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§ 71.025 CLINGING TO VEHICLES.
   No person riding upon a bicycle, motorcycle, coaster, roller skates, sled or other device shall attach the device or himself or herself to a moving vehicle upon a street. Nor shall the operator of a vehicle upon a street knowingly allow a person riding on any of the above vehicles or devices to attach himself or herself, the vehicle or the device to his or her vehicle.
(Ord. 523, passed 9-13-2010) Penalty, see § 10.99
§ 71.026 SLEDS ON STREETS.
   No person shall use the streets for traveling on downhill skis, toboggans, sleds, snowmobiles or similar devices, except where authorized.
(Ord 523, passed 9-13-2010) Penalty, see § 10.99
§ 71.027 DAMAGING ROADS, SIDEWALKS AND CURBS.
   (A)   The operator of a motor vehicle shall not drive upon a sidewalk or roadside planting strip except to cross at a permanent or temporary driveway.
   (B)   No unauthorized person shall place dirt, wood or other material in the gutter or space next to the curb of a street with the intention of using it as a driveway or parking pad without the inspection and consent of the city.
   (C)   No person shall remove a portion of a curb or move a motor vehicle or device moved by a motor vehicle upon a curb or sidewalk without first obtaining authorization and posting bond, if required. A person who causes damage shall be held responsible for the cost of repair.
(Ord. 523, passed 9-13-2010) Penalty, see § 10.99
§ 71.028 OBSTRUCTING STREETS.
   (A)   No unauthorized person shall obstruct the free movement of vehicles or pedestrians using the streets.
   (B)   No person shall park or stand a vehicle in such manner or location that it constitutes a hazard to public safety or an obstruction on the street.
(Ord. 523, passed 9-13-2010) Penalty, see § 10.99
§ 71.029 HAZARDS TO PUBLIC.
   (A)   A party to a vehicle accident or a person causing broken glass or other debris to be upon a street shall remove the glass and other debris from the street.
   (B)   No owner or person in charge of property shall allow to stand any dead or decaying tree that is a hazard to public or to persons or property on or near the property.
   (C)   No owner or person in charge of property shall allow overgrowth of trees, shrubbery, or any type of vegetation to encroach onto a street or sidewalk. In addition see clear vision standards Ordinance 337, section 4.020, codified as § 155.01, and Ordinance 521.
   (D)   No person shall deposit upon any street or public sidewalk any kind of rubbish, trash, debris, refuse or any substance that would mar the appearance, create a stench, create a fire hazard, detract from the cleanliness or safety of such street or sidewalk, or would be likely to injure a person, animal or vehicle traveling upon such street or sidewalk.
   (E)   It is the duty of an owner of land adjacent to the public right-of-way in the city to construct, reconstruct, repair, and keep right-of-way clear of leaves, ice, snow, and all other obstructions or hazards to the public which are reasonably removable on all sidewalks and driveways adjacent to the land.
(Ord. 523, passed 9-13-2010) Penalty, see § 10.99
§ 71.030 PROHIBITED USES OF STREETS AND ALLEYS.
   No owner or person in charge of property abutting a street or alley shall allow, in the street or alley abutting his or her property:
   (A)   The growth of noxious weeds or grass over the height of ten inches;
   (B)   Trash, garbage or personal property to collect;
   (C)   Landscaping or planting of trees and shrubs; and
   (D)   Parking of loaded truck tractor and truck trailer, see § 71.032(A)(8).
(Ord. 385, passed 5-13-1985; Ord. 523, passed 9-13-2010) Penalty, see § 10.99
§ 71.031 PARALLEL PARKING AND ANGLE PARKING.
   (A)   In areas with curb and sidewalks, except in angle parking zones designated by resolution of the City Council, no person shall stand or park a vehicle in a street other than parallel with the edge of the roadway, headed in the direction of lawful traffic movement and with the curbside wheels of the vehicle within 12 inches of the edge of the curb or shoulder.
