§ 72.003 PARKING SPACES.

   (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

§ 72.004 PROHIBITED PARKING.

   (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

§ 72.005 ABANDONED VEHICLES.

   (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