Chapter 10.20 STOPPING, STANDING, AND PARKING

Statutory reference: Authority to regulate stopping, standing, and parking, see IC 9-21-1-3. Stopping, standing, and parking generally, see IC 9-21-16.

10.20.010 Definitions.

For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning:

“Commercial motor vehicle” means a motor vehicle used in commerce to transport passengers or property that:

(A) Has a declared gross weight of at least 11,000 pounds;

(B) Is designed to transport more than 15 passengers, including the driver; or

(C) Is used to transport materials determined to be hazardous by the U.S. Department of Transportation as set forth in Title 49 CFR.

“Commercial zoning district” means any BP, B-1, B-2, B-3, I-1, I-2 or commercial or industrial PUD zoning district, as provided in this code, as amended from time to time.

“Industrial zoning district” means any I-1 or I-2 zoning district, as provided in this code, as amended from time to time.

Off-Road Vehicle.

(A) A motor driven vehicle capable of cross country travel:

(1) Without benefit of a road or trail; and

(2) On or immediately over land, water, snow, ice, marsh, swampland, or other natural terrain.

(B) This term includes the following:

(1) A multi-wheel drive or low pressure tire vehicle.

(2) An amphibious machine.

(3) A ground effect air cushion vehicle.

(4) Other means of transportation deriving motive power from a source other than muscle or wind.

(1) A farm vehicle being used for farming.

(2) A vehicle used for military or law enforcement purposes.

(3) A construction, mining, or other industrial-related vehicle used in performance of the vehicle’s common function.

(4) A snowmobile.

(5) A registered aircraft.

(6) Any other vehicle properly registered by the Bureau of Motor Vehicles.

(7) Any watercraft that is registered under Indiana Statutes. (IC 14-16-1-3)

“Recreational vehicle” means a vehicle with or without motive power equipped exclusively for living quarters for persons traveling upon the highways. (IC 9-13-2-150)

“Residential zoning district” means any R-1, R-2, R-3, or residential PUD zoning district as provided in this code, as amended from time to time.

“Semitrailer” means a vehicle without motive power, designed for carrying property and for being drawn by a motor vehicle, and so constructed that some part of the weight of the semitrailer and that of the semitrailer’s load rests upon or is carried by another vehicle. This term does not include a pole trailer or a two-wheeled homemade trailer. (IC 9-13-2-164)

“Snowmobile” means a motor driven vehicle:

(A) Designed for travel primarily on snow or ice; and

(B) Of a type that uses:

(1) Sled type runners or skis;

(2) An endless belt tread; or

(3) Any combination of these or other similar means of contact with the surface upon which the vehicle is operated. (IC 14-8-2-261)

Trailer.

(A) A vehicle:

(1) Without motive power;

(2) Designed for carrying persons or property;

(3) Designed for being drawn by a motor vehicle; and

(4) So constructed that no part of the weight of the trailer rests upon the towing vehicle.

(B) This term includes pole trailers, two-wheeled homemade trailers, and the combination of any motor vehicle towing another vehicle or trailer. (IC 9-13-2-184)

“Truck-tractor” means a motor vehicle designed and used primarily for drawing other vehicles and not constructed to carry a load other than a part of the weight of the vehicle and load so drawn. This term includes a non-cargo-carrying power unit designed to operate in a combination with a semitrailer or trailer and includes a dromedary deck and plate. (IC 9-13-2-189)

Vehicle.

(A) Except as otherwise provided in this definition, a device in, upon, or by which a person or property is, or may be, transported or drawn upon a highway.

(B) This term does not include the following:

(1) A device moved by human power.

(2) A vehicle that runs only on rails or tracks.

(3) A vehicle propelled by electric power obtained from overhead trolley wires but not operated upon rails or tracks.

(4) A firetruck and apparatus owned by a person or municipal division of the state and used for fire protection.

(5) A municipally owned ambulance.

(6) A police patrol wagon.

(7) A vehicle not designed for or employed in general highway transportation of persons or property and occasionally operated or moved over the highway, including the following:

(a) Road construction or maintenance machinery.

