Chapter 10.10
GENERAL REGULATIONS
Sections:
10.10.010 Crossing private property.
10.10.030 Roller skates, sleds, etc.
10.10.050 Damaging sidewalks and curbs.
10.10.060 Removing glass and debris.
10.10.070 Vehicles and recreational vehicles on streets.
10.10.010 Crossing private property.
No operator of a vehicle shall proceed from one street to an intersecting street by crossing private property. This provision shall not apply to the operator of a vehicle who stops on the property for the purpose of procuring or providing goods or services. [Ord. 262 § 10, 1981].
10.10.020 Unlawful riding.
A. No operator shall permit a passenger and no passenger shall ride on a vehicle on a street except on a portion of the vehicle designed or intended for the use of passengers. This provision shall not apply to an employee engaged in the necessary discharge of a duty or to a person riding within a truck body in space intended for merchandise.
B. No person shall board or alight from a vehicle while the vehicle is in motion on a street. [Ord. 262 § 11, 1981].
10.10.030 Roller skates, sleds, etc.
No person shall:
A. Use the streets for traveling on skis, toboggans, sleds, or similar devices, except where authorized.
B. Use roller skates on sidewalks in the business district or on any street, except as authorized or except to cross at a crosswalk. [Ord. 262 § 12, 1981].
10.10.040 Play streets.
No person shall drive a vehicle upon a street during the hours when it has been designated and is being used as a play street except drivers having business on such street or whose residences are along such street, and then such driver shall exercise the greatest care in driving on such street. [Ord. 262 § 13, 1981].
10.10.050 Damaging sidewalks and curbs.
A. The operator of a motor vehicle shall not drive on 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.
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. 262 § 14, 1981].
10.10.060 Removing glass and debris.
A party to a vehicle accident or a person causing broken glass or other debris to be upon a street shall remove the glass or other debris from the street. [Ord. 262 § 15, 1981].
10.10.070 Vehicles and recreational vehicles on streets.
A. Definitions.
1. “Vehicle,” as used in this section, will have the same definition as “motor vehicle” as defined in CMC 10.05.030.
2. “Street,” as used in this section, will have the same definition as “street” as defined in CMC 10.05.030.
3. “Recreational vehicle” as used in this section means a vehicle with or without motive power that is designed for human occupancy and to be used temporarily for recreational, seasonal, or emergency purposes.
B. Prohibited Storage. No person may store, or permit to be stored, on a street or public property:
1. A vehicle for more than 30 days.
2. A recreational vehicle for more than 72 hours.
C. Failure to operate and move a vehicle or recreational vehicle from the street or public property within the time limits established in this section will constitute prima facie evidence of prohibited storage and is subject to abatement and penalties as described in this section.
D. When a vehicle or recreational vehicle is found in violation of subsection (B) of this section a law enforcement officer or code enforcement officer shall provide notice and issue a citation for the violation. If the vehicle or recreational vehicle is not moved in compliance with this section 24 hours after the notice is posted, the city may treat the vehicle as abandoned and proceed to follow the procedures described in CMC 8.10.150 through 8.10.220.
E. No citation for violation of subsection (B) of this section will be issued unless notice to move the vehicle has been attached to the vehicle by any law enforcement officer or code enforcement officer, not less than 24 hours before the citation is issued.
F. No person may use a vehicle or recreational vehicle for shelter or sleeping on city property or in any city parking lot, including any park parking lot, unless otherwise posted. A person may use a vehicle or recreational vehicle for shelter or sleeping on public rights-of-way only if the person maintains all of the following standards:
1. The vehicle or recreational vehicle is legally parked in compliance with the Creswell Municipal Code and remains in one location for no more than 72 hours.
2. No creation or maintenance of open flames, recreational fires, burning of garbage, or bonfires in, on, or around vehicles and recreational vehicles.
3. No dumping of gray water (i.e., wastewater from baths, sinks, and the like) or black water (i.e., sewage) into any facilities or places not intended for gray water or black water disposal. This includes but is not limited to storm drains.
4. No storage of material outside vehicles and recreational vehicles, other than what is incidental to the active loading or unloading of a vehicle or recreational vehicle.
5. Vehicles and recreational vehicles must be operational and display valid registration.
6. No building or erecting of any structures connecting or attaching to vehicles or recreational vehicles, including tents that are not designed and manufactured to be attached to a vehicle or recreational vehicle.
7. No accumulating, discarding, or leaving of garbage, debris, unsanitary or hazardous materials, or other items of no apparent utility in public rights-of-way, on city property, or on any adjacent public or private property.
8. No use of power generators that result in a violation of applicable noise regulations.
9. Animals must not be left unattended. Animals must be controlled on a leash no longer than 15 feet or crated.
10. The vehicle or recreational vehicle is located on a public right-of-way within or adjacent to property zoned downtown commercial or industrial.
G. Maximum parking time limits in this section shall apply to parking in the block, not merely to parking in one or more parking spaces in the block. Once a vehicle or recreational vehicle has been parked for the designated maximum parking time limit, the vehicle or recreational vehicle must be moved at least two blocks from the original parking location. [Ord. 557 § 3, 2023; Ord. 515 § 2, 2018].