   (B)   In those areas designated angle parking zones, no vehicle shall be positioned so that it protrudes into the main-traveled portion of the roadway. In addition see clear vision standards Ordinance 337, section 4.020, codified as § 155.01, and Ordinance 521.
(Ord. 391, passed 2-10-1985; Ord. 523, passed 9-13-2010) Penalty, see § 10.99
§ 71.032 PROHIBITED PARKING AND STANDING.
   (A)   In addition to the provisions of O.R.S. Chapter 811 prohibiting parking, no person shall park or stand:
      (1)   A vehicle in an alley other than for the expeditious loading or unloading of persons or materials, but in no case for a period in excess of 30 consecutive minutes;
      (2)   A vehicle upon a parkway or freeway, except as authorized;
      (3)   A vehicle upon private property without the consent of the owner or persons in charge of the private property;
      (4)   Parking on a public street in a C-1 Commercial Zone for more than 24 consecutive hours;
      (5)   Parking on a public street in a Residential Zone for more than 72 consecutive hours;
      (6)   Vehicle in a manner such that the front of the vehicle is facing the oncoming traffic on the side of the street, avenue, parkway, freeway or highway;
      (7)   Within 15 feet of an intersection, except for highway 203 and 237 shall follow O.R.S. provisions; and
      (8)   No person shall drive a loaded truck tractor, truck trailer, or a combination of a truck tractor and a truck trailer as defined in this chapter, except:
         (a)   On Main Street (HWY 203 and 237) for up to 24 hours or when City Council has designated an alternative location;
         (b)   When the city street has been designated by resolution, as a truck route by the City Council, pursuant to this chapter;
         (c)   When the truck tractor and/or trailer combination is in the process of conducting business to a location that exists upon a city street that has not been designated as a truck route and then only by entering such streets at the intersection nearest the destination of the vehicle and leaving by the shortest route; or
         (d)   Operate or run an empty motor truck tractor, as defined by O.R.S. 801.355, on a street between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. of the following day in front of or adjacent to a residence, motel, apartment house, hotel or other sleeping accommodation. There is a ten-minute time limit that a motor truck tractor can sit idled in these locations.
   (B)   No operator shall park and no owner shall allow a vehicle or trailer to be parked upon a street or right-of-way for the principal purpose of:
      (1)   Displaying the vehicle for sale;
      (2)   Repairing vehicle, except repairs necessitated by an emergency;
      (3)   Displaying advertising from the vehicle, except for painted, vinyl or magnetic signs on the body of the vehicle;
      (4)   Construction vehicles or trailers unless authorized during the pre-build application process;
      (5)   Selling merchandise from the vehicle, except when authorized or permitted;
      (6)   Living in, vacationing in, except when permitted;
      (7)   Storage, or as junk or dead storage, for more than 24 hours; and
      (8)   Discarded vehicles.
(Ord. 424, passed 11-19-1990; Ord. 523, passed 9-13-2010; Ord. 531, passed 5-13-2012) Penalty, see § 10.99
§ 71.033 STORAGE.
   (A)   It is unlawful to store or permit the storing of a discarded vehicle upon any private property within the city unless the vehicle is completely enclosed within a building or fence, or unless it is in connection with a business enterprise dealing in junked vehicles lawfully conducted with the city. All vehicles will have sight securing from the right-of-way(s) and other private property.
   (B)   The open accumulation and storage of a discarded vehicle is found to create a condition tending to reduce the value of private property, to promote blight, deterioration and unsightliness, to invite plundering, to create fire hazards, to constitute an attractive nuisance creating a hazard to the health and safety of minors, to create a harborage for rodents and insects and to be injurious to the health, safety and general welfare. Therefore, the presence of a discarded vehicle on private or public property is declared to constitute a public nuisance, which may be abated in accordance with the provisions of the chapter.
(Ord. 523, passed 9-13-2010) Penalty, see § 10.99
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