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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)
A. Unlawful Unless Licensed: It shall be unlawful for the owner of a motor vehicle, trailer or boat or for any other person to park such vehicle, trailer or boat or allow such vehicle, trailer or boat to be parked on a vacant lot or parking lot owned by another person for the purpose of displaying it for sale unless the owner or lessee of the property on which it is parked has a City business license to engage in the business of selling motor vehicles, trailers or boats at that location. It shall also be unlawful for the owner or lessee of such property to allow another person to park a motor vehicle, trailer or boat on the property for the purpose of displaying it for sale unless the owner or lessee is duly licensed to engage in the business of selling motor vehicles, trailers or boats at that location.
B. Public Nuisance: Any vehicle, trailer or boat parked in violation of this Section is declared to be a public nuisance. If a notice of violation has been placed upon such vehicle, trailer or boat and it is not removed within twenty four (24) hours thereafter, or if two (2) or more notices of violation have been placed on the same vehicle, trailer or boat within the last thirty (30) days, the vehicle, trailer or boat shall be impounded as a nuisance. The vehicle, trailer or boat shall be released to the owner or responsible party only after the Police Department has received a receipt for the same acknowledging responsibility of that person for the item being unlawfully parked. Impoundments under this Section shall be accomplished in accordance with the provisions and procedures outlined under Chapter 8 of this Title.
C. Each Day Separate Violation: Each day a vehicle, boat, or trailer is parked contrary to the provisions of this Section represents a separate violation.
D. Defense: It shall be a defense to the owner or lessee of any parking lot or vacant lot on which vehicles have been parked in violation of this Section, if the owner or lessee has posted signs on such lots restricting the parking of such vehicles.
(1979 Code § 10.48.145; Ord. 91-17, 6-20-1991; amd. Ord. 94-60, 11-15-1994)
A. Front Yard Area Defined: "Front yard area" means the open space, on the same lot with a building used as a dwelling, between the line of the building and the lot line adjacent to any public street and extending across the full width or length of the lot.
B. Unlawful: It shall be unlawful to park a motor vehicle, trailer or boat in a front yard area on any residential property.
C. Exception: This Section shall not prohibit the parking of any vehicle upon a concrete or asphalt slab or upon a driveway which leads to legal parking to the rear or side of the building, which slab or driveway is in compliance with the requirements of the Zoning Title of the City, either under existing provisions or as a nonconforming use.
(1979 Code § 10.48.175; Ord. 96-18, 4-23-1996)