(b) A movable device designed, used, or maintained to alert motorists of hazardous conditions on highways.

(d) Well boring apparatus.

(e) Ditch-digging apparatus.

(f) An implement of husbandry.

(g) An invalid chair.

(h) A yard tractor.

(C) This term includes an automobile, a motorcycle, a truck, a trailer, a semitrailer, a tractor, a bus, a school bus, a recreational vehicle, or a motorized bicycle. This term also includes an “off-road vehicle,” a “snowmobile,” and all trailers capable of being pulled or transported by a vehicle. (IC 9-13-2-196)

“Watercraft” means a contrivance used or designed for navigation on water, including a vessel, boat, motor vessel, steam vessel, sailboat, vessel operated by machinery either permanently or temporarily affixed, scow, tugboat, or any marine equipment that is capable of carrying passengers, except a ferry. (IC 9-13-2-198.5)

“Yard tractor” means a tractor that is used to move semitrailers around a terminal or a loading or spotting facility. The term also refers to a tractor that is operated on a highway with a permit issued under IC 6-6-4.1-13(d), if the tractor is ordinarily used to move semitrailers around a terminal or spotting facility. (IC 9-13-2-201) [Ord. 763, 1978; Ord. 1030, 1996. Code 1983 § 11-86; Code 2000 § 72.01].

10.20.020 Applicability.

The provisions of this chapter prohibiting the standing or parking of a vehicle shall apply at all times or at those times herein specified and as indicated on official signs, except when it is necessary to stop a vehicle to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a police officer or an official traffic control device. [Code 1983 § 11-87; Code 2000 § 72.02].

10.20.030 Regulations not exclusive.

The provisions of this chapter imposing a time limit on parking shall not relieve any person from a duty to observe other and more restrictive provisions limiting the stopping, standing, or parking of vehicles in specified places or at specified times. [Code 1983 § 11-88; Code 2000 § 72.03].

10.20.040 Stopping, standing or parking near industrial plant gate.

No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the law or the directions of a police officer, or traffic control device, within 50 feet of the center of the gate of an industrial plant. [Code 1983 § 11-89; Code 2000 § 72.04].

Penalty, see HMC 10.20.290.

Statutory reference: Stopping, standing or parking prohibited in front of driveways, see IC 9-21-16-5.

10.20.050 Stopping, standing or parking on parkway.

(A) Except as provided in subsection (B) of this section, no person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle on a parkway where curbs exist. Parkway shall be the place between the sidewalk and the curb, as defined in HMC 8.20.010.

(B) The provisions of this section shall not apply in the following instances:

(1) When necessary to avoid a conflict with other traffic;

(2) In compliance with the law;

(3) When complying with the directions of a police officer or traffic control device; or

(4) When the prohibition of parkway parking has been expressly exempted and listed in subsection (C) of this section.

(C) The parkways located at 8910 Grace Street, 8910 Cottage Grove Place are exempted from the provisions of subsection (A) of this section. [Ord. 859, 1981; Ord. 1569 § 1, 2014. Code 1983 § 11-90; Code 2000 § 72.05].

Penalty, see HMC 10.20.290.

Statutory reference: Stopping, standing or parking prohibited on sidewalks, see IC 9-21-16-5.

10.20.060 Parking not to obstruct traffic.

No person shall park any vehicle upon a street in such a manner or under such conditions as to leave available less than 10 feet of the width of the roadway for free movement of vehicular traffic. [Code 1983 § 11-91; Code 2000 § 72.06].

Penalty, see HMC 10.20.290.

Statutory reference: Stopping, standing or parking alongside or opposite excavations, etc., so as to obstruct traffic, see IC 9-21-16-5.

10.20.070 Vehicles parked on sidewalks.

The driver of any vehicle shall not park over any sidewalk area except at a permanent or temporary driveway. [Ord. 1185 § 9, 2001; Code 2000 § 72.06.01].

Penalty, see HMC 10.20.290.

10.20.080 Parking in alleys.

No person shall park a vehicle within an alley in such manner or under such conditions as to leave available less than 10 feet of space for vehicular travel, and no person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle within an alley in such position as to block the driveway entrance to any abutting property. [Code 1983 § 11-92; Code 2000 § 72.07].

