(A) No oil tanker, gasoline transport or tank truck for transporting inflammable liquids or gasses or anhydrous ammonia, whether the same be loaded or empty, shall park or stop for any period of time within any truck parking lot provided for in this chapter, or within the limits of any other street or alley of the city, except to load or unload its cargo in a safe and expeditious manner; provided, that drivers of said oil tankers, gasoline transports or tank trucks may stop or park said vehicles one time while enroute through the city within the city limits of any truck parking lot designated by this section, for a period of time not more than 30 minutes for rest and meals; and provided further, in the case of breakdown or stalling on account of exhaustion of its motor fuel on any of said streets, the stopping of the disabled vehicle for the reasonable time necessary to remove the same to the next point where repairs can be made or to meet the emergency shall not be a violation of this section.
(B) No oil tanker, gasoline transport or tank truck, whether containing any inflammable materials or not, shall park or stop for any period of time on any private premises within the corporate limits of the city, save and except for the purpose of loading or unloading, or breakdowns, unless said private premises be used and employed exclusively for the conduct of the wholesale or retail petroleum business with ample facilities for parking oil tankers and gasoline transports or tank trucks.
(Prior Code, § 5-617) (Ord 338, passed 4-25-1978) Penalty, see § 71.99