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1. No person shall park a motor truck having a freight capacity greater than one ton or any tractor-trailer, semi-trailer, truck tractor unit, tractor, road tractor, boat, camper, recreational vehicle, motor home, trailer (any size or type), or equipment of any type at any time upon any portion of any street or alley in the City except for such reasonable time as may be necessary to load or unload passengers, freight, or other merchandise.
2. No person shall park any non-licensed construction equipment upon any portion of any street or alley in the City, except while actively using the equipment during normal working hours.
3. No person shall stand or park any other vehicle or combination of attached vehicles/trailers having an overall length of more than 16 feet or a total overall width of more than 76 inches upon any portion of any street or alley in the City, except for such reasonable time as may be necessary to load or unload passengers, freight, or other merchandise, or mechanical breakdown, in which event repairs shall be completed as expediently as conditions permit.
All motor vehicles and vehicles of any other kind shall be removed from the streets (other than in the commercial districts) during any time when snow removal operations are in progress and before such operations have resulted in the removal or clearance of snow from the City streets. Any peace officer, either alone or in conjunction with a member of the Department of Public Works, may direct all motor vehicles of any kind to be removed from City streets. This procedure shall take place any time when snow removal operations are in progress and before such operations have resulted in the removal or clearance of snow from such street. The vehicles shall be removed and not left standing or parked on the streets, as provided above, in order to facilitate snow removal. Snow removal shall include the action of any and all snow equipment necessary to remove snow from the City street to provide access and proper use of said streets. Vehicles left standing or parked in violation of this chapter may be impounded pursuant to the provisions of Section 70.06 with the cost of towing and storage being assessed to the owners. Vehicles left standing or parked in violation of this section shall be fined in accordance with the provisions of Section 70.03.
Vehicles from which items are being loaded or unloaded shall not be parked longer than one hundred twenty (120) minutes (2 hours) in any parking area provided for the use of loading and unloading as follows:
1. Carroll Street.
A. West Side. From a point 54 feet south of the centerline line of Seventh Street to 86 feet south of the centerline of Seventh Street.
2. Third Street.
A. North Side. From a point 122 feet 6 inches west of the west curb line of North Main Street to a point 170 feet 6 inches west of the west curb line of North Main Street.
3. Fourth Street Parking Areas.
A. North Side. From a point 67 feet east of the east curb line of North Court Street to a point 111 feet east of the east curb line of North Court Street.
B. North Side. From a point 77 feet 8 inches east of the east curb line of North Adams Street to a point 99 feet east of the east curb line of North Adams Street.
4. Fifth Street. 200 Block West, north side, westerly most parking space.
(Ord. 1406 - Oct. 14 Supp.)
Parking restrictions on controlled access facilities are as specified in Chapter 140 of this Code of Ordinances.
The Police Chief is hereby authorized to establish temporary parking restrictions on all streets, alleys, and City-owned parking lots for special events, construction projects, and at other times as said official deems necessary. The Police Chief shall erect or cause to be erected appropriate signs giving notice thereof, and no such temporary restriction shall be effective unless signs are erected and in place at the time of the alleged offense. When the signs are so erected, giving notice of the temporary parking restrictions, no person shall disobey the restrictions states on such signs.
1. Definitions. For use in this section, the following terms are defined:
A. All-weather surface: shall mean an asphalt, Portland cement concrete, turf blocks, or brick pavers of sufficient thickness to adequately support motor vehicles.
B. Front Yard Area: shall mean all that area between the front property line and a line drawn along the front face or faces of the primary structure on the property and extended to the side property lines.
C. Hike/Bike Trail (recreational trails): shall mean any eight (8) foot or wider paved trail constructed by the City of Carroll for walking, biking and other recreational purposes.
D. Motor Vehicle and Vehicles shall mean any motor vehicle as defined in Iowa Code, Chapter 321.1, or other vehicles, including the following:
All-terrain Vehicles
Fifth-Wheel Travel Trailer
Motorized Bicycle
Motorcycle
Motor home
Tractors or farm machinery
Travel trailer
Trailer
Watercraft (any type)
E. Side Yard Corner Lots: shall mean the yard area adjacent to the street right-of-way on a corner lot extending from the front yard along the side of the structure to the rear property line.
F. Side Yard: shall mean the yard area adjacent to the residential structure, but not adjacent to the street right-of-way, extending from the front yard along the side of the structure to the rear property line.
2. Prohibited Parking.
No person shall cause, undertake, permit or allow the outside parking and storage of vehicles on property used for residential purposes and/or on residentially zoned property unless it complies with the following requirements:
Front yard or side yard, corner lots: Vehicles which are parked or stored outside in any front yard, or any side yard of corner lot areas must be on an all-weather surface driveway which shall not exceed forty percent (40%) of the front yard of any lot or the side yard of a corner lot. Driveways exceeding forty percent (40%) of the front yard of any lot or the side yard of a corner lot prior to the adoption of this section are exempt provided no additional surface area is added. This provision, however, shall not prevent the construction of hard surface paving to access the garage(s) for multiple attached dwellings, provided the design is approved by City building officials.
Exceptions: During emergency snow removal operations (when snow ordinance is in effect), vehicles may be parked in a manner whereas the entire vehicle may be parked in any portion of a residentially zoned property or any property used for residential purposes. Said vehicles must then be moved to normal parking (all-weather surface) within twenty-four (24) hours following the cancellation of the snow ordinance.
Side yards: Parking of all vehicles, including licensed and operable vehicles, must be parked in a permanent roofed structure or on an all-weather surface when parked in a side yard. Such all-weather surface in a side-yard must be connected to a driveway leading from an approved curb drop or entrance which also consists of an all-weather surface. The vehicle wheels and any component touching the ground must be located entirely on, and directly above the appropriate surface.
Rear yards: Parking for recreational vehicles, travel trailers, trailers, boats, snowmobiles, and other such recreational vehicles may occur on grass surfaces in rear yards.
Recreational Trails: No person shall cause the parking of vehicles on any recreational trails.
Declaration of Nuisance. The outside parking and storage of motor vehicles and vehicles as defined above, on property used for residential purposes and/or residentially zoned property, in violation of the requirements set forth in this section, is declared to be a public nuisance because it (a) obstructs views on streets and private property, (b) creates cluttered and otherwise unsightly areas, (c) prevents full use of residential streets for residential parking, (d) decreases adjoining landowners' and occupants' enjoyment of their property and neighborhood, and (e) otherwise adversely affects property values and neighborhood patterns. Any violation of this section may be abated in the manner provided for in Chapter 50, Code of Ordinances or Chapter 657 of the Code of Iowa, or may be enforced under Chapter 4, Municipal Infractions, Code of Ordinances.
The violation may also be enforceable with a parking ticket, with a simple notice of fine of $10.00.
(Ord. 1404 - Jul. 14 Supp.)