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No person shall park a vehicle on any street for a period of time longer than twenty four (24) hours. This section shall not affect parking limits established for shorter periods. All vehicles left on streets over twenty four (24) hours will be ticketed and towed away. (1985 Code ch. 20 § 3-14; amd. 2016 Code)
It shall be unlawful and an offense for any person, firm or corporation to knowingly allow, permit or suffer any vehicle registered in his name or its name to stand or park in any street, highway or parkway under the control of the city, unattended for a longer continuous period of time than twenty four (24) hours. A vehicle parked in excess of twenty four (24) hours is declared a nuisance endangering public safety and may be impounded by the police department. Any vehicle left standing may be removed by the police department. The removal and storage fee must be paid by the owner of the vehicle in violation of this section before redemption. (1985 Code ch. 20 § 3-10)
Any unoccupied vehicle found to be in violation of the traffic ordinances of the city or interfering with the movement of traffic is hereby declared to be a nuisance, and such vehicle may be taken in charge by any police officer of the city, removed from the street and impounded until the rightful owner of the said vehicle shows proof of ownership of the vehicle and pays all removal, storage and redemption fees thereon. (1985 Code ch. 20 § 3-18)
A. General Provisions:
1. In the business area, loading zones shall be designated only where double parking or double stopping of commercial vehicles is prohibited by ordinance and adequate alley loading facilities are not available or where the roadway is so narrow or traffic so congested that such zones are warranted for the safety and convenience of the general public.
2. The average length of all loading zones shall not exceed thirty feet (30') and no one block or curb shall have more than two (2) such zones.
3. When practical, said zones shall be located in the central part of the block and adjacent to the termination of any alley which may be in the block, or shall be located at the ends of a block depending on the proximity of business establishments needing said zones.
4. No parking shall be permitted in any loading zone during the hours during which said zones are needed for loading and unloading purposes.
5. Commercial vehicles shall occupy a loading zone only for the purpose of and while actually engaged in the expeditious loading or unloading of merchandise and in no event for a period longer than thirty (30) minutes. Other vehicles shall occupy a loading zone for the purpose of and while actually engaged in the expeditious loading or unloading of passengers. (1985 Code ch. 20 § 11-1)
B. Alleys: Any vehicle entitled to park in an alley, as provided herein, shall only be permitted to load or unload on the side of the alley designated. (1985 Code ch. 20 § 11-2)
C. Hours For Loading And Unloading: No driver of any vehicle used for the purpose of transporting household goods, office furniture or merchandise in bulk shall load or unload the same on any street within the business area between the hours of seven o'clock (7:00) A.M. and six o'clock (6:00) P.M., except in such cases where only a front entrance is provided and the event of an emergency and from securing the approval of the chief of police. (1985 Code ch. 20 § 11-3)