It shall be unlawful to park any commercial vehicle on any street or avenue in the city, except in truck parking zones or, in circumstances specified elsewhere in this article, on streets and avenues in residential zones. Provided, if written application shall be made to the Police Chief by the owner or occupant of premises in a business, commercial, or industrial zone, as defined in Chapter 25, Article 22 of this code, for a special permit to park a commercial vehicle at a certain location on a street or avenue opposite the premises during loading or unloading, on the grounds that such loading or unloading cannot reasonably be accomplished in any other location, the Police Chief may grant a special written permit to so park the vehicle if he or she shall determine that such vehicle cannot reasonably be loaded or unloaded except by parking the vehicle at such location, and that such parking would not endanger the public safety or create traffic congestion. The permit shall specify the place or places where such parking may occur, and may contain such further restrictions or conditions as, in the sound discretion of the Police Chief, are reasonably necessary to avoid endangering the public safety or avoid traffic congestion. It shall be unlawful for any person to whom such a permit has been granted to park or permit the parking of the vehicle in violation of the terms of the permit.
(Ord. 2617, passed - -1980)