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The Director of Public Service shall erect signs upon such streets or parts of streets as the Director designates when such streets or parts of streets are about to be cleaned of dirt, rubbish or snow by the Division of Streets. When signs have been posted, no person shall park a vehicle during the time such street or part of street is so posted prohibiting parking thereon.
(Ord. No. 1684-76. Passed 6-29-76, eff. 7-6-76)
(a) Whenever, during any period of twenty-four (24) hours or less, snow falls in the City or in a section thereof to a depth of two (2) inches or more, an emergency is declared to exist in that such a heavy snow storm constitutes a serious public hazard impairing transportation, the movement of food and fuel supplies, medical care, fire, health and police protection and other vital facilities of the City. The emergency shall continue until an announcement by the Director of Public Safety that snow plowing operations have been completed, which announcement shall be made in the same manner as outlined in subsection (b) hereof.
(b) Whenever such an emergency exists the Director shall request the cooperation of the local press and radio and television stations to announce the emergency and the time that emergency parking regulations will become effective, which time shall be no sooner than one (1) hour after the first announcement. Such announcement by two (2) local radio stations or two (2) local television stations or in a daily newspaper of general circulation published in the City shall constitute notice to the general public of the existence of the emergency. However, the owners and operators of motor vehicles shall have full responsibility to determine existing weather conditions and to comply with the emergency parking regulations.
(c) During the period of the emergency, the Director may prohibit the parking of any vehicles upon any or all of the City streets designated as a through street or highway by Section 413.02, or as a snow emergency street in the regulations adopted pursuant to the authority of section 403.03. During the emergency, no person shall park, or cause or permit to be parked or permit to remain parked, or abandon or leave unattended, any vehicle of any kind or description upon such specified streets. However, vehicles may be parked for a period of not longer than three (3) minutes for actual loading or unloading of passengers or thirty (30) minutes for actual loading or unloading of property if no other ordinance restricting parking as to place or time is violated thereby.
(d) Any motor vehicle parked in violation of this prohibition may be impounded in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 405 at the cost and expense of the owner thereof. If the Director of Public Safety authorizes additional emergency equipment to be used, the fees to be charged for towing and storage by such authorized agents shall conform to the fees assessed by the City for the same service.
(Ord. No. 1684-76. Passed 6-29-76, eff. 7-6-76)
(a) The driver of any bus, other than a charter bus, or taxicab shall not stand upon any street in any business district at any place other than a bus stop or taxicab stand, respectively, except that this provision shall not prevent the driver of any such vehicle from temporarily stopping in accordance with other stopping or parking regulations at any place for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading passengers or for the purpose of picking up or delivering a message or package.
(b) No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle other than a bus in a bus stop, or other than a taxicab in a taxicab stand when such stop or stand has been officially designated and appropriately signed, except that the driver of a passenger vehicle may temporarily stop therein for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading passengers, when such stopping does not interfere with any bus or taxicab waiting to enter such stop or stand, and when stopping or parking is not prohibited therein.
(Ord. No. 1684-76. Passed 6-29-76, eff. 7-6-76)
No motor carrier or commercial car carrier with a vehicle net weight not exceeding six thousand (6,000) pounds, its agents or employees shall park any motor vehicle used in the business of such motor carrier or commercial car carrier on any street in the City, except not exceeding three (3) minutes while actually discharging or taking on passengers or not exceeding ten (10) minutes while engaged in receiving or discharging goods, wares or merchandise
(Ord. No. 952-A-86. Passed 4-18-88, eff. 4-21-88)
(a) No person shall stop, stand or park any vehicle other than a commercial car in any place marked as a truck zone during the hours when such zone is reserved for loading purposes.
(b) No person shall stop, stand or park a commercial car for any purpose or length of time other than for the expeditious unloading and delivery or pickup and loading of materials in any place marked as a truck zone during the hours when the provisions applicable to truck zones are in effect. In no case shall the stop for loading and unloading of materials exceed thirty (30) minutes.
(c) No person shall stop, stand or park any vehicle for any purpose or length of time other than for the expeditious unloading of materials or pickup and loading of materials in any place where there is a physically recessed area from the street provided for the purpose of such unloading and delivery or pickup and loading of materials, and which area has been posted for loading and unloading. In no case shall the stop for loading and unloading exceed thirty (30) minutes.
(d) Notwithstanding any provision of this Code to the contrary, building service vehicles, while being used for building service business, may stop, stand or park in any place marked as a truck zone during hours when the provisions applicable to truck zones are in effect or in any place where there is a physically recessed area from the street specifically posted for unloading and delivery or pickup and loading of materials, for a maximum period of two (2) hours. As used in this section “building service” refers to entities that are servicing a building and its systems, such as plumbing, electrical, heating, air conditioning, telecommunications systems, kitchen equipment, or other similar building components.
(Ord. No. 1925-02. Passed 11-25-02, eff. 12-3-02)
(a) No person shall stand or park a truck with a net weight over seven thousand (7,000) pounds, commercial tractor, trailer or semitrailer in a roadway at any time except for the minimum period required in the usual course of business for making delivery of or loading merchandise for delivery.
(b) No person shall stand or park a truck, commercial tractor or other commercial unit in any public roadway, street or highway at any time in front of or alongside of property used for residential purposes except in case of a breakdown or for delivery or loading and unloading purposes. Commercial vehicles as herein set forth, which are left standing or parked in violation of this section, shall be subject to be impounded upon the complaint of any person or duly constituted law enforcement authority.
(Ord. No. 1684-76. Passed 6-29-76, eff. 7-6-76)
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