CHAPTER 72: PARKING REGULATIONS
Section
Parking Generally
   72.01   Definitions
   72.02   Obstructional parking; double parking
   72.03   Manner of parking
   72.04   Prohibited stopping or parking
   72.05   City may restrict parking as needed; posting of signs required
   72.06   Temporary parking prohibitions
   72.07   A11-night parking
   72.08   Parking on public off-street facility; municipally owned parking lots
   72.09   Owner responsibility
   72.10   Display of parked vehicle for sale
   72.11   Standing in designated parking spaces for persons with disabilities prohibited
   72.12   Designation of parking spaces for persons with disabilities
   72.13   Standing of trucks and certain other motor vehicles prohibited
   72.14   Parking of vehicles in violation of tax or license laws prohibited
Parking Violations Enforcement Procedures
   72.25   Local Government Parking Citation Act adopted by reference
   72.26   False personation
   72.27   Parking tickets; payment of fine
   72.28   Owner’s responsibility
   72.29   Title
   72.30   Civil enforcement
   72.31   Parking Violation Hearing Board
   72.32   Citation for violation; contents
   72.33   Payment of fine or request for hearing
   72.34   Citations; hearing; appeal
   72.35   Authority of city to impound or immobilize vehicles
   72.36   Charges
   72.37   Payment of penalty and charges or request for hearing
   72.38   Impoundment; appeal; hearing
   72.39   Disposition of vehicle
 
   72.99   Penalty
                
Cross-reference:
   Motor Vehicle Parking Authority, see §§ 34.30 through 34.32
Statutory reference:
   Revenues from fees, fines, and forfeitures related to parking, see KRS 65.120
PARKING GENERALLY
§ 72.01 DEFINITIONS.
   For the purpose of this chapter the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
   “ALLEY.” Any public right-of-way within the city not more than 15 feet in width.
   “MOBILE UNIT.” Any device, whether or not attached to a motor vehicle, in, upon, or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a public highway when attached to a motor vehicle.
   “MOTOR TRUCK.” Any motor propelled vehicle designed for carrying freight or merchandise. It shall not include vehicles designed primarily for passenger transportation or equipped with frames, racks or bodies having a load capacity of not exceeding 1,000 pounds.
   “MOTOR VEHICLE.” Every device in, upon, or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a public highway, excepting devices moved by human power.
   “OVERSIZE VEHICLE.” Any motor vehicle or mobile unit that exceeds 80 inches in height or exceeds 96 inches in width or both.
   “PLACE WITHIN THE CITY.” Any public right-of-way within the city or any public parking lot or private parking lot over which control has been expressly granted to the city by the owner in writing.
   “SCRAPPING VEHICLE.” Any vehicle that is used for the purpose of collecting, gathering or hauling of any waste, or any old, abandoned or unwanted metal, wood, glass, block, brick, rubber, plastic, vinyl, slate, building material, roofing material, wrought iron, wiring, piping, copper, aluminum, steel, or any other material whether for resale, collecting, recycling, reuse or discarding.
   “SEMI-TRAILER.” Any vehicle designed to be attached to, and having its front end supported by, a motor truck or truck tractor, intended for the carrying of freight or merchandise and having a load capacity of over 1,000 pounds.
   “STAND.” To park or stop whether or not the propelling device is engaged and whether or not the vehicle attended.
   “TRAILER.” Any vehicle or mobile unit that is designed to be attached to and have its front end supported by a motor vehicle, including but not limited to, boat trailers; camper trailers; utility trailers or any trailer used for the purpose of hauling materials or merchandise.
   “TRUCK TRACTOR.” Any motor propelled vehicle designed to draw and to support the front end of a semi-trailer. The semi-trailer and truck tractor shall be considered to be one unit.
(Ord. 500.010, passed 5-20-86; Am. Ord. 1989-12, passed 7-19-89; Am. Ord. 2010-5, passed 5-18-10)
§ 72.02 OBSTRUCTIONAL PARKING; DOUBLE PARKING.
   (A)   It shall be unlawful for any person to leave any vehicle or any other thing that may be a nuisance, obstruction, or hindrance in or on any street, alley, or sidewalk within the city either during the day or night.
   (B)   It shall be unlawful for any person to stop or park any vehicle on the roadway side of any other vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a street. Penalty, see § 72.99
§ 72.03 MANNER OF PARKING.
   It shall be unlawful to permit any motor vehicle or other mobile unit to stand in any place within the city with its left side to the curb other than on streets designated for one-way traffic; or to stand more than 12 inches from the curb or in such a manner as to impeded the flow of traffic or the movement of other standing vehicles.
(Ord. 500.050, passed - - ) Penalty, see § 72.99
§ 72.04 PROHIBITED STOPPING OR PARKING.
   (A)   It shall be unlawful for the operator of any vehicle or other mobile unit to stop or park such vehicle except in a case of real emergency or in compliance with the provisions of this traffic code or when directed by a police officer or traffic sign or signal at any time in the following places:
      (1)   On the mainly-traveled portion of any roadway or on any other place in the roadway where vehicles stand in any manner other than as specified in § 72.03.
      (2)   On a sidewalk.
      (3)   In front of sidewalk ramps provided for persons with disabilities.
      (4)   At any place where the vehicle would block the use of a driveway.
      (5)   Within an intersection or on a crosswalk.
      (6)   At any place where official signs prohibit stopping or parking. This does not apply to police officers when operating properly identified vehicles during the performance of their official duties.
      (7)   Within 30 feet of any traffic signal or sign on the approaching side.
      (8)   Within 15 feet of a fire hydrant.
      (9)   On any bridge, underpass, or approach thereto.
      (10)   Within 20 feet of any intersection or crosswalk.
      (11)   Within 20 feet of a railroad grade crossing.
      (12)   In any alley.
      (13)   On any controlled access highway.
      (14)   Within any highway tunnel.
      (15)   In an area between the roadways of a divided highway.
   (B)   No person shall move a vehicle not lawfully under his control into any such prohibited area.
   (C)   The Mayor or his designee may, in the event of an emergency, order that parking be prohibited in any place within the city during the time of such emergency.
(Ord. 500.020, passed - - ) (KRS 189.450(5) - (7)) Penalty, see § 72.99
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