(A) (1) No person shall park any commercial vehicle on public streets between the hours of 12:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. at night, except for the purpose of actively loading, unloading or servicing the adjacent property. During the remaining hours between 6:00 a.m. and 12:00 a.m., parking of commercial vehicles is restricted to two hours daily. Commercial vehicles shall be allowed to exceed said restriction; provided, they are currently in use for construction, maintenance, servicing or emergency response servicing the adjacent property. By virtue of this section, there shall be no overnight parking of any commercial vehicle on public streets within residentially-zoned districts unless specifically authorized by the Chief of Police or his or her designate pursuant to subsection (D) below.
(2) For the purposes of this subsection (A), a
COMMERCIAL VEHICLE is defined as any of the following:
(a) Any vehicle with a gross vehicle weight of 8,000 pounds or more;
(b) Any vehicle designed to carry 16 or more passengers, including the driver;
(c) Any vehicle of any size that is being used in the transportation of hazardous materials as defined in Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-212-101;
(d) Any trailer or semi-trailer in excess of 30 feet, regardless of whether such trailer or semi-trailer is attached to another vehicle;
(e) Any vehicle with three or more axles; and
(f) Any vehicle licensed and/or used primarily for commercial purposes.
(B) No motor homes, campers, fifth wheel, attached or unattached trailers in excess of 30 feet or other recreational vehicles shall be permitted to be parked on any public street between the hours of 12:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. at night. During the remaining hours between 6:00 a.m. and 12:00 a.m., parking of recreational vehicles is restricted to two hours daily. By virtue of this section, there shall be no overnight parking of any of the vehicles listed within this section on public streets within residentially owned districts unless specifically authorized by the Chief of Police or his or her designate pursuant to subsection (D) below.
(C) Excluded from this section entirely are emergency and public utility service vehicles.
(D) Each residential lot within the city may request a permit from the Chief of Police for overnight parking on public streets for vehicles referenced in subsections (A) and (B) above. Valid permits issued by the Chief of Police or his or her designate shall allow continuous on street parking for a period of 72 hours from the effective time and date of the permit.
(Ord. 12-21, passed 1-22-2013; Ord. 13-16, passed 6-17-2013; Ord. 15-34, passed 1-19-2016)