Penalty, see HMC 10.20.290.

10.20.090 Parking in front of certain buildings.

No person shall park a vehicle in front of theaters and public buildings when signs or curb markings so prohibit. [Ord. 886, 1982. Code 1983 § 11-93; Code 2000 § 72.08].

Penalty, see HMC 10.20.290.

10.20.100 Parking in fire lanes.

(A) No person shall park or leave a vehicle in, on, or within a fire lane which is defined as a zone or area designated and prescribed as such by the fire chief of the town, acting in his capacity as a Deputy State Fire Marshal, or posted as such by signs on, in, or adjacent to said fire lanes.

(B) Enforcement. Subject to IC 9-21-16-5.5, the Highland fire chief, any officer of the Highland metropolitan police department, a code enforcement officer, the building commissioner or members of the volunteers in police service (VIPS) may issue a citation for a violation of this section. [Ord. 1357 § 2, 2007. Code 2000 § 72.09].

Penalty, see HMC 10.20.290.

10.20.110 Angle parking.

Angle parking shall be allowed at the locations specified in HMC 10.35.010, and no person shall park a vehicle at such locations except at an angle. [Code 1983 § 11-95; Code 2000 § 72.10].

Penalty, see HMC 10.20.290.

Statutory reference: Angle parking, see IC 9-21-16-7.

10.20.120 Parking for persons with physical disabilities.

(A) For the purpose of this section, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning:

“Placard, decal, display or permit” means (1) a parking permit for a person with a physical disability issued under IC 9-14-5; or (2) a disabled veteran’s registration plate issued under IC 9-18-18; or (3) a registration plate or decal for a person with a physical disability issued under IC 9-18-22.

(B) Certain public parking spaces within the town shall be designated as reserved for a person with a physical disability under IC 5-16-9-2, 9-21-1-3, or 9-21-18-4 by posting, immediately adjacent to and visible from the space or spaces, a sign erected and located in a manner that will not be obscured by a vehicle parked in the space, bearing the international symbol of accessibility. Such spaces shall include those designated in HMC 10.35.020 as well as others which shall be lawfully designated by posting, immediately adjacent to and visible from the space or spaces, a sign erected and located in a manner that will not be obscured by a vehicle parked in the space, bearing the international symbol of accessibility. Parking in these spaces shall be reserved solely for the use of the following:

(1) Vehicles displaying an unexpired parking permit for a person with a physical disability; or

(2) Vehicles displaying an unexpired disabled veteran’s registration plate; or

(3) Vehicles displaying an unexpired registration plate or decal for a person with a physical disability; or

(4) Vehicles displaying an unexpired parking permit for a person with a physical disability, an unexpired disabled veteran’s registration plate, or an unexpired registration plate or decal for a person with a physical disability issued under the laws of another state.

(C) Any person who parks a vehicle in a space reserved for a person with a physical disability under IC 5-16-9-2, 9-21-1-3, or 9-21-18-4, and the vehicle does not display the permit, placard or registration plates described in subsection (B) of this section or a person who, in a parking space reserved for a person with a physical disability, parks a vehicle that displays the permit, placard or registration plates described in subsection (B) of this section but is not at that time in the process of transporting a person with a physical disability or a disabled veteran, commits an offense.

(D) Enforcement. Subject to IC 5-16-9-11, the Highland fire chief, any officer of the Highland metropolitan police department, a code enforcement officer, the building commissioner, the Highland park and recreation superintendent, park director, public works director, general supervisor of public works or members of the volunteers in police service (VIPS) may issue a citation for a violation of this section. [Ord. 1357 § 3, 2007. Code 2000 § 72.11].

Penalty, see HMC 10.20.290.

Statutory reference: Parking facilities for persons with disabilities, see IC 5-16-9-1 et seq.

10.20.130 Parking for transporting caregivers.

(A) For the purpose of this section, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning:

“Person with a physical disability” means a person who has been issued a placard under IC 9-14-5 or a person with a disability registration plate for a motor vehicle, issued by the Bureau of Motor Vehicles under IC 9-18-22, or a person who otherwise qualifies for a placard or disability registration plate but no longer drives or does not own a motor vehicle.

