Chapter 72

(A) No person shall stand or park a motor 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.

(B) Where parking spaces are designated on a street, no person shall stand or park a vehicle other than in the indicated direction and within a single marked space, unless the size or shape of the vehicle makes compliance impossible.

(C) The operator who first begins maneuvering a motor vehicle into a vacant parking space on a street has priority to park in that space, and no other vehicle operator shall attempt to interfere.

(D) When 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.

(’91 Code, § 5-3.21) (Ord. 967, passed 3-12-91) Penalty, see § 70.99

72.11 PROHIBITED PARKING OR STANDING.

(A) No person shall park or stand a vehicle as follows.

(1) In violation of state motor vehicle laws or in violation of a lawfully erected parking limitation device or curb painting.

(2) 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 20 consecutive minutes in any two-hour period.

(’91 Code, § 5-3.22)

(B) No operator shall park and no owner shall allow a vehicle to be parked on a street for the principal purpose of the following.

(1) Displaying the vehicle for sale.

(2) Repairing or servicing the vehicle, except repairs necessitated by an emergency.

(3) Displaying temporary advertising from the vehicle.

(4) Selling merchandise from the vehicle, except when authorized.

(’91 Code, § 5-3.23)

(Ord. 967, passed 3-12-91) Penalty, see § 70.99

72.12 TIME LIMITS; EXTENSION OF 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.

(’91 Code, § 5-3.28) (Ord. 967, passed 3-12-91) Penalty, see § 70.99

72.13 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.

(’91 Code, § 5-3.29) (Ord. 967, passed 3-12-91)

72.14 DOWNTOWN PARKING AREA.

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

ABUTS. When the tax lot upon which the place of employment is located and touches at any point the downtown parking area or when the tax lot adjoins a public sidewalk and the tax lot boundary lines perpendicular to the sidewalk are extended to the street parallel to the sidewalk and any of those extended boundary lines intersect the downtown parking area at any point.

DOWNTOWN PARKING AREA. In Prineville, the DOWNTOWN PARKING AREA consists of the following streets:

North side of 4th Street between Beaver Street and Belknap Street

South side of 4th Street between Claypool Street and Court Street

Both sides of 3rd Street between Deer Street and Dunham Street

North side of 2nd Street between Claypool Street and Court Street

South side of 2nd Street between Beaver Street and Court Street

East side of Deer Street between 3rd Street and 4th Streets

Both sides of Claypool Street between 2nd Street and 4th Street

Both sides of Beaver Street between 2nd Street and 4th Street

Both sides of Main Street between 1st Street and 5th Street

Both sides of Belknap Street between 2nd Street and 4th Street

West side of Court Street between 2nd Street and 4th Street

East side of Court Street between 3rd Street and 4th Street.

EMPLOYEE. Anyone being engaged for wages, credit or other remuneration including employers, agents, salesmen, representatives or volunteers for a public or private enterprise when the enterprise is located within the city.

VEHICLE OWNED. Any vehicle registered to, operated or controlled by a person.

(’91 Code, § 5-1.2)

(B) Parking restrictions.

(1) Except as provided in subsections (B)(2), (3), (4) or (5), no person shall, while at his/her place of employment when the place of employment abuts the downtown parking area, cause, allow, suffer or permit any motor vehicle owned by that person to be parked in any one or more parking spaces upon the public streets within the downtown parking area between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on any day.

(2) This section shall not apply on Sundays or state holidays.

(3) Vehicles owned by employees shall be allowed to load or unload their vehicle for a maximum period of 30 minutes in the downtown parking area.

(4) This section shall not apply to any vehicle owned by an employee but being operated by someone other than the employee.

(5) This section shall not apply to a vehicle operated by a person over 65 years of age, or which has been identified as a vehicle used by or for a disabled person under Ch. 487 of Oregon laws when the vehicle is actually used by or for the disabled person.

(’91 Code, § 5-1.3)

(C) Employee parking prohibited. No employee shall cause a vehicle owned by that person to be parked on a public street within the downtown parking area except within an individually marked parking space. (’91 Code, § 5-1.4)

(Ord. 883, passed 12-11-84) Penalty, see § 70.99

LOADING AND UNLOADING ZONES

72.25 USE OF LOADING ZONE.

No person shall stop, 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. When the hours applicable to the loading zone are in effect, the loading and unloading shall not exceed the time limits posted. If no time limits are posted, then the use of the zone shall not exceed five minutes for loading or unloading of passengers and personal baggage and 15 minutes for loading or unloading materials.

(’91 Code, § 5-3.24) (Ord. 967, passed 3-12-91) Penalty, see § 70.99

72.26 PASSENGER LOADING ZONE.

No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle for any purpose or length of time other than for the expeditious loading or unloading of passengers in a place designated as a passenger loading zone when the hours applicable to that zone are in effect.

(’91 Code, § 5-3.25) (Ord. 967, passed 3-12-91) Penalty, see § 70.99

72.27 BUSES AND TAXICABS.

(A) Standing or parking of buses and taxicabs. The operator of a bus or taxicab shall not stop, stand or park the vehicle on a street in a business district other than at 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. (’91 Code, § 5-3.26)

(B) Restricted use of bus and taxicab stands. No person shall stop, 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 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.

(’91 Code, § 5-3.27) (Ord. 967, passed 3-12-91) Penalty, see § 70.99

PARKING CITATIONS

72.40 ISSUANCE OF CITATION.

When a vehicle without an operator is found parked in violation of a restriction imposed by this chapter, the officer finding the vehicle shall take its license number and any other information displayed on the vehicle that may identify its owner, and shall conspicuously affix to the vehicle a parking citation instructing the operator to answer to the charge or pay the penalty imposed within five days during specific hours and at a specific place.

(’91 Code, § 5-3.60) (Ord. 967, passed 3-12-91)

72.41 FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH CITATION.

If the operator does not respond to a parking citation affixed to a vehicle within five working days, the citing officer or city official may send a letter to the owner of the vehicle informing the owner of the violation and giving notice that if the citation is disregarded for a period of ten days the fine will be doubled and the vehicle is subject to impoundment and may be sold if not redeemed.

(’91 Code, § 5-3.61) (Ord. 967, passed 3-12-91; Am. Ord. 1250, passed 4-9-19)

72.42 CANCELLATION OF CITATION.

No person shall cancel or solicit the cancellation of a parking citation in any manner.

(’91 Code, § 5-3.62) (Ord. 967, passed 3-12-91) Penalty, see § 70.99

72.43 LIABILITY FOR VIOLATIONS.

(A) Owner responsibility. The owner of a vehicle in violation of a parking restriction shall be responsible for the offense, unless the use of the vehicle was secured by the operator without the owner’s consent. (’91 Code, § 5-3.63)

(B) Registered owner presumption. In a proceeding against a vehicle owner charging a violation of a restriction on parking, proof that the vehicle was registered to the defendant at the time of the violation shall constitute a presumption that the defendant was the owner.

(’91 Code, § 5-3.64) (Ord. 967, passed 3-12-91) Penalty, see § 70.99

72.44 HEARING.

After the issuance of a citation as provided in § 72.40, any person may object to the citation within five business days by filing an objection at the main office of City Hall. Said objection shall specify the basis for so protesting. The statement shall be referred to the City Council as part of its regular agenda at its next succeeding meeting. At the time set for consideration of the citation, the person protesting may appear and be heard by the Council; and the Council shall determine whether or not a violation occurred; and the determination shall be entered in the official minutes of the Council. Council determination shall be required only in those cases where a written statement has been filed as provided.

(Ord. 1250, passed 4-9-19)