(A) Prohibition of parking in certain areas. No person may park a motor vehicle in any of the following places except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic, in compliance with law or the directions of a police officer or traffic control device, or when a permit has been granted by the City Manager:
(1) On a sidewalk;
(2) In front of or across a public or private driveway;
(3) Within an intersection;
(4) Within three feet of a fire hydrant;
(5) On any portion of a fire lane, unless permitted by the City Manager;
(6) In any place or in any manner so as to obstruct the immediate egress from an emergency exist of a building or a designated fire escape;
(7) Between a curb and a sidewalk;
(8) In a side or front yard in a residential district;
(9) ADA spaces will be in compliance with all State of Michigan codes; or
(10) Without a permit in a space designated as permit parking only.
(B) Prohibitions on method of parking in certain areas. The following methods of parking are prohibited where specified:
(1) With a vehicle's left wheels nearest to the curb, except on one-way roadways where parking is permitted on the left side of the roadway; and
(2) Back-in parking, in any angled parking spot.
(C) Time restrictions for parking in certain areas.
(1) No person may park overtime beyond the period of legal parking time identified by a regulatory sign;
(2) No person may park any vehicle on any street in the Central Business District between the hours of 4:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. during any day of the year; and
(3) Snow emergencies.
(a) No person may park or leave any vehicle, RV, construction trailer, or dumpster on a street or highway in the city when a snow emergency is in effect.
(b) The City Manager may declare a snow emergency after making a finding that, on the basis of falling snow, sleet, or freezing rain, or based on a National Weather Service forecast, weather conditions will make it necessary that motor vehicle traffic be expedited and that parking on city streets will be prohibited or restricted for plowing or other purposes. A snow emergency must be publicly announced prior to its effective time by means of press release, web posting, telephone information line, and/or emergency communications system where feasible.
(c) Once in effect, a snow emergency remains in effect until terminated by an announcement of the City Manager in the same manner in which it was declared.
(D) Restrictions on parking of certain vehicles and use of city right-of-way.
(1) Stalled or disabled vehicles.
(a) Whenever a vehicle becomes stalled or disabled for any reason on any portion of a city street to which a parking prohibition applies, the person operating the vehicle shall take immediate action to have the vehicle towed or pushed off the street.
(b) No person may abandon or leave a vehicle on a city street, except for the purpose of securing assistance during the actual time necessary to go to a nearby telephone, garage, automobile service station, or other place of assistance and return without delay.
(2) Dumpsters. No dumpster may be left overnight on any street, alley, parking lot, highway, or other public place unless authorized by the Director of Public Works. The Director of Public Works may provide for the issuance of a temporary dumpster permit for parking and use of a dumpster on public grounds owned or controlled by the city, on such order and conditions as the City Manager shall, in his/her discretion, determine to be just and reasonable, for a period of time not to exceed ten days in any one calendar year.
(3) Recreational vehicles (RVs).
(a) A recreational vehicle may be parked, used, or occupied on the premises of a dwelling only if the occupants of the RV have access to and the unlimited use of the sanitary facilities of the dwelling and the operator of the RV secures a permit as provided by this chapter.
(b) No recreational vehicle may be parked overnight on any street, alley, parking lot, highway, or other public place unless authorized by the Building Official. The Building Official may provide for the issuance of a temporary RV permit for parking, use, and occupancy of recreational vehicle on public grounds owned or controlled by the city, on such order and conditions as the City Manager shall, in his/her discretion, determine to be just and reasonable, for a period of time not to exceed ten days in any one calendar year.
(c) No recreational vehicle may be parked at any time between the established setback line and the curb line of any lot.
(d) No person may park or permit the occupancy of any recreational vehicle on a lot, field, or tract of land not specifically licensed as a campground, except only as provided by this chapter.
(Ord. 1091, passed 10-9-23)