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§ 77.003 PLACES WHERE STOPPING, STANDING OR PARKING PROHIBITED.
   Except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic, or in compliance with law or the directions of a law enforcement officer, no person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle:
   (a)   On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a street;
   (b)   On a sidewalk; unless the vehicle is attended and is being loaded or unloaded and the area adjacent to the sidewalk has been designated by appropriate signs as a sidewalk loading zone by the city engineer or unless the vehicle is properly identified as a vehicle for transporting of disabled persons, it is necessary for the vehicle to be located on the sidewalk for loading and unloading purposes, and only two wheels on the loading/unloading side are on the sidewalk;
   (c)   Within an intersection;
   (d)   On a crosswalk;
   (e)   Between a safety zone and the adjacent curb or within 30 feet of points on the curb immediately opposite the ends of a safety zone, unless a different length is indicated by signs or markings;
   (f)   Alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction, when stopping, standing or parking would obstruct traffic;
   (g)   Upon any bridge or other elevated structure upon a highway or within a highway tunnel;
   (h)   On any railroad tracks; and
   (i)   Upon any street, alley or parkway for the purpose of selling or offering the same for sale or rent. Any vehicle which is parked or placed within 50 feet of the property of the residence of the owner of the vehicle is exempt from the provisions of this section.
(1957 Rev. Ords., § 13.139; 1992 Code, § 40-243) (Ord. 2423, passed 6-13-1966; Ord. 122-82, passed 12-13-1982; Ord. 28-83, passed 5-2-1983; Ord. 46-92, passed 5-18-1992; Ord. 47-92, passed 5-18-1992; Ord. 41-93, passed 5-3-1993; Ord. 20-96, passed 2-20-1996; Ord. 12-04, passed 2-2-2004)
Cross-reference:
   Bicycles, see ch. 81
Statutory reference:
   Similar provisions, see SDCL 32-30-6.1
§ 77.004 RELATIVE RIGHTS OF VEHICLES TO SINGLE PARKING SPACE.
   (a)   Whenever the driver of a vehicle is desirous of occupying a parallel parking space which is about to be vacated, he or she shall place his or her vehicle in a position in the lane nearest to the space he or she wishes to occupy with the front of his or her vehicle to the rear of the vehicle vacating the parking space. He or she shall hold this position until the parking space is vacated, after which, remaining in the same lane, the driver of the vehicle shall drive forward a sufficient distance to enable him or her to occupy the parking space by backing into the space. While backing in the process of parking, the driver of the vehicle shall have the right-of-way to the parking space.
   (b)   The right-of-way and procedure for occupying a single space which is already vacant shall be the same as that prescribed in division (a) above, except that it shall not be necessary for the driver to bring his or her vehicle to a halt in the rear of the space to be occupied.
(1957 Rev. Ords., § 13.126; 1992 Code, § 40-244) (Ord. 2423, passed 6-13-1966)
§ 77.005 MANNER OF PARKING GENERALLY.
   Except where angle parking shall be permitted, it shall be unlawful for the driver or owner of any motor vehicle, trailer or implement to park or leave the vehicle, trailer or implement standing, attended or unattended, on any street or avenue of the city unless the vehicle, trailer or implement is parked parallel to the curb headed in the direction of traffic, with the curbside wheels of the vehicle, trailer or implement within 12 inches of the curb and no closer than four feet to any other vehicle.
(1957 Rev. Ords., § 13.140; 1992 Code, § 40-245) (Ord. 12-04, passed 2-2-2004) Penalty, see § 77.999
§ 77.006 ANGLE PARKING.
   (a)   The city engineer, subject to the approval of the city council, shall determine upon which streets angle parking shall be permitted and shall mark or sign the streets. Angle parking shall not be indicated or permitted at any place where passing traffic would thereby be caused or required to drive upon the left side of the street or upon any railway tracks.
   (b)   Upon those streets which have been signed or marked for angle parking, no person shall park or stand a vehicle other than at the angle to, and with the hood or front end of the vehicle next to the curb.
(1957 Rev. Ords., § 13.140; 1992 Code, § 40-246) (Ord. 12-04, passed 2-2-2004)
§ 77.007 PARKING WITHIN MARKINGS.
