(A) No person shall leave any motor vehicle unattended on any street without first setting the brakes thereon, stopping the motor, removing the ignition key and turning the front wheels of such vehicle toward the nearest curb or gutter of the street.
(B) Except as hereinafter provided, every vehicle parked upon a street within the city shall be so parked that its right wheels are approximately parallel to and within 18 inches of the right edge or curb of the street.
(C) Notwithstanding anything else in this code to the contrary, no person shall park or leave a vehicle parked on any public street or alley within the fire limits between the hours of 1:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. or on any other public street or alley for more than 72 consecutive hours without the prior approval of the Chief of Police.
(D) No person shall park and leave standing unattended any commercial motor truck, with or without trailer, for more than one hour upon any street or alley within a residential area within the city.
(E) Furthermore, no person shall wash, grease or work on any vehicle, except to make repairs necessitated by an emergency, while such vehicle is parked on a public street.
(1994 Code, § 15-601) (Ord. 353, passed - -) Penalty, see § 72.99
On those streets which have been signed or marked by the city for angle parking, no person shall park or stand a vehicle other than at the angle indicated by such signs or markings. No person shall angle park any vehicle which has a trailer attached thereto or which has a length in excess of 24 feet.
(1994 Code, § 15-602) Penalty, see § 72.99
No person shall park a vehicle in any designated parking space so that any part of such vehicle occupies more than one such space or protrudes beyond the official markings on the street or curb designating such space unless the vehicle is too large to be parked within a single designated space.
(1994 Code, § 15-603) Penalty, see § 72.99
No person shall park a vehicle in violation of any sign placed or erected by the city or state, nor:
(A) On a sidewalk;
(B) In front of a public or private driveway;
(C) Within an intersection or within 15 feet thereof;
(D) Within 15 feet of a fire hydrant;
(E) Within a pedestrian crosswalk;
(F) Within 50 feet of a railroad crossing;
(G) Within 20 feet of the driveway entrance to any fire station, and on the side of the street opposite the entrance to any fire station within 75 feet of the entrance;
(H) Alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction when other traffic would be obstructed;
(I) On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a street;
(J) Upon any bridge; and/or
(K) Alongside any curb painted yellow or red by the city.
(1994 Code, § 15-604) Penalty, see § 72.99
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