(A) It is unlawful to park a detached semi-trailer upon any street, city-owned parking lot or other public property, except on streets as specifically designated by the Council by resolution.
(B) (1) It is unlawful to park a semi-trailer, truck-trailer or box whether or not attached to a truck-tractor or to its original chassis, within a residential district zone, except for the purpose of promptly loading or unloading the same, or when the same is used in direct conjunction with a building permit for bona fide construction purposes and in accordance with the terms contained in the permit. In a business district zone, the use of semi-trailers, truck-trailers or boxes for the permanent or temporary storage of materials and products is prohibited and the parking or placing of the items for more than seven calendar days on private property is prohibited, except under the following conditions:
(a) When the same are completely screened behind an opaque fence or wall, or contained within the confines of an enclosed building;
(b) When the same are used in direct conjunction with a building permit for the bona fide construction purposes and in accordance with the terms contained in the permit;
(c) When the same are used for a Council approved not-for-profit community recycling/used material drop off point provided the same are routinely removed and/or exchanged;
(d) When the same are located in the B-2 District if the nearest point of the trailer or box is not less than 100 feet from any property line and the same are maintained in good condition and without visible deterioration (e.g., rusting, peeling paint and the like) or any form of written advertising on any surface visible from public or private property; and
(e) When the same are located in the B-2 District as a part of a bona fide trailer sales and service business and are maintained in good, usable road condition or awaiting prompt repair and, if not awaiting repair, held for bona fide sale at a reasonable market price.
(2) This division (B) does not apply to completely enclosed truck boxes (not to exceed 160 square feet) in good condition without visible deterioration or any form of written advertising on any surface visible from public or private property, the axle and wheels have been removed, and the same has been converted to a permanent accessory structure in conformance with the State Building Code, State Fire Code and city zoning regulations.
(C) It is unlawful to park a commercial vehicle of more than one ton capacity upon any street in the Business District unless it has been duly sign-posted permitting the same, but parking of the vehicle for a period of not more than 20 minutes shall be permitted in the space for the purpose of necessary access to abutting property for loading or unloading when the access cannot reasonably be secured from an alley or from an adjacent street where truck parking is not so restricted.
(D) It is unlawful to park a truck or other vehicle using or equipped with a trailer, or extended body or other extension or projection beyond the original length of the vehicle, or any passenger bus, diagonally along any street, except for a time sufficient to load or unload; provided, however, that, a truck may stand backed up to the curb if the weight or bulk of the load makes parallel parking impractical, but then only for a period of time sufficient to load or unload.
(E) Parking of commercial vehicles is permitted in duly designated and sign-posted loading zones and in alleys for a period of up to 20 minutes; provided that, the alley parking does not prevent the flow of traffic therein, all of which shall be for the purpose of access to abutting or adjacent property for loading or unloading.
(F) The Council may, by resolution, taken at any regular or special meeting designate certain streets or parts thereof on which trucks may be parked, and establish the times and conditions under which the trucks may be parked.
(G) The cost of repairing damage to any street surface caused by any vehicle parked in violation of this section shall be the responsibility of the owner of the vehicle causing the damage.
(Prior Code, § 9.30) (Ord. 81, Third Series, effective 3-1-1990; Ord. 130, Third Series, effective 6-18-1992) Penalty, see § 72.99