(A) No person shall stop, park or leave standing any vehicle upon the paved or main-traveled part of the street when it is practical to park or stop such vehicle off such part of said street.
(B) No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle except to avoid conflict with the law or the direction of a police officer or traffic-control device, in any place which is prohibited by the city.
(1989 Code, § 71.01) (Ord. 3-1983, passed 6-13-1983) Penalty, see § 71.99
Cross-reference:
Designated handicapped parking spaces, see Ch. 74, Sch. III
Specific streets where parking is restricted or prohibited, see Ch. 74, Schs. I and II
It shall be unlawful for any owner (OWNER shall include person, firm or corporation) or any driver to park his or her vehicle on the side of the street or alley in a direction opposite to the flow of traffic on that side of the street or alley that the vehicle is parked.
(1989 Code, § 71.02) (Ord. 5-1988, passed 12-12-1988) Penalty, see § 71.99
(A) It is hereby declared to be in the best interests of the public policy and public safety of the city to regulate and restrict the parking of vehicles on public streets during snow emergencies.
(B) A SNOW EMERGENCY is hereby declared to be a period of time after a forecast by the United States Weather Service during and after a snowfall, during which vehicular traffic is expected to be particularly hazardous or congested due to the elements, and during which period of time the parking of such vehicles could hinder, delay or obstruct the safe flow of traffic and proper cleaning, clearing and making safe of certain heavily traveled public streets in the city, which streets shall be designated snow controlled routes.
(C) A snow emergency shall commence by executive order, determination and proclamation by the Mayor issued to area radio, television and news services either before, during or after a snow fall when in his or her sound judgment and discretion the circumstances warrant the determination of such an emergency for the public safety of the city. Such snow emergency shall continue in effect until the Mayor determines that an emergency no longer exists and accordingly terminates such emergency using the same media as before.
(D) During any snow emergency, parking shall be restricted on all streets not specifically designated in this section or Chapter 74, Schedule VI.
(E) No owner, driver or operator of any vehicle shall park or stop the same or permit the same to be parked or to stand at any time during the period of any snow emergency on any of the routes or streets listed in Chapter 74, Schedule VI.
(F) It shall be unlawful for the owner of any property or for any person to allow or to cause snow to be pushed, piled or collected into piles within ten feet of a fire hydrant or to pile or collect snow in any manner which obstructs the view of persons using the public streets or obstructs areas upon which the public is allowed to park.
(Ord. 7-1996, passed 3-11-1996; Ord. 7-1996, passed 4-15-2014) Penalty, see §
71.99
(B) For the amount of fine to be paid, see penalty schedule § 70.99.
(1989 Code, § 71.99)
(C) Any person, firm or corporation violating the provisions of § 71.02 shall be guilty of a Class C infraction.
(Ord. 5-1988, passed 12-12-88)
(D) (1) Any person violating the terms of § 71.03 may be fined in the sum of not less than $5 nor more than $100.
(2) In addition to the foregoing penalties, any police officer, upon discovering any such vehicle so parked or stopped in violation of § 71.03, may remove such vehicle or cause the same to be removed to any private garage or place so authorized by the Common Council where such vehicle shall be impounded and retained and shall be released paying the reasonable charges of such removal.
(Ord. 7-1996, passed 3-11-1996)