“Placard, decal, display or permit” means a parking permit authorized and developed by the town of Highland, for use under the terms of this section, for a person who is a caregiver or a public livery who provides transportation to a person with a physical disability who might otherwise qualify for a placard issued under IC 9-14-5 or 9-18-18 or a registration plate or decal for a person with a physical disability issued under IC 9-18-22, but no longer drives or does not own a motor vehicle from which such a placard could be displayed.

“Transporting caregiver” means a person who provides transportation for a person with a physical disability or public supported transportation provider, or a fee for hire livery.

(B) Certain public parking spaces within the town shall be designated as “reserved” by posting, immediately adjacent to and visible from the space or spaces, a sign erected and located in a manner that will not be obscured by a vehicle parked in the space, bearing the words “Transporting Caregiver Parking Only.” In addition, the international symbol employed for persons with physical disabilities shall be displayed as well. Such spaces shall include those designated in HMC 10.35.030. Parking in these spaces shall be reserved solely for the use of the following:

(1) Vehicles conspicuously displaying a valid transporting caregiver parking permit as issued under the terms of this section; or

(2) Vehicles operated by a publicly supported transportation agency; or

(3) Vehicles operated by a fee for hire livery, taxi-cab or similar service; or

(4) Vehicles described in subsections (B)(2) and (3) of this section are not required to display the placard described in this section.

(C) Any person who parks a vehicle in a space reserved as described in HMC 10.35.030 and the vehicle does not display the permit, placard or registration plates described in subsection (B) of this section or a person who, in a parking space reserved for a person with a physical disability, parks a vehicle not exempted from the display requirement, commits an offense.

(D) The metropolitan police department shall be the issuing authority for the special permits described in this section and shall develop reasonable application methods and forms, subject to IC 36-5-6-6, in order to carry out the purposes of this section.

(E) The public works director shall cause to be fabricated such sign or signs as described herein to carry out the purposes of this section and shall cause to be installed and maintained such signs at the locations set forth in HMC 10.35.030. [Ord. 1207 § 1, 2002. Code 2000 § 72.11.1].

10.20.140 Parking prohibited totally.

When signs are erected giving notice thereof, no person shall park a vehicle at any time upon any of the streets described in HMC 10.35.040. [Code 1983 § 11-97; Code 2000 § 72.12].

Penalty, see HMC 10.20.290.

10.20.150 Truck parking.

No person shall park a truck at any of the locations designated in HMC 10.35.050. [Code 1983 § 11-98; Code 2000 § 72.13].

Penalty, see HMC 10.20.290.

10.20.160 Bus loading zones.

The areas and portions of streets and highways set out in HMC 10.35.060 shall be known as “bus loading zones.” [Code 1983 § 11-99; Code 2000 § 72.14].

10.20.165 Parking near a mailbox prohibited.

(A) Except as provided in subsection (B) of this section, no person shall park a vehicle, whether occupied or not, within seven and one-half feet of a public or private curbside mailbox between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday. Sundays and federal holidays are not included;

(B) The provisions of this section will not apply when parking is done for the following reasons:

(1) Parking when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic; or

(2) Parking in compliance with the directions of a police officer or a traffic control device; or

(3) Parking in compliance with the law; or

(4) Parking to momentarily discharge a passenger or passengers. [Ord. 1631 § 1, 2016].

10.20.170 Buses unloading passengers.

(A) The driver of any bus, when stopping to load or unload passengers at any place within this town, shall, before stopping, drive the bus as close as practicable to the right hand curb or edge of the street or roadway on which he is proceeding.

(B) Except as otherwise provided in HMC 10.35.060, which provides for specific bus loading zones, the driver of any bus stopping at an intersection to load or unload passengers shall proceed through such intersection and stop at the right hand curb on the far side of such intersection, and the areas for a distance of 60 feet on the far side of all intersections are hereby declared to be bus loading zones. [Code 1983 § 11-100; Code 2000 § 72.15].

