(A) Except as otherwise provided in division (B) hereof, the owner or operator of any of the following vehicles such as a commercial tractor, pole trailer, semitrailer, or other commercial vehicle, or combination thereof, exceeding 22 feet in total length, or 84 inches in width, or 84 inches in height, shall not park or permit to be parked such vehicle on a public street or roadway for more than 2 hours, except for the purposes of loading or unloading, for emergency repairs or if it is a temporarily disabled vehicle.
(B) No owner or operator shall park or permit to be parked any of the following vehicles, school bus, commercial tractor, agricultural tractor, truck of more than 1 ton capacity in hauling or carrying weight, bus, trailer, semitrailer, pole trailer, or moving van on any street within a residential district of the city between 1 hour after sunset and 1 hour before sunrise.
(C) Any motor vehicle, trailer, semi-trailer or other vehicle listed in divisions (A) or (B) above and parked in violation of this section may be towed off the highway, street, or alley and stored by the city. The owner of the motor vehicle, trailer, semi-trailer or other vehicle listed in divisions (A) or (B) above must pay all towing charges incurred and all storage costs for each day or fraction of a day thereof that the motor vehicle, trailer, or semi-trailer is stored before the motor vehicle is returned to the owner's possession.
(D) Any motor vehicle, trailer, or semi-trailer or other vehicle listed in divisions (A) or (B) above left in possession of the city for more than 30 days may be sold at public auction to pay towing and storage charges.
(E) Any motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer or other vehicle listed in division (A) or (B) above parked in violation of any of the sections of this title shall be ticketed by leaving a ticket affixed in a visible location upon the vehicle. The owner or operator of the vehicle shall be subject, upon conviction of a violation of this title, to pay a prescribed fine in the sum of $10. The owner or operator of the vehicle may pay the fine by mail or by presenting the ticket and prescribed fine to the Police Department within 7 days of the ticketing. The payment shall be deemed a plea of guilty, waiver of court appearance, and acknowledgment of conviction of the alleged offense and may be accepted in full satisfaction of the prescribed penalty of the violation. If not paid within the 7-day period, the prescribed fine shall be $20. The payment shall be accepted in full satisfaction of the prescribed penalty of the violation. If payment is not made within 30 days, a charge shall be filed in municipal court, and the Clerk of Courts shall cause the issuance of summons upon the owner of the vehicle as prescribed by law and tax municipal court costs. Payment prior to the issuance of summons as aforesaid shall not be accepted by mail or at the Police Department if the owner or operator has been so convicted of this offense on 2 previous occasions within 60 days immediately preceding the date of violation.
(1974 Code, § 74.12) (Ord. 43-78, passed 5-15-1978; Am. Ord. 53-78, passed 6-19-1978; Am. Ord. 60-79, passed 11-19-1979; Am. Ord. 23-88, passed 4-4-1988; Am. Ord. 9-17, passed 5-1-2017)