It shall be unlawful for the operator of a vehicle to stop or park such vehicle in any of the following places except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the direction of a police officer or traffic signal:
(A) In an intersection;
(B) In a crosswalk;
(C) Between a safety zone and adjacent curb or within 20 feet of a point on the curb immediately opposite the end of a safety zone;
(D) Within 30 feet of any intersecting roadway except buses at a designated bus stop. Upon all streets within the central traffic district or any business district the Chief of Police shall designate the provisions of subsection (C) of this section and this subsection (D) by placing and maintaining red paint or other red material upon the entire curb surface within such areas omitting any crosswalk area or by placing and maintaining appropriate signs directing that the stopping of a vehicle is prohibited;
(E) Restricted parking:
1. Vehicles or equipment. No person shall park any of the following types of vehicles or equipment upon any street or parcel within the city unless so designated. This subsection (E) in no way exempts any vehicle from parking on a public roadway in excess of 72 hours. Vehicles left unattended for a period which exceeds 72 hours are subject to storage by the city.
(a) Truck tractor, which is described as every vehicle in excess of five tons, and designed and used primarily for drawing other vehicles and not so constructed as to carry a load other than a part of the weight of the vehicle and load so drawn, and does specifically include, but is not limited to, truck tractors used to pull semitrailers, mobilehomes and structures, vehicles or tractors; and
(b) Semitrailer, which is defined as any trailer type vehicle, designed to haul freight, liquids, gases or livestock, and designed and used in such a way that some of its weight rests on the motor vehicle that tows it, and has an unladen weight of 6,000 pounds or greater.
2. Exceptions to the above.
(a) City or state equipment and vehicles;
(b) The driving or parking of any commercial vehicle or truck for the limited purpose of making a pick up or delivery shall be at the specific site where the pick up or delivery is to be made;
(c) The parking of semitrucks and trailers on commercial property where the business owns and operates such vehicles during the normal course of business; and
(d) Any private commercial truck stop within the city limits.
3. Approved truck trailer parking area within the city. The following areas are designated as approved parking for semitrucks with trailers and other vehicles meeting the restrictions set forth in this subsection (E):
(a) Posted locations on Industrial Way;
(b) North side of Campbell Boulevard between Livingston-Cressey and Stefani Street between posted area only. (This parking will be designated two hour parking only.); and
(3) North and south side of Crowell between Livingston-Cressey and White Street: limited two hour parking only.
4. Private parking lot located to the rear of 2255 F Street. Property owner must obtain a business permit through the city if fees are being charged for any vehicle authorized to park within the lot.
5. Semitrailer parking.
(a) The parking of any detached semitruck trailer meeting the guidelines set forth in subsection (E)1.(b) of this section shall not be authorized at any time within the city except for the following reasons:
(b) Exceptions for any semitruck in the process of making a delivery to a business in the immediate area: delivery must be made within a two-hour period of the dropping of a trailer.
6. Violation; penalty. Any person who shall violate the provisions of this subsection (E) shall be guilty of an infraction which shall be punishable as follows:
(a) A fine of $50 for the first offense;
(b) A fine of $200 for a second offense within a 24-month period;
(c) A fine of $500 for a third or subsequent offense within a 24-month period; and
(d) Subsequent offenses will be cited upon a separation period of 24 hours.
7. Vehicle removal.
(a) Any officer of the Police Department may remove or cause to be removed any truck tractor or semitrailer found to be in violation of subsection (E)1. of this section upon a third violation within a 24-month period. Such violation must be associated with the same tractor or trailer.
(b) Costs of such removal shall be the responsibility of the registered owner or vehicle assignee.
(F) It shall be unlawful for any motor vehicle at any time to be parked within 15 feet of any fire hydrant within the corporate limits of the city; and
(G) Within a posted zone designated for semitractor/trailer parking only. This section does not apply to the following: public utility vehicles while performing a work operation.
(Ord. 468, passed 8-19-1997; Ord. 500, passed 8-1-2000; Ord. 535, passed 9-6-2005)