Penalty, see HMC 10.20.290.

10.20.180 Parking prohibited during certain hours.

When signs are erected in each block giving notice thereof, no person shall park a vehicle between the hours specified in HMC 10.35.070 of any day except Sundays and legal holidays within the district or upon any of the streets described in HMC 10.35.070. [Code 1983 § 11-101; Code 2000 § 72.16].

Penalty, see HMC 10.20.290.

10.20.185 Parking limited to certain identified vehicles during certain hours.

When signs are erected in each block giving notice thereof, no person shall park a vehicle except those that may be expressly identified and authorized by this code between the hours specified in HMC 10.35.075 of any day except Sundays and legal holidays within the district or upon any of the streets described in HMC 10.35.075. [Ord. 1569 § 2(a), 2014].

10.20.190 Fifteen-minute parking.

When signs are erected in each block giving notice thereof, no person shall park a vehicle for longer than 15 minutes between the hours specified in HMC 10.35.080, except on Sundays and legal holidays, within the district or upon any of the streets described in HMC 10.35.080. [Code 1983 § 11-102; Code 2000 § 72.17].

Penalty, see HMC 10.20.290.

10.20.200 Two-hour parking.

When signs are erected in each block giving notice thereof, no person shall park a vehicle for longer than two hours between the hours designated in HMC 10.35.090 except on Sundays and legal holidays within the district or upon any of the streets described in HMC 10.35.090. [Code 1983 § 11-103; Code 2000 § 72.18].

Penalty, see HMC 10.20.290.

10.20.210 Special regulations for street work.

The director of public works is hereby given the power to post temporary signs reading “no parking – street work” along any street which he intends to sweep, clear, or work within the succeeding 24 hours. The director shall post every street that he intends to work with said signs prior to 4:00 p.m. of the preceding day. All vehicles shall be removed before 7:00 a.m. of the day on which the street is to be worked. Any vehicle which is illegally parked after 7:00 a.m. of the day on which the street is to be worked may be towed away. [Ord. 712, 1976. Code 1983 § 11-104; Code 2000 § 72.19].

Penalty, see HMC 10.20.290.

Statutory reference: Stopping, standing or parking alongside excavations, see IC 9-21-16-5.

10.20.220 Special regulations for snow removal.

(A) It is hereby declared and proclaimed that it is necessary for the public health and safety that the streets of the town be cleared of snow, and if the clearing of the snow is impeded and delayed by vehicles parked on the streets, such impediment and delay is detrimental to the public health and safety.

(B) Whenever there has been snow of two inches or more, no person shall park a vehicle on any street until such time that the snow has been cleared from the streets. Vehicles shall be relocated to areas off street or to on-street areas that have been previously cleared of snow.

(C) If such vehicles are not removed from the streets after ticketing, it shall be the duty of the officer to employ a reputable person to remove such vehicle from the streets and store them at a garage or within a vehicle pound, and the reasonable cost of removal and storage shall be paid by the owners of the vehicle.

(D) Whenever any vehicle is found to be in violation of this section, then the officer finding such vehicle shall take its registration number and any other information displayed on such vehicle which may identify its owner or user, and shall conspicuously affix to such vehicle a ticket. [Ord. 1608 § 1, 2015; Ord. 1754 § 1, 2021].

Penalty, see HMC 10.20.290.

10.20.230 Special regulations for leaf collection days.

(A) During those periods in which the municipality conducts its seasonal, systematic leaf collection, all local roads and streets which lay within a single-family or two-family residential district subject to the leaf collection schedule are deemed no parking streets for the period beginning on October 15th and until December 15th. Any vehicle found parked on any local road or street located in any single-family or two-family residential district within the period as provided by this section may be fined.

(B) The authority for enforcement of this section is authorized for and vested in the public works director, the general supervisor and the streets and sanitation supervisor of the public works department, the officers of the Highland metropolitan police department, the fire chief, or any other person authorized and empowered to enforce the municipal codes of the town of Highland. [Amended during 2012 recodification; Ord. 1184 § 1, 2001. Code 2000 § 72.20.1].

