Section
General Provisions
72.001 Time limits set by City Council
72.002 Painting curbs
72.003 Parking spaces
72.004 Prohibited parking
72.005 Abandoned vehicles
Regulations
72.020 Parking near street intersections
72.021 Driving or parking within sidewalk space
72.022 Parking near traffic-control devices
72.023 Parking near fire hydrants
72.024 Parking of semi-truck/trailer and commercial vehicle
72.025 Angle parking
72.026 Parking of oversize vehicles, trailer, mobile home, camping trailer or bus in residential districts
72.027 Parking upon roadways or city parking lots for certain purposes prohibited
72.028 Obstructing driveways or roads
72.029 Parking in alleys
72.030 Impeding or obstructing traffic
72.031 Stopping, standing or parking in loading zone
72.032 Large or dangerous vehicles
72.033 Parking for purpose of selling merchandise
72.034 Stopped school buses
72.035 Parking time limit in public parking lots
72.036 Parallel parking
72.037 Restricted or private parking lots
72.038 Streets without curb
72.039 Handicapped parking enforcement
72.040 Overtime parking
72.041 Stopping, standing or parking in places which would cause hazardous conditions or traffic congestion
72.042 Obstructing use of public parking spaces
72.043 Unattended motor vehicles
72.044 Parking in fire zones; prohibited
72.045 Automobile parking and storage restrictions
Snow Emergencies
72.060 Emergency declarations by Mayorand Public Works Director
72.061 Provisions temporarily effective take precedence
72.062 Snow emergency routes
72.063 Prohibition of parking on snow emergency routes
72.064 Prohibition of parking on arterial and residential streets
72.065 Operation of vehicles on snow emergency routes, designated arterial and residential streets
72.066 Removal of parked, stalled or stuck vehicles
72.067 Parallel parking during snow removal
72.068 Windrows, removal of vehicles
72.069 Obstruction of view of drivers
72.070 Payment of fines and costs
Administration and Enforcement
72.085 Violations Bureau
72.086 Owner responsible
72.087 Emergency vehicles
72.088 Automobile impoundment
72.089 Impoundment of motor vehicles for failure to pay parking tickets
72.090 Account for fees collected
72.999 Penalty
GENERAL PROVISIONS
(A) The City Council may, by resolution, entirely prohibit or fix a limit for the parking and stopping of any vehicle on any street, road or district designated in the resolution. The parking or stopping of any vehicle on any such street, road or district for a period of time longer than is fixed by the resolution, shall constitute a violation of this chapter. During any one day, it shall be unlawful for any vehicle to be parked or to be consecutively parked and remain within the same block on the same street or road within the same district for a longer period of time than so designated for the street, road or district.
(B) When signs are erected giving notice thereof, no person shall park a vehicle for longer than the posted time between the hours indicated thereon of any day, except Sundays and public holidays, within the city.
(Prior Code, § 72.01) (Ord. 98-27, passed 7-20-1998; Ord. 02-53, passed 10-7-2002) Penalty, see § 72.999
(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to paint the curb of any street or in any manner set aside or attempt to prevent the parking of vehicles in any street or part thereof otherwise authorized by law.
(B) The marking or designating of portions of streets or alleys where the parking of vehicles is prohibited or limited shall be effected only by the city through its proper officers.
(Prior Code, § 72.02) (Ord. 98-27, passed 7-20-1998; Ord. 02-53, passed 10-7-2002) Penalty, see § 72.999
(A) The City Council shall cause lines or markings to be painted or placed upon the curb and/or upon the street adjacent to each limited parking space for the purpose of designating the parking space to be used and each vehicle parked therein shall be parked within the lines or markings so established.
(B) It shall be unlawful and a violation of this chapter to park any vehicle or portion thereof across or beyond any such line or marking or to park the vehicle in such position that the same shall not be entirely within the parking space so designated by the lines or markings.
