A. Signs; Erection: The City Council may authorize or direct any person employed by the City to erect or install any sign or traffic control device required to enforce the provisions of this chapter.
B. Properly Posted Areas: It shall be an infraction to park or leave standing at any time a motor vehicle, as defined in the Utah Traffic Code, as adopted by the City, except when necessary to avoid interference with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a police officer or traffic control device.
C. Blocking Streets Or Highways: In addition to the parking provisions contained in the Utah Traffic Code, as adopted by the City, it shall be an infraction, for any person to:
1. Remain standing, lying or sitting on any street, public right-of-way, or publicly owned or controlled property in such a manner as to obstruct the free passage of vehicular or pedestrian traffic thereon.
2. Willfully remain standing, lying or sitting on any street, public right-of-way, or publicly owned or controlled property in such a manner for more than one minute after being requested to move by any police officer.
3. Willfully remain on such street, public right-of-way, or publicly owned or controlled property in such a manner as to obstruct the free passage of any person or vehicle into or out of any property abutting upon the street, public right-of-way, or publicly owned or controlled property, or any property having access to such street or highway.
D. Unlawful Parking: It shall be unlawful to stop, stand, or park any vehicle or trailer:
1. In such a manner so as to obstruct access upon, or use of, the entire surface of any sidewalk;
2. Upon any street, public right-of-way, or publicly owned or controlled property, for a period of more than twenty four (24) hours;
3. In any fire lane, or to otherwise block or obstruct any fire lane or hydrant established by the City, except as necessitated by an emergency;
4. On any public property, other than in designated parking areas, or as legally permitted on roadways;
5. In a manner that obstructs the delivery or retrieval of mail from a mailbox, or which obstructs refuse collection. This subsection is only applicable during times when those services are occurring or are likely to occur, and does not apply if the driver is present and moves the vehicle or trailer to avoid obstruction when such services are actually rendered; or
6. In a manner that obstructs all or part of a public or private driveway, without permission from the driveway owner.
7. This section does not apply to any vehicle or trailer which is owned by a governmental entity, and which is being used for official government business, or to vehicles which have been authorized by the applicable highway authority to stop, stand, or park in a manner otherwise contrary to this section.
a. Such vehicles may not block access to private or public driveways, except in cases of emergency repairs, when necessary, in order to provide police or fire services, or pursuant to a road or lane closure authorized by the applicable highway authority.
b. When it is anticipated that access to private or public driveways will be blocked, the entity shall coordinate its plan with the City, and shall communicate its plan to the affected property owner, at least twenty four (24) hours prior to the time access is blocked.
E. Parking Of Trailers, Recreation Vehicles:
1. It shall be unlawful for any person or business to park, place, store, or otherwise leave standing on any street, public right-of-way, or publicly owned or controlled property any unattached trailer of any type, whether for the occupancy of people, storage of items or for towing purposes; any boat, whether the same is loaded or not on an unattached trailer or otherwise; any camper not mounted on a vehicle; any motor home or mini motor home of any length; and any combination of a pulling or towing vehicle with an attached trailer for a period longer than twenty four (24) hours.
2. 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 public right-of-way or streets in one or more locations within South Weber City for longer than twenty four (24) hours, except that a permit may be obtained from the City for a period not to exceed seven (7) days for out-of-town visitors.
3. Parking of any such trailer or recreational vehicle on private property must not impede visibility of sidewalks and streets from adjacent driveways, nor impede vision on a corner lot for a distance of forty feet (40') from each of the intersecting streets.
4. No trailer or recreational vehicle may be used as a place of sleep or habitation while it is parked on a public right-of-way. Recreational vehicles or trailers with a "bump-out" feature, by which the sides of the trailer expand to the left or right in order to increase the space within the trailer, may not have that feature activated while parked on the public right-of-way.
5. Trailers used in the course of business shall be stored off of the public right-of-way and may not be parked overnight on any right-of-way.
6. This section does not prohibit the parking of construction trailers on public right-of-way, so long as those trailers are associated with an active building permit.
F. Evasion Of Parking Regulations:
1. The following constitute evasion of parking regulations, and shall not avoid the regulations of this chapter or restart the calculation of time for purposes of South Weber City Code:
a. Moving a parked vehicle, motor home, or trailer from its original location on a public street, to any other location or locations on a public street within one-half mile of the original location, if the cumulative time of the vehicle at both or multiple locations would exceed the lawful amount of time permitted at a single location; or
b. Removing an unlawfully parked vehicle, motor home, or trailer from a public street for a period of time of less than eight hours, and then returning the vehicle, motor home or trailer to a public street within one-half mile of the original location.
2. Evasion of parking regulations shall constitute a separate offense, punishable as an infraction, if done with intent to evade the provisions of this chapter.
G. Specific Months Restricted: It shall be unlawful to park a vehicle or recreational vehicle or farm equipment on any street in the City between the hours of twelve o'clock (12:00) midnight and twelve o'clock (12:00) noon from November 1 to March 31, except as follows:
1. Physicians and other emergency vehicles during emergency calls.
2. Residents or persons visiting when required by emergency or other unusual circumstances may apply to the City for a permit for all-night parking on the street. The City, for good cause shown, may issue a permit and shall issue an authorization that shall be displayed in the window and is visible to law enforcement agencies.
H. Prohibition Of Unauthorized Parking Of Commercial Vehicles:
1. General Prohibition: It shall be unlawful for any person to park or leave standing or unattended any commercial vehicle or trailer on any street, public right-of-way, or publicly owned or controlled property within the City, except as expressly authorized by the City or as necessary for the immediate loading or unloading of goods.
2. Definition Of Commercial Vehicle: For the purposes of this section, a commercial vehicle is defined as any vehicle used or maintained for the transportation of persons for hire, compensation, or profit, or designed, used, or maintained primarily for the transportation of property.
3. Exceptions:
a. This prohibition does not apply to commercial vehicles actively engaged in the delivery or pickup of goods or services where no reasonable off-street loading or unloading space is available.
b. Commercial vehicles may park temporarily on any street, public right-of-way, or publicly owned or controlled property for a period not to exceed two (2) hours for the purposes of loading or unloading, provided that such parking does not obstruct traffic or create a safety hazard.
c. Emergency repair vehicles are exempt while engaged in the performance of emergency services.
d. Permit For Extended Parking: A permit may be obtained from the City for the parking of commercial vehicles on a street, public right-of-way, or publicly owned or controlled property for a period longer than allowed under this section, subject to the City's discretion and applicable regulations.
I. Penalty: Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of an infraction and subject to penalty as provided in section 1-9-1 of this Code.
(Ord. 2023-04, 4-11-2023; amd. Ord. 23-19, 12-12-2023)