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The following thoroughfares are hereby designated as the downtown parking area in the city:
The east and west sides of Silver Avenue from the north line of the intersection of Hemlock Street and Silver Avenue to a line three hundred feet (300') north of the north line of the intersection of Pine Street and Silver Avenue; the east and west sides of Gold Avenue from the north line of the intersection of Hemlock Street and Gold Avenue to the south line of the intersection of Cedar Street and Gold Avenue; the north and south sides of Pine Street from the west line of the intersection of Silver Avenue and Pine Street to the east line of the intersection of Pine Street and Copper Street; the north and south sides of Spruce Street from the west line of the intersection of Platinum Avenue and Spruce Street to the east line of the intersection of Spruce Street and the first alley west of Copper Street; parking on Spruce Street shall be parallel and on all other streets shall be on an angle as marked. There shall be no parking in the police and fire zones as may be hereafter designated by proper signs and red painted curbs. (Ord. 402, 3-7-1966)
A. Time And Area: No person shall hereafter park any motor vehicle, bicycle or motorcycle in any parking space of the downtown parking areas as herein defined for a period of longer than two (2) hours at any time between the hours of nine o'clock (9:00) A.M. to six o'clock (6:00) P.M. of any day except Sunday and public holidays, except that parking on the north and south sides of Spruce Street from Copper Street to the first alley west of Copper Street shall be limited to a period of ten (10) minutes so as to accommodate patrons of the United States post office during the days and times aforesaid. (Ord. 403, 4-6-1966)
B. Tow Away Illegally Parked Vehicle: In addition to the penalty referred to in section 7-2-7 of this chapter, the police department shall be authorized to cause any vehicle parked in violation of this section to be towed by a licensed tow operator at the expense of the owner of the vehicle. (Ord. 970, 4-13-1998)
A. Silver Avenue:
1. West Side: It shall be unlawful for any owner or operator of a motor vehicle to park said motor vehicle on the west side of Silver Avenue from Spruce Street to Railroad Avenue from two o'clock (2:00) A.M. until seven o'clock (7:00) A.M., on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday of each and every week.
2. East Side: It shall be unlawful for any owner or operator of a motor vehicle to park said motor vehicle on the east side of Silver Avenue from Spruce Street to Railroad Avenue from two o'clock (2:00) A.M. until seven o'clock (7:00) A.M., on Monday, Wednesday and Friday of each and every week. (Ord. 312, 6-6-1960)
B. Trucks And Trailers, Buses, House Trailers Or Other Vehicles:
1. Parking On Pine Street: It shall be unlawful for any owner or operator of any vehicle commonly known as a tractor trailer, semitrailer, any bus or house trailer, whether attached to any other motor vehicle or not, to park in or along or on any part of that street known as Pine Street within the city limits.
2. Parking On City Property: It shall be unlawful for any owner or operator of any vehicle commonly known as a tractor trailer, semitrailer, any bus, or house trailer, whether attached to any other motor vehicle or not, to park on any city right of way, including all streets and alleys or on property owned by the city within the city limits; provided, however, that these restrictions shall not apply to designated off loading or permanent loading zones. It is further provided that the city administrator and chief of police, acting together, may designate certain areas for parking use by the above described vehicles and trailers, including the time and duration of such designated parking areas. All such areas shall be identified by appropriate signage.
3. Penalty: Any person violating the provisions of this subsection B shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not more than fifty dollars ($50.00), or by imprisonment of not more than ten (10) days in a detention center, or by both such fine and imprisonment. (Ord. 1093, 8-26-2004)
C. Maple Street: It shall be unlawful for any person to park any motor vehicle on the north side of Maple Street between the intersection of Maple Street and Copper Street easterly a distance of one hundred fifty feet (150') from Mondays through Fridays between the hours of eight o'clock (8:00) A.M. and twelve o'clock (12:00) midnight of each day thereof. (Ord. 396, 11-1-1965)
D. Buckeye Street: It shall hereafter be unlawful for any person to park any motor vehicle between the hours of eight o'clock (8:00) A.M. and four o'clock (4:00) P.M. on the north side of Buckeye Street, between the corner of Nickel and Buckeye Streets, and the corner of Granite and Buckeye Streets and on the west side of Nickel Street, from the corner of Nickel and Buckeye Streets, to the tennis courts of the Deming public schools. (Ord. 569, 9-13-1976)
E. Vehicles Prohibited On Public Or Private Property:
1. It is unlawful for any person to cause or permit the parking of a motor vehicle known as a tractor trailer, a semitractor and/or a semitrailer, whether connected or not, on public property in any residential zone within the city, except for the purpose of loading or unloading freight, merchandise, or other objects, and such vehicle shall be attended during loading or unloading. On private property, it is unlawful for any person to cause or permit the parking of a vehicle known as a semitrailer, whether connected or not, in any residential zone within the city. As used in this subsection, "residential zone" is defined as an A single- family district, A-1 single-family district, A-3 single- family district, A-4 single-family district, A-5 single- family district, B multiple dwelling district, B-1 dwelling district, B-2 dwelling district, B-3 dwelling district, C commercial district with mobile home park use, T use district, and T-2 use district as defined in title 12 of this code. (Ord. 1163, 8-13-2007)
2. It shall be prima facie evidence of a violation of this subsection E if any resident living within one hundred feet (100') of such parked vehicle complains to the city police or code enforcement officer.
