Chapter 10.56 MISCELLANEOUS STOPPING, STANDING AND PARKING RESTRICTIONS

Chapter 10.56
MISCELLANEOUS STOPPING, STANDING AND PARKING RESTRICTIONS

Sections:

10.56.010 Places where prohibited.

10.56.015 Permit parking on city streets.

10.56.020 Parking in streets and alleys.

10.56.030 Parking for certain purposes prohibited.

10.56.040 Parking time limits established.

10.56.045 Construction or repair parking permits.

10.56.050 Parking in excess of 24 hours prohibited.

10.56.060 Stopping, standing or parking on main-traveled part of highway.

10.56.065 Parking of nonmotorized vehicles on narrow roadways, school zones and ball field.

10.56.070 Parking in spaces reserved for the handicapped.

10.56.010 Places where prohibited.

(a) No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with law, regulation or ordinance, or the directions of a police officer or traffic control device, in any of the following places:

(1) On a sidewalk;

(2) In front of a public or private driveway;

(3) Within an intersection;

(4) Within eight feet of a fire hydrant when that hydrant is directly adjacent to the curb; where a fire hydrant is recessed back from the curb, within eight feet of that point on the curb which would be crossed by a perpendicular line from the recessed hydrant to the nearest public street;

(5) On a crosswalk;

(6) Within 15 feet of a crosswalk or intersection unless changed by curb markings;

(7) Within 30 feet upon the approach of any flashing beacon, stop sign or traffic control signal located at the side of a roadway;

(8) Between a safety zone and the adjacent curb or within 30 feet of points on the curb immediately opposite the ends of a safety zone, unless the local traffic authority indicates a different length by signs or markings;

(9) Within 15 feet of the driveway entrance to any fire station and on the side of a street opposite the entrance to any fire station within 75 feet of said entrance when properly signposted;

(10) Alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction when stopping, standing or parking would obstruct traffic;

(11) On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a street; provided, that this section shall not prohibit a taxicab from making brief stops pursuant to the provisions of KMC 5.24.230(c);

(12) Upon any bridge or other elevated structure upon a highway or within a highway tunnel;

(13) At any place where official signs prohibit stopping;

(14) All street areas adjacent to curbs painted yellow. This section shall not prohibit a taxicab from stopping to expeditiously load or unload passengers in residential areas.

(b) No person shall move a vehicle not lawfully under his control into any such prohibited area or away from a curb such distance as is unlawful. (Ord. 1021 § 5, 1984; Ord. 816 § 1, 1974; Ord. 776 § 3, 1972; Ord. 756 § 3, 1972; Ord. 652 § 4, 1963. Code 1962 § 19-106)

10.56.015 Permit parking on city streets.

(a) Unless a valid parking permit issued by the city manager is properly attached to the vehicle, no vehicle shall be stopped, left standing or parked for more than two hours on any portion of the following streets:

(1) Bawden Street between Mill Street and Spruce Mill Way;

(2) Easterly side of Main Street adjacent to Lot 7AA Block 19A USS 437 between Mill Street and Spruce Mill Way;

(3) Spruce Mill Way;

which are designated by the city manager as permit parking.

Except as otherwise determined by the city manager, the parking permit required under this section shall be the same permit required for the use of those off-street parking lots which are subject to the city’s permit parking requirements. The parking permit shall be attached to the vehicle at the place and in the manner prescribed by the city manager. Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to permit stopping, standing or parking of a motor vehicle at any place or at any time where such stopping, standing or parking is otherwise restricted or prohibited. (Ord. 1365(A) § 1, 1996; Ord. 1322 § 1, 1995)

10.56.020 Parking in streets and alleys.

No person shall park a vehicle in any street or alley in such a manner or under such conditions as to leave available less than 10 feet of the width of the roadway for the free movement of vehicular traffic; and no person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle therein in such position as to block the driveway entrance to any abutting property. (Code 1962 § 19-107)

10.56.030 Parking for certain purposes prohibited.

No person shall park a vehicle upon any roadway for the principal purpose of:

(a) Displaying such vehicle for sale;

(b) Washing, greasing or repairing such vehicle except repairs necessitated by an emergency. (Code 1962 § 19-108)

10.56.040 Parking time limits established.¹

(a) The traffic authority of the city is authorized to establish parking time limits, or to prohibit parking, on designated streets and parts of streets, by having appropriate signs or curb markings erected or placed thereon.

(b) When such signs or markings have been erected or so placed, it shall then be unlawful for any person to park a vehicle in violation thereof.

