(A) Application. The owner, driver, or person in charge of any motor vehicle within the city limits shall conform to and observe the regulations set forth in this section.
(B) Definitions. For the purpose of this section, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
MOTOR VEHICLE. Any self-propelled motor vehicle, or other vehicle on wheels, which would ordinarily travel on public streets.
PARKED or PARKING. Stopping or allowing any motor vehicle to stand upon any public street.
PUBLIC STREET. The entire width between boundary lines of any way or place within the city limits when any part thereof is open to public use for vehicular traffic and shall include public ways commonly referred to as alleys, avenues, or boulevards.
(C) General parking prohibition. No motor vehicle shall be parked on any public street after a snowfall of two inches until the street is plowed curb to curb. Also, no motor vehicle shall be parked on any public street for more than 72 consecutive hours.
(D) Impounding of vehicles.
(1) A vehicle may be impounded without prior notice and at the owner’s expense.
(2) A vehicle may be impounded without citation and without prior notice to its owner only under the following circumstances:
(a) When a vehicle is impeding or is likely to impede the normal flow of traffic or pedestrian traffic;
(b) When the vehicle is illegally parked in a truck, bus, or other similar zone where parking is limited to designated classes of vehicles and where such vehicle is interfering with the proper and intended use of such zones or is parked where prohibited by law or by temporary or permanent signs during certain hours, on designated days or at all times;
(c) When the vehicle poses an immediate danger to the public safety; or
(d) When the vehicle is parked in violation of snow emergency regulations.
(E) Recovery of impounded vehicles. Any motor vehicle towed and impounded under this section may be claimed and recovered from the city after payment to the city of all towing and storage charges. The city does not assume any responsibility for any damage done during towing and/or impoundment under this section.
(F) Prohibition on snow removal from private property. No person shall remove snow from private property and deposit the same on any public street or parking lot. Any snow so deposited may be removed by the city, and the cost of the removal shall be assessed and charged to the person in violation of this section.
(Prior Code, § 72.06) (Ord. 170, passed 2-14-1989; Ord. 192, passed 11-15-1994; Ord. 194, passed 3-14-1995; Ord. 215, passed 2-12-2001) Penalty, see § 72.99