Chapter 10.15
PARKING
Sections:
10.15.020 Prohibited parking or standing.
10.15.040 Use of loading zone.
10.15.050 Unattended vehicles.
10.15.060 Standing or parking of buses and taxicabs.
10.15.070 Restricted use of bus and taxicab stands.
10.15.080 Lights on parked vehicle.
10.15.090 Extension of parking time.
10.15.010 Method of parking.
A. Where parking space markings are placed on a street, no person shall stand or park a vehicle other than in the indicated direction and, unless the size or shape of the vehicle makes compliance impossible, within a single marked space.
B. The operator who first begins maneuvering a motor vehicle into a vacant parking space on a street shall have priority to park in that space, and no other vehicle operator shall attempt to interfere.
C. Whenever the operator of a vehicle discovers that the vehicle is parked close to a building to which the fire department has been summoned, the operator shall immediately remove the vehicle from the area, unless otherwise directed by police or fire officers.
D. 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, except where the street is marked or signed for angle parking. [Ord. 281 § 17, 1983; Ord. 262 § 17, 1981].
10.15.020 Prohibited parking or standing.
No person shall park or stand:
A. A vehicle in violation of state motor vehicle laws or in violation of a lawfully erected parking limitation sign.
B. A vehicle in an alley other than for the expeditious loading or unloading of persons or materials, and in no case for a period in excess of 30 consecutive minutes. [Ord. 262 § 18, 1981].
10.15.030 Prohibited parking.
No operator shall park and no owner shall allow a vehicle to be parked upon a street for the principal purpose of:
A. Displaying the vehicle for sale.
B. Repairing or servicing the vehicle, except repairs necessitated by an emergency.
C. Displaying advertising from the vehicle.
D. Selling merchandise from the vehicle, except when authorized. [Ord. 262 § 19, 1981].
10.15.040 Use of loading zone.
No person shall stand or park a vehicle for any purpose or length of time, other than for the expeditious loading or unloading of persons or materials, in a place designated as a loading zone when the hours applicable to that loading zone are in effect. In no case, when the hours applicable to the loading zone are in effect, shall the stop for loading and unloading of materials exceed the time limits posted. If no time limits are posted, then the use of the zone shall not exceed 30 minutes. [Ord. 262 § 20, 1981].
10.15.050 Unattended vehicles.
When a police officer finds a motor vehicle parked or standing unattended with the ignition key in the vehicle, the officer is authorized to remove the key from the vehicle and deliver the key to the person in charge of the police station. [Ord. 262 § 21, 1981].
10.15.060 Standing or parking of buses and taxicabs.
The operator of a bus or taxicab shall not stand or park the vehicle upon a street in a business district at a place other than a bus stop or taxicab stand, respectively, except that this provision shall not prevent the operator of a taxicab from temporarily stopping the taxicab outside a traffic lane while loading or unloading passengers. [Ord. 262 § 22, 1981].
10.15.070 Restricted use of bus and taxicab stands.
No person shall stand or park a vehicle other than a taxicab in a taxicab stand, or a bus in a bus stop, except that the operator of a passenger vehicle may temporarily stop for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading passengers when stopping does not interfere with a bus or taxicab waiting to enter or about to enter the restricted space. [Ord. 262 § 23, 1981].
10.15.080 Lights on parked vehicle.
No lights need be displayed upon a vehicle that is parked in accordance with this chapter upon a street where there is sufficient light to reveal a person or object at a distance of at least 500 feet from the vehicle. [Ord. 262 § 24, 1981].
10.15.090 Extension of parking time.
Where maximum parking time limits are designated by sign, movement of a vehicle within a block shall not extend the time limits for parking. [Ord. 262 § 25, 1981].
10.15.100 Exemption.
The provisions of this chapter regulating the parking or standing of vehicles shall not apply to a vehicle of the city, county or state or public utility while necessarily in use for construction or repair work on a street, or a vehicle owned by the United States while in use for the collection, transportation or delivery of mail. [Ord. 262 § 26, 1981].