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It shall be unlawful for the operator of a vehicle to stop, stand or park such vehicle in any of the following places, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a police officer or traffic control sign or signal:
(A) Within an intersection.
(B) On a crosswalk.
(C) Within twenty five feet (25') from the intersection of curb lines, or, if none, then within fifteen feet (15') of the intersection of property lines at an intersection except at alleys.
(D) Within fifteen feet (15') of the driveway entrance to any fire station.
(E) Within fifteen feet (15') of a fire hydrant.
(F) In front of a private driveway.
(G) On a sidewalk.
(H) Alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction when such stopping, standing or parking would obstruct traffic. (Ord. 385, 3-1-1943)
(A) The chief of police and police committee shall have authority to determine the location of passenger zones and loading zones and shall erect and maintain or cause to be maintained signs indicating the same.
(B) It shall be unlawful for the operator of a vehicle to stop, stand or park said vehicle for a period of time longer than is necessary for the expeditious loading or unloading of passengers in any place marked as a passenger zone.
(C) It shall be unlawful for the operator of a vehicle to stop, stand, or park a vehicle for a period of time longer than is necessary for the expeditious loading or unloading of passengers, or for the unloading and delivery or pick up and loading of materials, in any place marked as a loading zone. In no case shall the stop for loading and for unloading of materials exceed thirty (30) minutes. The provisions of this subsection shall not be applicable between the hours of six o'clock (6:00) P.M. and six o'clock (6:00) A.M. (Ord. 385, 3-1-1943)
The chief of police and police committee are authorized and required to establish bus stops and taxicab stands on such public streets in such places and in such manner as they shall determine to be of the greatest benefit and convenience to the public, and every such bus stop and taxicab stand shall be designated by appropriate signs. (Ord. 385, 3-1-1943)
It shall be unlawful for the operator of any vehicle other than a bus to stand or park in an officially designated bus stop, or for any vehicle other than a taxicab to stand or park in an officially designated taxicab stand, except that the operator of any passenger vehicle may temporarily stop in any such stop or stand for the purpose of and while actually engaged in the loading or unloading of passengers. (Ord. 385, 3-1-1943)
It shall be unlawful for the operator of any bus or taxicab to stand or park upon any street in any business district, at any place other than at a bus stop or taxicab stand respectively, except that this provision shall not prevent the operator of any such vehicle from temporarily stopping in accordance with the other parking regulations at any place for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading passengers. (Ord. 385, 3-1-1943)
(A) (Rep. by Ord. 519, 8-1-1966)
(B) It shall be unlawful for any operator to park a vehicle within an alley except that this provision shall not prevent the operator of any vehicle from temporarily stopping in an alley for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading passengers or property, provided, that there is left available and sufficient space to permit the free movement of traffic past the stopped vehicle. (Ord. 385, 3-1-1943)
(C) (Rep. by Ord. 892, 8-17-2015)
(D) Except as otherwise provided in this section, any operator shall not park a vehicle with the left hand wheels adjacent to the left hand side of the street.
(E) Upon those streets designated as one-way streets, an operator may park a vehicle with the left hand wheels adjacent to the left hand side of the street. (Ord. 841, 3-18-2002)
(A) Except when necessary in obedience to traffic regulations or traffic signs or signals, the operator of a vehicle in a roadway other than parallel with the edge of the roadway, headed in the direction of traffic, and with the curbside wheels of the vehicle within six inches (6") of the edge of the roadway, except as provided in the following subsections:
1. Upon those streets which have been marked or signed for angle parking, vehicles shall be parked at the angle to the curb indicated by such marks or signs.
2. In places where, and at hours when, stopping for the loading or unloading of merchandise or materials is permitted, vehicles used for the transportation of merchandise or materials may back into the curb to take on or discharge loads when the owner of such vehicle holds a permit granting him such special privilege, and provided further, that such permit shall be either in the possession of the operator or on the vehicle at the time such vehicle is backed against the curb to take on or discharge a load, and it shall be unlawful for any owner or operator to violate any of the special terms or conditions of any such permits.
(B) The chief of police and police committee shall determine upon what streets angle parking shall be permitted and shall mark or sign such streets or cause the same to be marked or signed.
(C) The chief of police and police committee are hereby authorized to issue, to any owner of a vehicle used to transport merchandise or materials, a special permit, renewable annually, and to state therein the terms and conditions thereof, allowing the operator of such vehicle the privilege of loading and unloading while the vehicle is backed against the curb, if in the opinion of the chief of police such privilege is reasonably necessary in the conduct of the owner's business and will not seriously interfere with traffic. (Ord. 385, 3-1-1943)
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