   Whenever parking spaces are marked by lines on the pavement, whether for parallel or angle parking, a vehicle must be parked entirely within the lines of the parking space.
(1957 Rev. Ords., § 13.140; 1992 Code, § 40-247)
§ 77.008 OBSTRUCTING SNOW REMOVAL AND STREET CLEANING.
   No vehicle shall be parked in a manner or for a period of time as to unreasonably interfere with or obstruct the removal of snow from, or the cleaning of the streets in the city.
(1957 Rev. Ords., § 13.142; 1992 Code, § 40-248)
Cross-reference:
   Snow and ice removal, see §§ 96.100 through 96.105
   Parking on city streets during snow removal, see §§ 96.120 through 96.126
§ 77.009 PARKING OF COMMERCIAL VEHICLES OR MATERIALS PROHIBITED.
   (a)   Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
      COMMERCIAL VEHICLE. Any vehicle which is adapted, designed, equipped and used to perform a specific commercial function and which does not meet the definition of personal passenger vehicle.
      MOBILE FOOD TRUCK. A licensed and operable vehicle or concession trailer, which is enclosed and self-contained, independent with respect to water, sewer, and power utilities, that contains equipment for the preparation and sale or service of food or beverages with or without charge that are designed for immediate consumption in compliance with Chapter 117 of this Code.
      PERSONAL PASSENGER VEHICLE. Any car, pickup truck or van which is designed for and facilitates personal and passenger travel and has not been externally altered with features not customary to personal usage.
      SERVICE VEHICLE. Any vehicle built or assembled for personal passenger use that incorporates attachments in order to support service functions. A SERVICE VEHICLE is utilized as support for service and is not utilized to perform a specific commercial function.
   (b)   Prohibitions. Parking and storage of commercial vehicles or materials upon city streets is prohibited as follows.
      (1)   It shall be unlawful for any person or business to park, store, leave or permit the parking, storing or leaving of any commercial or construction vehicle, equipment or materials upon any city street.
      (2)   The transferring of refuse from smaller satellite vehicles to larger packer garbage trucks is prohibited on all city rights-of-way.
   (c)   Exceptions. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the following:
      (1)   Emergency vehicles;
      (2)   Personal passenger vehicles;
      (3)   Vehicles that are disabled, provided that they are not left on public rights-of-way longer than 24 hours;
      (4)   Light delivery trucks delivering goods from place to place;
      (5)   Garbage trucks in the site-to-site collection of refuse;
      (6)   Vehicles in the process of loading or unloading;
      (7)   Vehicles, immobile equipment or materials parked in connection with a construction site for longer than 24 hours for which the owner or lessor has obtained and posted a permit from the office of city engineer and are in compliance with the rules and regulations for parking, storing or leaving construction vehicle(s), equipment or materials on city streets issued by the city engineer. The fee for this permit is $15;
      (8)   Vehicles parked in connection with a construction site, provided they are not left there longer than 24 hours;
      (9)   Vehicles or equipment which are properly signed and parked temporarily in connection with the performance of a construction or maintenance service to property on or under the city right-of-way;
      (10)   Service vehicles; and
      (11)   Mobile food trucks in compliance with Chapter 117 of this Code.
(1992 Code, § 40-249) (Ord. 43-89, passed 5-15-1989; Ord. 5-99, passed 1-4-1999; Ord. 91-06, passed 7-24-2006; Ord. 9-11, passed 3-7-2011; Ord. 118-15, passed 12-1-2015)
§ 77.010 STOPPING, STANDING OR PARKING NEAR HAZARDOUS OR CONGESTED PLACES.
   (a)   The city engineer is hereby authorized to determine and designate by proper signs places not exceeding 1,000 feet in length in which the stopping, standing or parking of vehicles would create an especially hazardous condition or would cause unusual delay to traffic.
   (b)   When official signs are erected at hazardous or congested places as authorized in this section, no person shall stop, stand or park the vehicle in any place.
(1992 Code, § 40-250) (Ord. 56-90, passed 6-4-1990) Penalty, see § 77.999
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