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It shall be unlawful for any person to park any motor vehicle in or on any section of any public park, playground, play lot or tot lot within the city not designed as a parking area or designed and regularly maintained as a roadway. However, nothing contained in this section shall be construed as prohibiting the parking of a motor vehicle parallel to a designated and regularly maintained roadway in any such park or playground where at least two wheels of the motor vehicle are resting on such roadway.
(1992 Code, § 72.10) Penalty, see § 72.99
(A) Any other provision to the contrary notwithstanding, a motor vehicle bearing a decal in its front windshield issued by the County Clerk pursuant to appropriate county ordinances for persons with disabilities, when operated by persons with disabilities or when transporting persons with disabilities, may be parked in a designated parking place for persons with disabilities, or when parked in a metered parking space may be parked for two hours for no fee, or when parked where any parking limit is imposed may be parked for two hours in excess of the parking limit. The motor vehicle may be parked in a loading zone for that period of time necessary to permit entrance or exit of the persons with disabilities to or from the parked vehicle, but in no circumstances longer than 30 minutes.
(B) This section shall not permit parking in a “no stopping” or “no parking” zone nor where parking is prohibited for the purpose of creating a fire lane or to accommodate heavy traffic during morning, afternoon or evening hours, nor permit a motor vehicle to be parked in such a manner as to constitute a traffic hazard.
(1992 Code, § 72.11) Penalty, see § 72.99
(A) For the purpose of this section, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
RECREATIONAL VEHICLE. Any vehicle or wheeled unit fitted for the purpose of moving recreational facilities or articles.
TRUCK. Any wheeled vehicle used or fitted for the purpose of moving heavy articles or which is customarily or ordinarily used for commercial delivery, hauling or service purposes or any wheeled automotive vehicle equipped with a swivel or attachment suited for engaging or connecting a trailer which may be customarily used for commercial delivery, hauling or service purposes.
VEHICLE. Any device, not designated for operation upon fixed tracks or rails, moving or designed to move upon runners or wheels except baby carriages and toy vehicles designed for use by children in play or exercise.
(B) No person shall park any truck or recreational vehicle larger than a three-fourths-ton chassis capacity upon a street within the city for a period of time longer than 30 minutes of any day or night, except physicians or paramedicals on emergency calls, or police, fire or public utility company vehicles on emergency or maintenance calls, or commercial vehicles on service calls.
(C) No person shall park any vehicle upon any front residential yard area nor shall any person park any vehicle within any side residential yard area lying from the rear foundation of the residence forward to the fronting street serving such residence, unless that area whereupon such vehicle may be so parked is a paved surface and in conformity with the city’s zoning ordinance.
(D) (1) Exception to the compliance to divisions (B) and (c) above may be granted by permit under the following circumstances:
(a) Application to the Mayor must be filed requesting such a permit;
(b) A showing within such application that no off-street parking is available to the applicant shall be alleged and supported;
(c) The applicant must be a resident of the city;
(d) A $5 application fee must be paid with the application; and
(e) Upon granting of the application, a proper decal must be displayed on the lower right corner of such vehicle as has been approved pursuant to this section.
(2) An application for such a permit may be obtained at the City Clerk-Treasurer’s office.
(1992 Code, § 72.12) Penalty, see § 72.99
(A) The area on all streets containing a “T” or cul-de-sac area within the city, and both sides of the street for a distance of 15 feet approaching or coming from said area, be and the same hereby now is designated a “No Parking Area.”
(B) It shall be unlawful to park any vehicle in said area herein designated a “No Parking Area.”
(1992 Code, § 72.13) Penalty, see § 72.99
(A) The Police Chief shall designate from time to time reserved parking spaces in the city to be located in publicly-owned parking lots, and on public streets where there is provided on-street parking, so as to accommodate persons with disabilities as defined in KRS 189.456.
(B) Person(s) with a disability who have obtained a special parking permit from the County Clerk, pursuant to KRS 189.456, shall make application with the Chief of Police for a handicapped parking space. If the Chief of Police finds that the person making the application has obtained the required permit from the County Clerk, and that local ordinances or state statutes do not prohibit parking on the street, he or she shall designate a reserved parking space for persons with disabilities in the front, rear or side of the residence of a person with disabilities, if there is no off-street parking accommodating such residence or if the off street parking that accommodates the residence is in the Chief of Police’s opinion, unusable or impractical for use by the person with disabilities.
(C) There shall be a one-time fee of $100 for the establishment of the reserved handicapped parking space permitted pursuant to this section to help defray the cost of signage and processing.
(D) The person shall be subject to all other local ordinances and state statutes governing the parking of vehicles on the street where the reserved space has been designated including but not limited to the provisions of KRS 189.456 and 186.042.
(E) The person making the application pursuant to this section shall be required to register annually with the City Police Department within five days of the anniversary of the date in which the reserved parking space for persons with disabilities is first designated.
(F) Any person who occupies the designated reserved parking space for persons with disabilities created pursuant to this section with a vehicle they are operating or exercising control of and does not possess the proper permit shall be subject to the same penalty provisions of KRS 189.456 and 189.990(1).
(1992 Code, § 72.14) (Ord. 03-97, passed 2-18-1997; Ord. 20-2003, passed 9-2-2003)
(A) Pursuant to a recommendation from the Police Chief for the city, it is determined that there shall be no parking within 20 feet of certain designated intersections within the city.
(B) The designated intersections prohibiting parking within 20 feet of same shall be clearly marked with signage and/or yellow painting of the curb or both.
(C) The penalty for any person cited for disregarding this traffic-control device shall be the same as that provided by state law.
(1992 Code, § 72.15) (Ord. 12-2003, passed 5-6-2003)
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