10.20.240 Stopping in bus loading zones.

No person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle for any purpose or for any period of time in a bus loading zone, other than for the expeditious loading or unloading of passengers. [Code 1983 § 11-106; Code 2000 § 72.21].

Penalty, see HMC 10.20.290.

10.20.250 Freight and passenger loading zones.

For the purpose of alleviating acute traffic congestion, the board of metropolitan police commissioners is hereby authorized to determine the location of temporary passenger and freight loading zones and shall cause to be placed and maintained appropriate signs indicating the same and stating the hours during which the provisions of this section are applicable. [Code 1983 § 11-107; Code 2000 § 72.22].

Penalty, see HMC 10.20.290.

10.20.260 Tow-away zone.

No person shall park a vehicle at any time within the state of Indiana right-of-way on the east side and west side of U.S. 41 between Ridge Road and 45th Street, and any vehicle which is illegally parked in the aforesaid right-of-way shall be towed away by the town of Highland. Any costs incurred by the town in towing away said vehicle shall be borne by the owner of said vehicle. [Ord. 948, 1990. Code 1983 § 11-108; Code 2000 § 72.23].

Penalty, see HMC 10.20.290.

10.20.270 Parking, storage and maintenance of certain vehicles prohibited in certain zoning districts.

(A) Generally.

(1) No person owning, renting, leasing or otherwise being in control of the use of any lot, parcel or piece of real property located in a residential zoning district or living thereupon shall cause or allow any truck-tractor, semi-trailer, commercial motor vehicle or trailer to be parked, stored or maintained upon such property or upon any street, alley, park, public right-of-way or private property, private driveway or private lot located within a residential zoning district within the town of Highland, at any time, except as herein provided.

(2) No person, company, corporation or other legal entity shall park, store or maintain or cause to be parked, stored or maintained upon any residential property or upon any street, alley, park, public right-of-way or private property, private driveway or private lot located within a residential zoning district within the town of Highland, at any time, except as herein provided, any truck-tractor, semi-trailer, commercial motor vehicle or trailer.

(3) Recreational vehicles, watercraft or trailers will be permitted only within residential zoning districts and only if kept in a garage, carport, rear yard, or side yard or on a driveway behind the front building line. Notwithstanding the above, during the period of May 15th through September 15th of each calendar year, recreational vehicles, watercraft or trailers will be permitted in residential zoning districts to be parked on a driveway behind the public sidewalk as near to the house or garage as practicable; or, in the event there is no public sidewalk, then said recreational vehicle, watercraft or trailer shall be parked on a driveway or front yard behind the front yard setback line. In no event shall a recreational vehicle, watercraft or trailer be parked in such a manner as to protrude into the sidewalk area or to be within the town of Highland right-of-way.

(4) Recreational vehicles that are not licensed in Lake County, Indiana, may be parked on a street for a period of one week or less so long as a permit has been issued by the building commissioner. The fee for the issuance of the permit by the building commissioner shall be $50.00.

(5) No recreational vehicles, watercraft or trailers shall be occupied as temporary or permanent living quarters while such recreational vehicle is parked, stored or maintained within a residential or commercial zoning district within the town of Highland. No recreational vehicle parked, stored or maintained within a residential or commercial zoning district within the town of Highland shall have its wheels removed except for repair or maintenance.

(6) No truck-tractor, semi-trailer, commercial motor vehicle or trailer shall be used or allowed to be used for the purpose of storage of any items in any commercial zoning district or industrial zoning district or upon any street, alley, park, public right-of-way or private property, private driveway or private lot in the town of Highland. Notwithstanding the above, a truck-tractor, semi-trailer, commercial motor vehicle or trailer may be used or allowed to be used for the purpose of storage of any items in a commercial zoning district or industrial zoning district for a period of 72 hours to permit the unloading of said vehicle so long as said vehicle is licensed through the Bureau of Motor Vehicles.

