(a) For the provisions of this section “truck” means any motor vehicle designed for carrying loads on its own chassis and with a rated capacity of one ton or more.
(b) “Tractor” means any motor vehicle having motive power designed or used for drawing other motor vehicle, or designed or used for drawing another vehicle while carrying a portion of such other motor vehicle or its load or both.
(c) “Trailer” means any vehicle without motive power designed or used for carrying property or persons wholly on its own structure and for being drawn by a motor vehicle and includes any such vehicle when formed being used or operated as a compliance of a semi-trailer and a vehicle of the dolly type such as is commonly known as a trailer dolly, such as a house trailer.
(Ord. 2200. Passed 2-15-72.)
(d) No owner or operator of a truck, tractor, or trailer shall permit such vehicles to be parked on any Municipal street or alley at any time.
(Ord. 2758. Passed 2-5-80.)
(e) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any truck, tractor or trailer which is parked while loading or unloading merchandise, nor to the parking of such truck, tractor or trailer when the driver or operator thereof has stopped to eat or for other necessary purposes, such as Federal Department of Transportation or Public Utilities Commission inspection, provided, however that such parking at no time shall be for no longer period than one hour. The provisions of this section shall also be inapplicable to parking necessitated by an emergency or by an Act of God.
(f) No person shall park any semi-trailer unattached to its tractor on any street or alley within the Municipality at any time.
(Ord. 2200. Passed 2-15-72.)
(g) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. If, within one year of the offense, the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to one predicate motor vehicle or traffic offense, whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. If, within one year of the offense, the offender previously has been convicted of two or more predicate motor vehicle or traffic offenses, whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.