(Prior Code, § 72.03) (Ord. 98-27, passed 7-20-1998; Ord. 02-53, passed 10-7-2002) Penalty, see § 72.999
(A) Except when necessary to avoid contact with other traffic or when in compliance with a police officer, others authorized to direct traffic or traffic-control devices, no person shall:
(1) Stop, stand or park any vehicle:
(a) On the roadway sides of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a street;
(b) On a sidewalk;
(c) Within an intersection;
(d) On a crosswalk;
(e) Between a safety zone and the adjacent curb within 30 feet of points on the curb immediately opposite the ends of a safety zone unless competent authority indicates a different length by signs or markings;
(f) Alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction when stopping, standing or parking would obstruct traffic;
(g) Upon any bridge or other elevated structure of a highway;
(h) On any railroad track;
(i) At any place where official signs prohibit stopping;
(j) On any public alley, roadway, street, highway or right-of-way when such vehicle is not displaying current legal, valid and proper registration plates in accordance with state registration laws; or
(k)
On the front, back or side yards in residential districts where such stopping, standing or parking is done in violation of the zoning code adopted by the city.
(2) Stand or park a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except momentarily to pick up or discharge a passenger or passengers:
(a) In front of a public or private driveway;
(b) Within 15 feet of a fire hydrant;
(c) Within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection;
(d) Within 30 feet of any flashing signal, stop sign, yield sign or other traffic-control device located at the side of a roadway; or
(e) Within 20 feet of a driveway entrance to a fire station and on the side of a street opposite the entrance of any fire station within 75 feet of such entrance that is properly signposted.
(3) Park a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading merchandise or passengers:
(a) Within 50 feet of the nearest rail of a railroad crossing; or
(b) At any place where official signs prohibit parking.
(B) No person shall move a vehicle not lawfully under his or her control into any such prohibited area or away from the curb such a distance as shall be unlawful.
(Prior Code, § 72.04) (Ord. 98-27, passed 7-20-1998; Ord. 02-53, passed 10-7-2002; Ord. 19-03, passed 2-19-2019) Penalty, see § 72.999
(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to cause a vehicle to be abandoned. A motor vehicle is an abandoned vehicle:
(1) If left unattended, with no license plates or in-transit decals issued pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 60-1901 et seq. affixed thereto, for more than six hours on any public property;
(2) If left unattended for more than 24 hours on any public property, except a portion thereof on which parking is legally permitted;
(3) If left unattended for more than 48 hours after the parking of such vehicle has become illegal, if left on a portion of any public parking on which parking is legally permitted;
(4) If left unattended for more than seven days on private property, if left initially without permission of the owner, or after permission of the owner is terminated; or
(5) If left for more than 30 days in the custody of a law enforcement agency after the agency has sent a letter to the last registered owner under Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-1903.01.
(B) An all-terrain vehicle or minibike is an abandoned vehicle:
(1) If left unattended for more than 24 hours on any public property, except a portion thereof on which parking is legally permitted;
(2) If left unattended for more than 48 hours after the parking of such vehicle has become illegal, if left on a portion of any public parking on which parking is legally permitted;
(3) If left unattended for more than seven days on private property, if left initially without permission of the owner, or after permission of the owner is terminated; or
(4) If left for more than 30 days in the custody of a law enforcement agency after the agency has sent a letter to the last registered owner under Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-1903.01.
(C) (1) For the purpose of this section, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
PUBLIC PROPERTY. Any public right-of-way, street, highway, alley or park, or other state, county or municipally owned property.
PRIVATE PROPERTY. Any privately-owned property which is not included within the definition of public property.
(2) No motor vehicle subject to forfeiture under Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-431 shall be an abandoned vehicle under this section.
(Prior Code, § 72.05) (Ord. 99-31, passed 5-17-1999; Ord. 02-53, passed 10-7-2002) Penalty, see § 72.999
Statutory reference:
Abandoned vehicles, see Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 60-1901 through 60-1911
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