CHAPTER 3
STOPPING, STANDING OR PARKING
STOPPING, STANDING OR PARKING
SECTION:
6-3-1: Stopping, Standing Or Parking Prohibited
6-3-2: General Parking Restrictions
6-3-3: Municipal Vehicle Parking Spaces
6-3-4: Loading Zones
6-3-5: Public Carrier Stands Designated
6-3-6: Timed Parking
6-3-7: Presumption In Reference To Illegal Parking
6-3-8: Application Of Chapter
6-3-9: Regulations Not Exclusive
No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with law or the directions of a police officer or traffic control device, in any of the following places:
A. On a sidewalk.
B. In front of a public or private driveway.
C. Within an intersection.
D. Within fifteen feet (15') of a fire hydrant.
E. On a crosswalk or safety zone.
F. Within ten feet (10') of a crosswalk or safety zone at an intersection.
G. Within thirty feet (30') upon the approach of any flashing beacon, stop sign or traffic control device located at the side of a roadway.
H. Within fifty feet (50') of the nearest rail of a railroad crossing.
I. Within twenty feet (20') of a driveway entrance to any fire station.
J. Alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction when stopping, standing or parking would obstruct traffic.
K. On the street side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a street or highway.
L. Within a highway underpass or tunnel.
M. At any place where official signs prohibit stopping. (Ord. 12, 8-16-1984)
N. At any place within thirty five feet (35'), measured from the apex of the corner of an intersection in any business district, except at designated bus stops; and the operator of no vehicle shall stop in the area designated as a bus stop longer than three (3) minutes. (Ord. 12, 8-16-1984; amd. Ord. 153, 12-8-1995)
O. At any curb which is marked by signs or red paint upon the curb. (Ord. 12, 8-16-1984)
P. At any place within thirty five feet (35') of any intersection measured from the apex of the corner or at any place within ten feet (10') of the beginning of the curve for the corner, whichever is greater. (Ord. 153, 12-8-1995)
A. Parallel Parking: No person shall stand or park a vehicle in a street other than parallel with the edge of the street headed in the direction of lawful traffic movement and with the right hand wheels of the vehicle within eighteen inches (18") of the curb or edge of the roadway except as otherwise provided in this title.
B. Angle Parking:
1. The chief of police and the city engineer, subject to the approval of the city council, shall determine upon what streets angle parking shall be permitted and shall mark or sign or cause to be marked or signed such streets, but such angle parking shall not be indicated upon any federal aid or state highway within the city unless the department of highway approves such angle parking in writing.
2. Angle parking shall not be indicated or permitted at any place where passing traffic would thereby be caused or required to drive upon the left side of the street.
3. Upon those streets which have been signed or marked for angle parking no person shall park or stand a vehicle other than at the angle to the curb or edge of the roadway indicated by such signs or markings.
C. Alleys: It shall be unlawful for any person to:
1. Park a vehicle within an alley in such a manner or under such conditions as to leave available less than ten feet (10') of the width of the roadway for the free movement of vehicular traffic, or to stop, stand or park a vehicle in such a position as to block the driveway entrance to any abutting property.
2. Park on the left side of any designated one-way traffic movement alley.
D. Vehicle Or Trailer Projecting Into Street: In no case shall any part of any vehicle, part of the load of such vehicle, or trailer attached to such vehicle project into the street on a line at right angles to the curb.
E. Twenty Four Hour Parking: No person shall park a vehicle on any street for a period of time longer than twenty four (24) hours.
F. Certain Purposes:
1. No person shall park a vehicle upon any roadway for the principal purpose of:
a. Displaying such vehicle for sale.
b. Greasing or repairing such vehicle, except as necessitated by an emergency.
2. It is unlawful for any person to park any vehicle upon any street in any business district, from which such vehicle merchandise is being sold, or on which merchandise is placed and advertised for sale, or on which any article is being repaired, modeled or remodeled or manufactured.
G. Narrow Streets:
1. The chief of police and the city engineer, with the approval of the city council, are authorized to erect signs indicating no parking upon any street when the width of the roadway does not exceed twenty feet (20'), or upon one side of a street as indicated by such signs when the width of the street does not exceed thirty feet (30').
2. When official signs prohibiting parking are erected upon narrow streets as authorized in this subsection, no person shall park a vehicle upon any such street in violation of any such sign.
H. Schools: When official signs are erected indicating no parking upon that side of a street adjacent to any school property, no person shall park a vehicle in any such designated place.
I. Left Side Of Street: No person riding, driving, propelling or in charge of any vehicle shall stop the same upon any street of the city with the left side of such vehicle toward or along the curb, except on duly designated one-way streets.
J. Rear Of Vehicle To Curb: No vehicle shall stand backed up to the curb except when actually loading or unloading, but no vehicle shall stand backed up if it interferes with or interrupts the passage of other vehicles. (Ord. 12, 8-16-1984)
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