3. The chief of police, any city police officer designated by the chief, or city code enforcement officer is hereby authorized to remove or have removed any motor vehicle, as described in subsection E1 of this section which reasonably appears to be in violation of this subsection E.
4. The chief of police, any city police designated by the chief or city code enforcement officer may grant a temporary permit to an applicant for a variance to the provisions of this subsection E. The issuance of such temporary permit is at the sole discretion of the above authorized persons and shall be for a period of time not to exceed ten (10) consecutive calendar days. Only three (3) temporary permits shall be issued to the applicant in any given calendar year.
An application for a temporary permit shall be made in writing to the chief of police or city code enforcement officer at least within twenty four (24) hours of the violation. The application shall state the reason(s) for the requested variance.
F. Vehicles Prohibited On Public Property:
1. It is unlawful for any person to cause or permit a motor vehicle to be parked on public property in any residential zone within the city, where such motor vehicle is greater than twenty two feet (22') in length, or where such motor vehicle is greater than ninety eight inches (98") in width. As used in this subsection "motor vehicle" is defined as any vehicle that is designed to be self-propelled and is designed to travel along the ground, and shall include, but not be limited to, automobiles, trucks, tractors, sport utility vehicles, campers and recreational vehicles. Regardless of size, it shall be unlawful for any person to cause or permit a camper or recreational vehicle to be parked on public property in any residential zone within the city. As used in this subsection, "residential zone" is defined as an A single-family district, A-1 single-family district, A-3 single-family district, A-4 single-family district, A-5 single-family district, B multiple dwelling district, B-1 dwelling district, B-2 dwelling district, B-3 dwelling district, T use district, and T-2 use district as defined in title 12 of this code.
2. It is unlawful for any person to cause or permit the parking of any type of trailer hitched or unhitched on any public property in any "residential zone" as defined in subsection F1 of this section. As used in this subsection "trailer" is defined as any vehicle without motive power of its own, designed to be drawn or towed by another vehicle.
3. It shall be prima facie evidence of violation of this subsection F if any resident living within one hundred feet (100') of such a parked vehicle complains to city police or code enforcement.
4. The chief of police, any city police officer designated by the chief, or city code enforcement officer is hereby authorized to remove or have removed any motor vehicle, as described in subsections F1 and F2 of this section which reasonably appears to be in violation of this subsection F.
5. The chief of police, any city police designated by the chief or city code enforcement officer may grant a temporary permit to an applicant for a variance to the provisions of this subsection F. The issuance of such temporary permit is at the sole discretion of the above authorized persons and shall be for a period of time not to exceed ten (10) consecutive calendar days. Only three (3) temporary permits shall be issued to the applicant in any given calendar year.
An application for a temporary permit shall be made in writing to the chief of police or code enforcement at least within twenty four (24) hours of the violation. The application shall state the reason(s) for the requested variance. (Ord. 1068, 10-14-2002)
A. Definition: For the purpose of this section, the term "designated handicapped zone" is defined to mean any zone reserved for the parking of a passenger vehicle which is used by a disabled person and which displays registration plates or placards indicating disability in accordance with New Mexico Statutes Annotated section 66-3-16.
B. Zone Established: There is hereby established a designated handicapped zone which shall be established and designated by the city administrator, which zone shall be reserved solely for the parking of a motor vehicle which is used by a handicapped person and which displays registration plates or placards indicating disability in accordance with New Mexico Statutes Annotated section 66-3-16.
C. Zone Symbol: Such zones, when established, shall be designated by blue striping on the pavement and posting a sign bearing the symbol of a white wheelchair on blue background.
D. Restricted Parking: It shall be hereafter unlawful for any person to park any motor vehicle in a parking place reserved as a designated handicapped zone on any public thoroughfare within the city without the registration plates or placards as hereinabove provided.
E. Violation, Penalty: Any person violating the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction, be fined in the sum of five dollars ($5.00) for the first violation thereof, and ten dollars ($10.00) for any subsequent violation thereof. (Ord. 714, 1-10-1983)
A. Curb Loading Zones Designated: Upon the basis of a traffic engineering study, the city council or its designated representative is hereby authorized to determine the location of passenger, freight and special curb loading zones and shall place and maintain appropriate signs indicating the same and stating the hours during which the provisions of this section are applicable.
B. Permits For Curb Loading Zones: The city council or its designated representative shall not hereafter designate or sign any curb loading zone upon special request of any person unless such person makes application for a permit for such zone. After the city council or its designated representative has granted a permit and before installing such signs and markings as may be necessary, the applicant shall pay to the city treasurer a service fee of twenty five dollars ($25.00) per twenty two foot (22') stall, then at the rate of twenty five cents ($0.25) per foot for additional space per year or fraction thereof. The city council or its designated representative may impose conditions and general regulations for the use of such signs and for reimbursements of the city for the value thereof in the event of their loss or damage, and their return in the event of misuse or upon expiration of permit. Every such permit shall expire at the end of each calendar year. (Ord. 309, 3-21-1960)
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