, no person shall park or stand a vehicle other than at an angle to the curb or edge of the roadway or in the center of the roadway as indicated by such signs and markings. When markings are present, all vehicles shall be parked within the designated spaces, as marked. Other than motorcycles, mopeds, or motorized bicycles, no vehicle shall be backed into a diagonal parking space. No part of any vehicle or the load thereon, when said vehicle is parked within a diagonal parking district, shall extend into the roadway more than a distance of sixteen (16) feet when measured at right angles to the adjacent curb or edge of roadway.
(Code of Iowa, Sec. 321.361)
No person shall park a vehicle upon public property for more than 24 hours, unless otherwise limited under the provisions of this chapter, or for any of the following principal purposes:
(Code of Iowa, Sec. 321.236[1])
1. Sale. Displaying such vehicle for sale;
2. Repairing. For lubricating, repairing or for commercial washing of such vehicle except such repairs as are necessitated by an emergency;
3. Advertising. Displaying advertising;
4. Merchandise Sales. Selling merchandise from such vehicle except in a duly established market place or when so authorized or licensed under this Code of Ordinances.
No one shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a peace officer or traffic control device, in any of the following places:
1. Crosswalk. On any portion of a crosswalk at an intersection or any other location.
(Code of Iowa, Sec. 321.358[5])
2. Center Parkway. On the center parkway or dividing area of any divided street.
(Code of Iowa, Sec. 321.236[1])
3. Mailboxes. Within twenty (20) feet on either side of a mailbox that is so placed and so equipped as to permit the depositing of mail from vehicles on the roadway.
(Code of Iowa, Sec. 321.236[1])
4. Sidewalks. On or across a sidewalk.
(Code of Iowa, Sec. 321.358[1])
5. Driveway. In front of a public or private driveway.
(Code of Iowa, Sec. 321.358[2])
6. Intersection. Within an intersection or within ten (10) feet of an intersection of any street or alley.
(Code of Iowa, Sec. 321.358[3])
7. Fire Hydrant. Within five (5) feet of a fire hydrant.
(Code of Iowa, Sec. 321.358[4])
8. Stop Sign or Signal. Within ten (10) feet upon the approach to any flashing beacon, stop or yield sign, or traffic control signal located at the side of a roadway.
(Code of Iowa, Sec. 321.358[6])
9. Railroad Crossing. Within fifty (50) feet of the nearest rail of a railroad crossing, except when parked parallel with such rail and not exhibiting a red light.
(Code of Iowa, Sec. 321.358[8])
10. Fire Station. Within twenty (20) feet of the driveway entrance to any fire station and on the side of a street opposite the entrance to any fire station within seventy-five (75) feet of said entrance when properly sign posted.
(Code of Iowa, Sec. 321.358[9])
11. Excavations. Alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction when such stopping, standing or parking would obstruct traffic.
(Code of Iowa, Sec. 321.358[10])
12. Double Parking. On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a street.
(Code of Iowa, Sec. 321.358[11])
13. Hazardous Locations. When, because of restricted visibility or when standing or parked vehicles would constitute a hazard to moving traffic, or when other traffic conditions require, the Council may cause curbs to be painted with a yellow color and erect no parking or standing signs.
(Code of Iowa, Sec. 321.358[13])
14. Churches, Nursing Homes and Other Buildings. A space of fifty (50) feet is hereby reserved at the side of the street in front of any theatre, auditorium, hotel having more than twenty-five (25) sleeping rooms, hospital, nursing home, taxicab stand, bus depot, church, or other building where large assemblages of people are being held, within which space, when clearly marked as such, no motor vehicle shall be left standing, parked or stopped except in taking on or discharging passengers or freight, and then only for such length of time as is necessary for such purpose.
(Code of Iowa, Sec. 321.360)
15. Alleys. No person shall park a vehicle within an alley in such a manner or under such conditions as to leave available less than ten (10) feet of the width of the roadway for the free movement of vehicular traffic, and no person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle within an alley in such a position as to block the driveway entrance to any abutting property. No person shall leave a vehicle parked unattended in an alley, except for the purpose of actual loading or unloading of merchandise in any alley within the congested or business area, and under no circumstances shall any vehicle stop, stand, or park in any business area alley in excess of 20 minutes. Vehicles may be permitted to park in any alley in residential areas, provided that not less than 10 feet of the roadway is left for free movement of traffic. The business or congested area as referred to in this subsection shall be deemed to be that area of the City bounded on the north by Seventh Street, on the south by Fourth Street, on the east by Clark Street, and on the west by North West Street. The provisions of this subsection do not apply to a vehicle parked in any alley which is 18 feet wide or less, provided that said vehicle is parked to deliver goods or services.
(Code of Iowa, Sec. 321.236[1])
16. Bridges. On any bridge or other elevated structure upon a street.
(Code of Iowa, Sec. 321.358[12])
17. Ramps. In front of a curb cut or ramp which is located on public or private property in a manner which blocks access to the curb cut or ramp.
(Code of Iowa, Sec. 321.358[15])
18. Area Between Lot Line and Curb Line. That area of the public way not covered by sidewalk and lying between the lot line and the curb line, where curbing has been installed.
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