(A) It shall be unlawful for the owner or operator of a truck, utility trailer, boat trailer, horse trailer or other trailer designed to be pulled behind a motor vehicle to park such trailer detached from its motor vehicle on the streets in a business or residential district of the city, except when such owner or operator is performing a service for an adjacent or abutting property owner and only then for a period of no longer than eight hours; provided, that the detached trailer does not impede the safe flow of traffic. A detached trailer belonging to a contractor with a current building permit may be parked in an area where vehicles can legally park on the street longer than eight hours as long as the contractor is actively working on the property with the building permit and the detached trailer does not impede the safe flow of traffic. A placard issued by the Building Inspection Department showing the address of the permit, issuance date and expiration date shall be attached to the trailer and be visible from the traffic side.
(B) For the purpose of this section, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
SEMI-TRAILER. Any vehicle with or without motive power, designed to carry persons or property and to be drawn by a motor vehicle; and so constructed that some part of its weight rests upon or is carried by another vehicle.
TRAILER. Any vehicle, with or without motive power, designed to carry persons or property and to be drawn by a motor vehicle; and so constructed that no part of its weight rests upon the towing vehicle.
TRUCK-TRACTOR. Any motor vehicle designed and primarily used for drawing other vehicles and not so constructed as to carry a load other than a part of the weight of the vehicle and load so drawn.
VEHICLE. Every device in, upon or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway, except devices moved solely by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.
(Prior Code, § 3-312) Penalty, see § 72.99