(A) It shall be unlawful for the operator of any vehicle to stop or park the vehicle in a manner other than with its right-hand side toward and parallel with the curb, except that where parking is permitted on the left side of a one-way street, the left-hand side shall be so parked, and except for commercial loading and unloading on one-way streets.
(B) All person shall park the vehicles which they drive or are in control of on their own property or in their own driveways or on pull off areas on the right-of-way. Visitors of residents shall park their vehicle in the driveways of their host(s) or on pull off areas on the right-of-way, unless if no such space is available. If no such space is available, visitors of residents may park their vehicles on the street so long as its two right wheels are off the pavement or are within six inches of and parallel with the curb, and the vehicle is facing the flow of traffic. No vehicle may remain parked on the street for more than 24 hours.
(C) No vehicle shall be backed to the curb on any street, except that wagons and trucks may do so when loading and unloading provided that such loading and unloading and delivery of property and material shall not consume more than 30 minutes. Such backing of trucks or wagons is prohibited at all times and on all streets in the city where any truck or wagon so backed interferes with the use of the roadway of moving vehicles or occupies road space within ten feet of the centerline of the street.
(D) The city may establish diagonal parking at certain places, requiring the parking of vehicles at a certain angle to the curb and within a certain portion of the roadway adjacent thereto. However, diagonal parking shall not be established where the roadway space required therefor would be within ten feet of the centerline of any street. Such diagonal parking places shall be designated by suitable signs, and shall indicate by markings on the pavement the required angle and the width of the roadway space within which such vehicle shall park.
(E) It shall be unlawful for the operator of any vehicle to so park such vehicle that any part thereof shall extend beyond the lines marking the side or the rear of the space assigned for one vehicle.
(F) Notwithstanding all other provisions concerning parking in this chapter, it shall be a violation for the operator of any motor vehicle to park a motor vehicle in a city right-of-way, if doing so causes or creates drainage problems such as standing water, erosion, mud, potholes or pavement damage.
(Ord. 9-90, passed 9-4-1990; Ord. 4-2011, passed 4-4-2011; Ord. 2-2017, passed 5-1-2017) Penalty, see § 72.99