A. Within the city of Tombstone, county of Cochise, state of Arizona, between Third Street and Sixth Street be closed all day, every day, to all nonemergency and nonrestricted motor vehicular traffic and motor vehicular parking except for emergency and public service vehicles in the course of official duties. Nonrestricted vehicles may include, but not be limited to, garbage trucks, the bank truck; semi-tractor trailer sized large delivery trucks and horsedrawn conveyances. Merchant vehicles between six o'clock (6:00) A.M. and ten o'clock (10:00) A.M. daily for delivery of merchandise and the parking shall not exceed the time it takes to deliver the merchandise. Licensed contractors with a building permit in good standing may enter the historic preservation district after obtaining a special use permit from the city clerk, for the purpose specified on the building permit. Bands, disc jockey, karaoke jockey, or any entertainer and merchants that require the unloading and loading heavy equipment shall be allowed no longer than thirty (30) minutes between six o'clock (6:00) P.M. and three o'clock (3:00) A.M. for the sole purpose of unloading and loading equipment.
B. Third Street, Fourth Street, Fifth Street and Sixth Street shall remain two-way streets.
C. Parking on Fourth Street and Fifth Street will be a combination of angle and parallel parking as determined by the marshal's department and the department of public works.
D. Animal drawn conveyances shall be allowed access to Allen Street provided the animal drawn conveyances are properly permitted in accordance with section 8-5-2, "Animal Use Permits", of this code.
E. The marshal's department and the department of public works shall determine the number and location of handicap parking spaces. Handicap parking should be assigned as close as possible to Allen Street, on the cross streets.
F. The department of public works shall change and improve the access to the visitor's parking lot from Allen Street to Fourth Street.
G. Any vehicle in violation hereof may be towed away at the expense of the owner or driver at the option of the office of city marshal.
H. Any person who shall wilfully violate any of the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not more than three hundred dollars ($300.00) and by imprisonment not to exceed six (6) months, or both.
I. Motorized vehicular traffic may be allowed for special events for the benefit of the quality of life and enjoyment of the citizens of Tombstone if authorized by the mayor and common council.
J. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or portion of this ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions hereof. (Ord. 2016-04, 10-11-2016)