(A) General. The provisions of this section shall apply to all streets, alleys and rights-of-way located within the town.
(B) Definitions. For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
DECLARED WEIGHT. The declared weight as shown on the license plate of the vehicle or the weight shown on the vehicle’s registration or attached to the vehicle or at the discretion of the Police Department as established by weighing or any other accurate documentation.
DELIVERY. The transporting of some commercial product by a vehicle to a specific location and shall include a pick up of an item for commercial purposes at a specific location.
HEIGHT. The height of a vehicle as measured from its highest projection on the top of the vehicle to the ground, excluding antennas.
HIGHWAY. The entire width between boundary lines of state-owned ways which are part of the state system of ways through the town open for vehicular traffic.
LENGTH. The length of a vehicle as measured from the furthest most projection of the vehicle in the front to the furthest most projection of the vehicle to its rear.
RIGHT-OF-WAY. Any property owned by the town adjoining any street or alley.
STREET or ALLEY. The entire width between boundary lines (meaning the actual area owned by the town) of every way dedicated, platted or owned by the town when any part of the way is opened to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular traffic. This term includes an ALLEY.
TOWN. The municipal corporation known as the Town of Mooresville, Indiana.
VEHICLE. Except as otherwise provided herein, a device in, upon or by which a person or property is, or may be, transported or drawn upon a street. VEHICLE, for purposes of this section, does not include a fire truck or apparatus owned by the town.
WIDTH. The distance from the widest portion of the vehicle, measured from side-to-side, excluding the mirrors.
(C) Vehicle capacity.
(1) No vehicle having a capacity of 11,000 pounds or greater shall be parked on any street, alley or right-of-way. No vehicle with a length of 25 feet or greater, or with a width of 82 inches or greater, or a height of seven feet or higher shall be parked on any town street, alley or right-of-way. A violation of any one of the above specifications (the weight portion of this section, the length portion of this section, the width portion of this section or the height portion of this section) shall be considered a violation.
(2) An exception to this section would be commercial vehicles making deliveries in the due course of business only.
(D) Vehicle obstructions. No person shall dismantle, repair, restore or otherwise perform any work on any vehicle, machine, transportation device, motor or any other piece of equipment on any street, alley or right-of-way.
(E) Curbs.
(1) Except where angle parking is permitted by ordinance, every vehicle stopped or parked upon a roadway or street in the town where there is an adjacent curbs shall be so stopped or parked with the right-hand wheels of such vehicle parallel with and within 12 inches of the right-hand curb.
(2) Every vehicle stopped or parked upon a roadway or street in the town where there is no adjacent curb shall be so stopped or parked with the right-hand wheels of such vehicle parallel with and within 12 inches of the outside edge of the right-hand berm.
(F) Enforcement. The law enforcement officers of the town are authorized to have any vehicle parked contrary to the provisions of this section towed and removed off of the public streets of the town. The owner and/or operator of said vehicle shall be liable to the person or persons so towing and removing said vehicle for the reasonable value of such services.
(Ord. 5, 1965, passed 5-4-1965; Ord. 5, 2003, passed 7-15-2003) Penalty, see § 71.99