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No person shall park or operate a motor vehicle or any type trailer upon the public street or in any city park or public parking lot for the purpose of repairing, painting or greasing such vehicle, and no person shall repair, grease or paint a motor vehicle or any type trailer on a public street or in any city park or public parking lot except to make repairs necessitated by an emergency.
(1979 Code § 10.48.170; amd. Ord. 94-60, 11-15-1994)
It shall be unlawful to abandon any vehicle upon any highway or street. A vehicle is presumed to be abandoned if it is left unattended on a highway or street for a period in excess of forty eight (48) hours.
(1979 Code § 10.48.180; amd. Ord. 94-60, 11-15-1994; Ord. 2003-69, 11-25-2003)
A. No person shall park a vehicle upon a street:
1. When it is snowing or when snow removal is apparent or imminent; or
2. When there is an accumulation of snow or ice of one inch (1") or more.
B. Snowbound Vehicles; Removal: It shall be unlawful for the owner of a vehicle to allow such vehicle to remain standing upon any public street for longer than 48 consecutive hours after such vehicle has become snowbound due to snowplows plowing around the vehicle. Such vehicles shall be presumed to be abandoned. Abandoned vehicles shall be subject to removal and impound, as provided under Chapter 8.
C. Exemptions: The restrictions set forth herein shall not apply:
1. To roads controlled by the State of Utah;
2. To streets with inadequate off-street parking that have been designated as exempt by the Mayor or the Mayor's Designee; or
3. To properties with no driveway approach.
(1979 Code § 10.48.120; amd. Ord. 94-60, 11-15-1994; Ord. 2003-69, 11-25-2003; Ord. 2023-62, 1-9-2024)
A. Defined: For purposes of this section, "restricted vehicle" shall mean:
1. A vehicle or trailer with a rated capacity of one and one-half (11/2) tons or more;
2. A vehicle or trailer licensed for more than eighteen thousand (18,000) pounds gross;
3. A vehicle or trailer with a length of more than forty five feet (45') or a width of more than eight feet (8');
4. Construction vehicles or equipment, except as allowed under section 7-4-3 and title 7, chapter 5 of this code; or
5. Farm tractors or self-propelled implements of husbandry, or other agricultural equipment or implements.
B. Residential Area; Loading And Unloading: No person shall park, or allow to remain standing, any "restricted vehicle", as defined in subsection A of this section, upon any street, part of a street or roadway in any residential area of the city except while actually loading or unloading. In no event shall it remain parked for purposes of loading or unloading in excess of eight (8) hours.
C. Time Limitation: For purposes of this section a restricted vehicle shall be deemed parked, even though the motor is running, if the vehicle is left standing for any period in excess of three (3) minutes when the same is not attended by a driver lawfully authorized to drive the said vehicle (except when unloading or loading as provided in subsection B of this section).
(1979 Code § 10.48.220; amd. Ord. 94-60, 11-15-1994)
A. Definitions:
RECREATIONAL VEHICLE: A vehicular unit, primarily designed as a temporary dwelling for travel, recreational, and vacation use, which is either self-propelled or is mounted on or pulled by another vehicle, including, but not limited to, a travel trailer, a camping trailer, a truck camper, a motor home, a fifth wheel trailer and a van.
RESTRICTED RECREATIONAL VEHICLE: A recreational vehicle which has or exceeds either a body height of seven feet (7'), a body width of eight feet (8') or a body length of twenty feet (20').
B. Residential Areas: It shall be unlawful to park, place, store, or otherwise leave a restricted recreational vehicle upon any street in a residential area for a period of time longer than twenty four (24) hours. Such vehicle shall be considered to be in violation of this section if parked in any one location for longer than twenty four (24) hours or if the vehicle has been parked in one or more locations within the same block for such twenty four (24) hour period.
C. Intersections: It shall be unlawful to stop, stand or park a restricted recreational vehicle within thirty feet (30') of an intersection.
(1979 Code § 10.48.165; Ord. 94-60, 11-15-1994)
Whenever any police officer finds a vehicle parked or standing upon a highway and such vehicle is creating a danger to persons or property, such officer is hereby authorized to move such vehicle, cause such vehicle to be moved or require the driver or other person in charge of the vehicle to move the same, to a safe position off the highway.
(1979 Code § 10.48.230; Ord. 94-60, 11-15-1994)
No person shall park a vehicle within a fire lane as designated by the fire chief, or the chief's designees, and marked in accordance with the provisions of the current fire code, as adopted by title 16, chapter 2 of this code, or its successor provisions.
