(A) Angle and parallel parking.
(1) The Council may designate by resolution streets where angle parking is required.
(2) On any like street every vehicle parked shall be parked with the front of the vehicle facing the curb or the edge of the traveled portion of the street at an angle of approximately 45 degrees and facing between the painted or other markings on the curb or street indicating the parking space.
(3) On all other streets, cars shall be parked parallel to the curb or edge of the roadway in accordance with law.
(B) No parking, stopping or standing zones.
(1) The City Council may by resolution designate certain streets or portions of streets as no parking or no stopping or standing zones and may limit the hours in which the restrictions apply.
(2) A Public Works employee shall mark by appropriate signs each zone so designated.
(3) Except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a police officer or a traffic control device, no person shall stop or park a vehicle in an established no stopping or standing zone when stopping or standing is prohibited.
(4) No vehicle shall be parked in a no-parking zone during hours when parking is prohibited except that a vehicle may be parked temporarily in the zone for the purpose of forming a funeral procession and a truck may be parked temporarily between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. of any business day for the purpose of loading or unloading where access to the premises is not otherwise available.
(C) Time limit parking zones.
(1) The City Council may by resolution designate certain areas where the right to park is limited during hours specified.
(2) A Public Works employee shall mark by appropriate signs each zone so designated.
(3) During the hours specified on the sign, no person shall park a vehicle in any limited parking zone for a longer period than is so specified.
(D) General time limit. No vehicle shall be parked upon any street in any 1 place for a longer continuous period than 48 hours.
(E) Impoundment.
(1) Any police officer may remove a vehicle from a street to a garage or other place of safety when the vehicle is left unattended and constitutes an obstruction to traffic or hinders snow removal or street improvement or maintenance operations.
(2) The vehicle shall not be released until the fees for towing and storage are paid in addition to any fine imposed for violation of this section.
(F) Prima facie violation. The presence of any motor vehicle on any street when standing or parking in violation of this section is prima facie evidence that the registered owner of the vehicle committed or authorized the commission of the violation.
(1985 Code, § 701.07)