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The driver of a vehicle shall stop as required by this ordinance at the entrance of a through highway or at an intersection where a stop sign has been erected and shall yield the right-of-way to other vehicles which have entered the intersection from said through highway, or which are approaching so closely from the through highway as to constitute an immediate hazard, but said driver, having so yielded, may proceed, and the drivers of all other vehicles approaching the intersection on said through highway shall yield the right-of-way to the vehicle so proceeding into or across the through highway.
(Ord. 894, passed 1-5-1950)
(a) No person shall leave a motor vehicle, except a commercial motor vehicle, unattended on any street, alley, used car lot, or unattended parking lot, without first stopping the engine, locking the ignition, removing the key and taking it with him or her; provided, however, that any violation of these provisions shall not mitigate the offense of stealing such motor vehicle, nor shall such violation be used to effect a recovery in any civil action for theft of the motor vehicle, or the insurance thereon, or have any other bearing in any civil action.
Whenever any police officer of the City of Flint shall find any vehicle standing in violation of the foregoing provision, such police officer is authorized and directed to issue a traffic summons for the violation and then remove therefrom the keys left therein and deliver the same to the Officer in Charge of the Patrol Division at the Police Station, or to impound said vehicle, at the direction of the Commanding Officer, in the event that the ignition is left in the unlocked position with no keys.
(b) No person having control or charge of a motor vehicle shall allow such vehicle to stand on any highway unattended without first effectively setting the brakes thereon and when standing upon any grade without turning the front wheels of such vehicle to the curb or side of the highway.
(Ord. 894, passed 1-5-1950; Ord. 1640, passed 6-19-1961)
It shall be unlawful for any person to park any vehicle within the setback area of any property used for residential purposes, except upon a driveway designed for such purpose or otherwise permitted by law. For the purpose of this chapter,
SETBACK AREA shall be as defined in zoning regulations of the City of Flint.
No vehicle shall be parked or permitted to remain upon private property without the express or implied consent, authorization, or ratification of the owner, occupant, lessee, agent or trustee of such property. Complaints for violation of this paragraph shall be made by the owner, occupant, lessee, agent or trustee of the property.
(Ord. 894, passed 1-5-1950; Ord. 2038, passed 3-13-1968; Ord. 2587, passed 1-24-1977)
For the purpose of this chapter, in any proceeding for the violation of parking provisions, the registration plates displayed on any motor vehicle shall constitute a prima facie presumption that the owner of the motor vehicle was the person who parked or placed the motor vehicle at the point where the violation occurred.
(Ord. 894, passed 1-5-1950)
ARTICLE VII. PARKING METERS
Whenever by reason of traffic congestion or other cause, the public safety is imperiled, the convenience of the public cannot be served, and traffic regulations cannot be adequately enforced without the assistance to be secured through the installation and maintenance of parking meters, such parking meters or parking devices may be installed under and in accordance with the provisions of § 28-2.2. Notice of parking reservation and the limited parking shall be given by the Traffic Engineer by paint or distinguishing color or signs or devices of uniform character indicating the distances, place and space. No person shall park a vehicle in violation of such limitation, restriction or prohibition. The Traffic Engineer shall also provide for the erection of uniform signs or the painting of curbs, giving notice thereon of the parking reservations and the limited parking permitted.
(Ord. 894, passed 1-5-1950; Ord. 1992, passed 8-21-1967; Ord. 2095, passed 11-11-1968; Ord. 2692, passed 2-12-1979)
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