(7) No semi-trailer, commercial motor vehicle or trailer shall be used or allowed to be used to operate or conduct a business in any residential, commercial or industrial zoning district; provided, however, that semi-trailers or trailers are temporarily allowed to be used as construction trailers during the course of construction upon obtaining a permit from the building commissioner. Furthermore, semi-trailers or trailers may temporarily be used for the nonprofit or special event activity or activities pursuant to subsection (C) of this section so long as a permit has been issued by the building commissioner.

(B) Exceptions. The parking, storage or maintenance of certain vehicles will be permitted in residential and commercial zoning districts as exceptions to subsection (A) of this section as follows:

(1) Recreational vehicles, watercraft and trailers may be parked anywhere on residential premises not to exceed 48 hours during loading or unloading.

(2) Any truck-tractor, semi-trailer, commercial motor vehicle or trailer shall be allowed within residential zoning districts or upon any street, alley, park, public right-of-way or private property, private driveway or private lot located within a residential zoning district within the town of Highland for the limited and temporary purpose of loading or unloading merchandise, goods or materials for the property owner upon whose property or adjacent to whose property the truck-tractor, semi-trailer, commercial motor vehicle or trailer is parked.

(3) The town of Highland police department, code enforcement officer or building commissioner, and their agents, designees and employees are authorized and given express license and permission to enter into any private property, private driveway or private lot within the town of Highland as may be necessary for purposes of issuing a violation of this section.

(C) Exemption. The council of community events for the town of Highland, all other town of Highland municipal organizations, and nonprofit organizations shall be exempt from the provisions of subsections (A) and (B) of this section upon the issuance of a permit by the building commissioner authorizing the nonprofit or special event activity or activities. The issuance of such a permit shall be within the discretion of the building commissioner and there shall be no fee for the issuance of said permit.

(D) Citations. An officer of the town of Highland police department, code enforcement officer, or building commissioner, or their designee, may issue a citation for violation of this section to any person, company, corporation or other legal entity who violates or fails to comply with this section. [Ord. 1030, 1996. Code 2000 § 72.24].

Penalty, see HMC 10.20.290.

10.20.280 Residential parking only.

(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to park any vehicle, unless they are a resident or visitor of the resident who resides in the neighborhood served, upon any of the streets particularly described in HMC 10.35.100.

(B) Any vehicle that is identified as being in violation of this section shall be subject to a citation. Any person who shall violate any provisions of this section shall be fined in the amount set forth in the designated schedule as a payable offense subject to admission before the violations clerk of the ordinance violation bureau in the amount set forth in the admissions clerk payable offenses schedule in HMC 9.85.060.

(C) Further, any vehicle that is identified as being in violation of this section may be subject to towing if the violation is not cured in a reasonable time. In addition, the offender will be subject to repayment of any costs incurred by the town associated with towing the vehicle.

(D) If such persons shall violate any provisions of this section and there is a failure to satisfy the civil violation as set forth in Chapter 9.85 HMC, then such violations shall be construed as justiciable offenses and shall be subject to a fine of not less than $100.00 per violation, nor more than $500.00. Each day of such unlawful activity as is prohibited shall be deemed a separate offense.

(E) The authority for enforcement of this section is authorized for and vested in the officers of the metropolitan police department, the fire chief, or any other person authorized and empowered to enforce the municipal codes of the town. [Ord. 1585 § 2, 2015].

10.20.290 Penalty.

(A) Except as otherwise provided, any person, entity or organization who shall violate any provisions of this chapter shall be fined in the amount set forth in the designated schedule as a payable offense subject to admission before the violations clerk of the ordinance violation bureau in the amount set forth in the admissions clerk payable offenses schedule in HMC 9.85.060.

(B) If such persons, entity or organization shall violate any provisions of this chapter, and there is a failure to satisfy the civil violation as set forth in Chapter 9.85 HMC, then such violations shall be construed as justiciable offenses and shall be subject to a fine of not less than $50.00 per violation, nor more than $2,500. Each day of such unlawful activity as is prohibited shall be deemed a separate offense.

(C) Any person who violates any provision of this chapter for which no penalty is otherwise provided shall be subject to the penalty provided in HMC 10.05.140. [Ord. 1357 § 5, 2007. Code 2000 § 72.99].