(Ord. 2011-39, 6-28-2011)
A. Authority To Park In Restricted Areas:
1. "Appropriately marked", as used in this section, shall mean:
a. A vehicle bearing a disability special group license plate which will be displayed like any other license plate; or
b. A temporary removable windshield placard or removable windshield placard, displayed in the front windshield of the vehicle; and
c. The plate or identification card shall have been issued by the State Department of Motor Vehicles, in accordance with Utah Code Annotated section 41-1a-408, as amended.
2. Any disabled person qualifying under Utah Code Annotated section 41-1a-408(6), as amended, shall be allowed to park an appropriately marked motor vehicle in the following identified restricted parking areas, notwithstanding any other State or City parking restriction: freight loading zones, passenger loading zones and time-limited parking zones for a reasonable period of time, and in a manner which allows proper access to the automobile by the disabled person.
3. It is unlawful for such disabled person to park for longer than reasonable periods of time in any such restricted parking areas. "Reasonable", as used herein, shall mean the designated time or two (2) hours, whichever is longer.
4. Nothing herein shall be construed to permit parking by any individual, contrary to or as an exception to the limited purpose of the following designated areas at:
a. Any area where official signs or traffic markings absolutely prohibit stopping, standing or parking;
b. Areas reserved for emergency use. "Emergency use", as used herein, means and shall include, but not be limited to, fire hydrant zones as defined in subsection 10-5-1B2 of this Chapter; fire lanes, as designated in Section 10-5-25 of this Chapter, whether private or public property; or any other designated area of the City posted as restricted for emergency vehicles or emergency use;
c. Any area where parking is prohibited under Section 10-5-5 of this Chapter.
(1979 Code § 10.49.010; Ord. 85-32, 8-22-1985; amd. Ord. 94-60, 11-15-1994; 1999 Code)
B. Parking Spaces Identified As Reserved For Disabled Persons; Public And Private Property: It is unlawful for any vehicle to be parked in any parking space or area designated as reserved for use by disabled persons, unless such vehicle is displaying a disability special group license plate, temporary removable windshield placard or removable windshield placard issued by the State and such vehicle is transporting a qualifying handicapped person. This subsection applies to and may be enforced on public property and on private property which is used or intended for use by the public, whether parking is provided to the general public for free or for a fee.
(1979 Code § 10.49.020; Ord. 85-32, 8-22-1985; amd. Ord. 94-60, 11-15-1994)
C. Out Of State Vehicles: The parking privileges granted by subsections A and B of this Section also apply to vehicles displaying a distinctive disability license plate or transferable identification card issued by another state, if displayed on a vehicle being used by a person with a disability.
(1979 Code § 10.49.030; Ord. 85-32, 8-22-1985; amd. Ord. 94-60, 11-15-1994)
D. Issuance Of Citations By Volunteers: The Chief of Police may appoint volunteers to issue citations for violations of subsection B of this Section. The Chief of Police may establish reasonable guidelines for the appointment of such volunteers and shall establish a training program for all such volunteers. No volunteer shall issue a citation until such training program is completed. A volunteer appointed under this subsection shall be twenty one (21) years or older. The Chief of Police may remove a volunteer appointed under this subsection at any time for any reason. A citation issued by a volunteer appointed under this subsection has the same force and effect as a citation issued by a peace officer for the same offense.
(1979 Code § 10.49.040; Ord. 94-60, 11-15-1994)
A. Council Findings:
1. The City Council finds and determines that Utah Code Annotated section 41-6-17.5, provides that municipalities may enact ordinances governing parking areas open to the public. It further finds that a special need exists in the area of the Ogden City Mall to provide parking for oversized vehicles that cannot park in the Ogden City Mall parking terrace and to provide for enforcement thereof.
2. It is further found and determined that the interior surface parking area in the Ogden City Mall is generally held open for use of the public for purposes of vehicular parking to serve a commercial establishment. It further finds that the owner of the interior surface parking area of the Ogden City Mall agrees to the enactment of the Ordinance codified as this Section and the enforcement thereof.
(1979 Code § 10.50.010; Ord. 88-43, 10-13-1988; amd. Ord. 94-60, 11-15-1994)
B. Height Restrictions Within Interior Parking Area: It is unlawful to stop, stand, or park any vehicle under six feet eight inches (6'8") in height within the interior surface parking area of the Ogden City Mall in those stalls officially designated as parking for vehicles over six feet eight inches (6'8") in height.
(1979 Code § 10.50.020; Ord. 88-43, 10-13-1988; amd. Ord. 94-60, 11-15-1994)
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