(c) Notwithstanding any provision of this section, any vehicle with disabled or handicapped registration issued by the state as provided by law may be parked in any lawful parking space for a period of up to 24 hours despite shorter parking time limits established by the traffic authority or other ordinances of the city which would otherwise be applicable. (Ord. 968 § 1, 1982; Ord. 625 § 5, 1963. Code 1962 § 19-109)

10.56.045 Construction or repair parking permits.

(a) A construction or repair parking permit shall be issued by the traffic authority of the city upon satisfactory proof that the person requesting the permit is engaged in construction or repair work and upon payment of a $300.00 permit fee.

(b) As used in this section, “construction or repair work” means the construction, repair, alteration, or demolition of any improvements to real property, or the maintenance or repair of equipment or other personal property of a business, that requires transportation by vehicle of the supplies or the tools or both, needed to perform such work.

(d) The time limits established pursuant to KMC 10.56.040 shall not apply to vehicles which prominently display a permit issued pursuant to this section during the time the driver of such vehicle is actually engaged in performing construction or repair work. (Ord. 1077 § 1, 1986)

10.56.050 Parking in excess of 24 hours prohibited.

No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle or trailer, whether attended or unattended, on any street for a period longer than 24 hours unless otherwise signed. (Ord. 1320 § 1, 1995)

10.56.060 Stopping, standing or parking on main-traveled part of highway.

(a) No person shall stop, park or leave standing any vehicle, whether attended or unattended, upon the main-traveled part of a highway, except that this section shall not prohibit a taxicab from making brief stops pursuant to the provisions of KMC 5.24.230(c).

(b) This section shall not apply to the driver of any vehicle which is disabled while on the paved or main-traveled portion of a highway in such manner and to such extent that it is impossible to avoid stopping and temporarily leaving the disabled vehicle in such position. (Ord. 776 § 4, 1973; Ord. 756 § 4, 1972. Code 1962 § 19-111)

10.56.065 Parking of nonmotorized vehicles on narrow roadways, school zones and ball field.

(a) Except as permitted under this section, no person shall park a trailer, boat trailer or other nonmotorized vehicle on any roadway which is:

(1) Twenty-eight feet or less in width;

(2) Within that area where a reduced speed zone for a school area has been posted by the traffic authority; or

(3) Within that portion of Park Avenue and Schoenbar Road which abuts Walker Field;

and no person shall park any such trailer, boat trailer or other nonmotorized vehicle on the shoulders, berms or parking lanes of such roadways. A trailer, boat trailer or other nonmotorized vehicle shall be considered to be illegally parked under this section even if the trailer, boat trailer or other nonmotorized vehicle is hitched or otherwise connected to a motor vehicle.

(b) The traffic authority may issue permits for the temporary parking of trailers or other nonmotorized vehicles on a roadway, berm, shoulder or parking lane of a roadway where such parking would otherwise be prohibited by this section:

(1) When necessary for the delivery or removal of furnishings, equipment, supplies and materials to or from the adjacent property;

(2) When necessary for construction or demolition occurring on adjacent property; or

(3) When necessary to avoid other undue hardship on the owners or residents of adjacent property or their contractors.

All permits shall state the time during which such placement, storage or keeping is permitted and a description of the location and dimensions of the area on which such temporary placement, storage or keeping is permitted.

(c) This section may be enforced in the manner provided in Chapter 10.88 KMC for the enforcement of prohibitions on parking of vehicles. The fine and penalty schedule provided for in KMC 10.88.080(a)(1) applies to violations of this section. (Ord. 1390 § 1, 1998)

10.56.070 Parking in spaces reserved for the handicapped.

(a) A person may not park a motor vehicle in a parking place reserved for a person with a disability unless:

(1) The person operating the vehicle has a valid special permit issued to that person pursuant to AS 28.10.495;

(2) The person operating the vehicle has parked the vehicle for the purpose of transporting a person who has a special permit issued pursuant to AS 28.10.495 and the person who has the special permit actually exits or enters the vehicle;

(3) The motor vehicle displays a special license plate issued to a person with a disability pursuant to AS 28.10.181(d) and is operated by or used for the purpose of transporting a person with a disability; or

(4) The motor vehicle displays a special license plate or permit issued to persons with disabilities by another state, province, territory, or country and is being operated by or used for the purpose of transporting a person with a disability.

(b) For the purposes of this section, the term “park” means the stopping or standing of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, and includes stopping or standing temporarily for the purpose of loading or unloading property or passengers. (Ord. 1467 § 1, 2002; Ord. 1076 § 1, 1986)

Editor’s note: This section has been editorially changed to comply with instructions received May 29, 1969.