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§ 72.110 DEFINITIONS.
   For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
   (A)   COMMERCIAL VEHICLE. Any vehicle that is being used or is designed primarily to be used for commercial purposes.
      (1)   Examples include, but are not limited to:
         (a)   Buses, tractors, tractor-trailers or any parts thereof;
         (b)   Wreckers, tow trucks or other vehicles equipped with a hoist or other mechanical equipment designed to perform a similar function;
         (c)   Taxicabs;
         (d)   Step vans, utility trucks and flatbed trucks;
         (e)   Any vehicle which contains advertising markings or licensing information; and
         (f)   Limousines.
      (2)   The following vehicles shall not be considered Commercial Vehicles for purposes of this subchapter:
         (a)   All public safety vehicles up to the size of a standard rescue vehicle: and
         (b)   All ambulances.
   (B)   TYPE A COMMERCIAL VEHICLE. Any commercial vehicle having one or more of the following characteristics:
      (1)   The capacity is one ton or more;
      (2)   The overall height is eight feet or taller;
      (3)   The overall width exceeds six feet ten inches;
      (4)   The overall length exceeds 18 feet six inches;
      (5)   It is an open truck having load space exceeding nine feet six inches in length;
      (6)   It has dual wheels;
      (7)   It has more than two axles; or
      (8)   The total square footage of signs on the vehicles exceeds 25 square feet.
   (C)   TYPE B COMMERCIAL VEHICLE. Any commercial vehicle that is not a Type A Commercial Vehicle.
   (D)   PASSENGER VEHICLE. Any vehicle designed, used or maintained primarily to transport private passengers and currently licensed for travel on the public roads; this does not include commercial vehicles, recreational vehicles and special-purpose vehicles.
('72 Code, § 34-93(a)) (Ord. O-86-21, passed 5-7-86; Am. Ord. O-90-5, passed 1-17-90; Am. Ord. O-96-39, passed 10-16-96)
§ 72.111 RESTRICTIONS ON PARKING VEHICLES.
   (A)   All vehicles parked or stored on private property must be owned or controlled by an owner or occupant of the property or temporarily parked at the express or implied invitation of an owner or occupant of the property for a legitimate purpose.
   (B)   License plates/tags.
      (1)   No person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle upon any city street or in any city operated off-street parking facility or lot, except while actively being loaded or unloaded, unless such vehicle has affixed to it a current and valid license plate and validation sticker in accordance with state law.
      (2)   Any vehicle without a current and valid license plate and validation sticker affixed to the license plate that is parked at any time upon any city street or in any city operated off-street parking facility, garage or lot, shall be subject to the issuance of a parking citation and may be immediately impounded by or under the direction of a law enforcement officer.
   (C)   All vehicles parked or stored that are visible from a public right-of-way shall be parked with all wheels and tires mounted and inflated and shall be maintained in a movable condition. Such vehicles shall not be supported to any degree by concrete blocks, jacks or other means of support.
   (D)   No vehicle that is parked or stored shall be used as an accessory building or for storage or habitation or connected to any utility or electrical service except as necessary to perform minor and/or emergency repair to such vehicles or for the recharge of batteries.
   (E)   Vehicles may only be parked or stored on a driveway or other hard improved surface (such as asphalt, concrete or pavers) or in a carport or garage. The City Manager or his or her designee may grant an exception to a person who receives a special event permit. In addition, where the swale is contiguous to the roadway and is not curbed or guttered, vehicles may be parked on the swale area abutting residential property facing the proper direction and parallel to the right-of-way, unless otherwise posted.
   (F)   Vehicles parked or stored may only be covered by covers specifically designed and manufactured for such use. Covers shall be fitted and maintained in good condition, free from rips, tears, paint or other conditions that would create a blighting effect on the neighborhood.
(Ord. O-86-21, passed 5-7-86; Am. Ord. O-90-5, passed 1-17-90; Am. Ord. O-91-38, passed 6-19-91; Am. Ord. O-96-39, passed 10-16-96; Am. Ord. O-2021-07, passed 5-5-21) Penalty, see § 72.999
§ 72.112 ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS ON PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES.
   (A)   Type A Commercial Vehicles. Type A Commercial Vehicles shall not be parked or stored in a residential area or district. except:
      (1)   Type A Commercial Vehicles may be parked or stored in a residential area or district within a wholly enclosed garage; and
      (2)   Type A Commercial Vehicles may be parked in a residential area or district between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. for a temporary period for the purpose of performing business contracted for by the owner or agent of residential property.
   (B)   Type B Commercial Vehicles. Type B Commercial Vehicles may be parked in a residential area or district in a wholly enclosed garage, or in a side or rear yard that is accessible by alley, public or private road, so long as the vehicle is concealed or obscured from view from adjacent private property and public rights-of-way by a building, wall, screen, fence, dense shrubbery, solid hedge or other similar obstacle six feet in height except where height restrictions are controlled by the city's land improvement code.
   (C)   Nothing contained herein shall apply to taxicabs picking up or discharging passengers, or to commercial vehicles in the process of delivering parcels, or to owner- rented moving vans on the day of their use.
   (D)   Except in conjunction with authorized active and continuing construction, no construction equipment such as earth-moving machines, excavators and cranes shall be parked in any residential area or district.
   (E)   In no event shall more than one commercial vehicle be parked or stored on residential property, per dwelling unit, outside of a completely enclosed garage.
   (F)   All material used for commercial purposes and stored on a commercial vehicle that is parked in a residential area or district shall be completely covered and/or containerized. No material which is hazardous, obnoxious, offensive or has bad odors or dust emanating therefrom may be stored on a commercial vehicle that is parked in a residential area or district.
   (G)   The restrictions of this section shall apply to the parking of commercial vehicles in any alley, street or public right-of-way abutting a residential property, or in any driveway of a residential property, even if such residential property is located in an area or district that is not zoned residential.
(Ord. O-96-39, passed 10-16-96)
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