CHAPTER 71: PARKING REGULATIONS
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CHAPTER 71: PARKING REGULATIONS
Section
71.01 No parking where posted
71.02 Limited parking
71.03 Other parking restrictions
71.04 Declaration of snow emergency; parking prohibited
71.05 Parking certain semi-trailers or tractors on public streets prohibited
(Repealed)71.06 Overnight parking
71.07 Repairing of vehicles
71.08 Prohibiting parking areas in front yards in residential zones
71.09 Other prohibited parking
71.10 Impoundment
71.11 Prima facie violation
Cross-reference:
Abandoned vehicles, see Chapter 90
§ 71.01 NO PARKING WHERE POSTED.
No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle upon the public streets of the city at any place
where official signs or where appropriate devices, marks, or painting, either upon the surface of
the street or the curb immediately adjacent thereto, prohibit these acts. Penalty, see § 10.99
§ 71.02 LIMITED PARKING.
No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle upon the public streets of the city where official
signs are erected limiting the parking time thereon, for a period of time in excess of the time as
designated by the official signs or for a longer continuous period than seven (7) days. Penalty, see § 10.99
§ 71.03 OTHER PARKING RESTRICTIONS.
The City Council may by resolution order the placing of signs, devices or marks, or the
painting of streets or curbs prohibiting or restricting the stopping, standing or parking of vehicles
on any street where, in its opinion, as evidenced by a finding in its official minutes, the stopping,
standing or parking is dangerous to those using the highway, or where the stopping, standing or
parking of vehicles would unduly interfere with the free movement of traffic. The signs, devices,
marks or painting shall be official signs, devices, marks or painting, and no person shall stop,
stand or park any vehicle in violation of the restrictions thereon or as indicated thereby. Penalty,
see § 10.99 Lake Lillian Ordinance Code - Traffic Code 7-11
§ 71.04 DECLARATION OF SNOW EMERGENCY; PARKING PROHIBITED.
(A) The Mayor, Police Chief or other designated official may declare a snow emergency in the
city. The emergency shall continue in effect for a period of 24 hours or until the snow has been
removed from the city*s streets or until the snow emergency has been rescinded by action of the
Mayor, Police Chief or other designated officer.
(B) Notice of the declaration of a snow emergency shall be given by notifying the local news
media; however, the notification shall be a service aid only and not a duty on the part of the
officials.
(C) During a declared snow emergency, no motor vehicle shall be left parked on any street or
public way in the city.
(D) During a declared snow emergency, any police officer who finds a motor vehicle in
violation of this section shall attempt to contact the owner of the motor vehicle and require the
owner to immediately move the motor vehicle so as not to be in violation of this section. If the
owner does not immediately remove the motor vehicle or the owner cannot be located, the police
officer is authorized to have the motor vehicle removed at the owner*s expense. Penalty, see §
10.99
§ 71.05 PARKING CERTAIN SEMI-TRAILERS OR TRACTORS ON PUBLIC STREETS
PROHIBITED.
No person shall park a semi-tractor or trailer, or any vehicle rated with a gross vehicle weight in
excess of 10,000 pounds, in any area of the city zoned for residential use or other area designated
by City Council resolution except when the vehicle is parked in a completely enclosed garage or in a designated parking area.
Penalty, see § 10.99
(Repealed) § 71.06 OVERNIGHT PARKING.
The following vehicles shall not be allowed to park on city streets overnight: repair, delivery,
rented vehicles with commercial plates and refuse and recycling haulers or any other vehicle not
registered as a passenger vehicle. Penalty, see § 10.99
§ 71.07 REPAIRING OF VEHICLES.
Minor repairs and tune-ups, such as replacement of spark plugs, spark plug wires, thermostat,
radiator or heater hoses, oil changes and brake jobs shall be permitted on city streets; provided,
that they can be accomplished within the same day and completed by 10:00 p.m. All other repairs
shall be considered major repairs and shall not be permitted on any city street, unless the repairs
are made within an enclosed structure allowed within the zoning district. Damage to city streets
because of repairs or lack of repairs shall be charged to the person responsible for the damage to
the city streets.
§ 71.08 PROHIBITING PARKING AREAS IN FRONT YARDS IN RESIDENTIAL ZONES.
(A) The construction, operation or maintaining a parking area, either paved or unpaved, in the
front yard of any lot is prohibited in any area zoned for residential use. For the purpose of this
section, front yard shall mean and include that area between the sidewalk, or street line in the
event there is no sidewalk, and the front line of the principal building, extending in both directions
to the side lot lines.
(B) Use of that portion of a vacant lot within 30 feet of the sidewalk lines for parking in an
area zoned for residential use is prohibited.
(C) Driveways in any area zoned for residential use shall not exceed 25% of the width at the
front or side lot line. Where more than one driveway is desired or required, they shall be at least
70 feet apart.
(D) The front part of any lot shall not be used for the parking of an automobile, truck, trailer,
tractor, recreational vehicle, camper, travel trailer, camper top, tent, wagon, boat, boat trailer,
storage area or motor home.
(E) No person, being the owner or having control of any building, shall violate or fail to
conform to any provision of this section, or fail to obey any lawful order of an officer charged with
its enforcement. Each and every day on which any person continues to violate the provisions of
this section, after having been notified of the violation, shall constitute a separate offense. This
conviction shall not relieve any person from thereafter complying with the provisions of this
section, and shall be sufficient cause to refuse further building or land use permits to the offender
until a time as the orders have been complied with. Penalty, see § 10.99
§ 71.09 OTHER PROHIBITED PARKING (Prior Ord. 6.103.3 in the 1983 Code; amended
2/2/1993)
No person shall park a vehicle or permit it to stand, whether attended or unattended, upon any
highway within the city, in any of the following places:
(A) On a sidewalk.
(B) In front of a public or private driveway.
(C) Within an intersection.
(D) Within fifteen (15) feet of a fire hydrant.
(E) On a crosswalk.
(F) Within twenty (20) feet of a crosswalk at an intersection.
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(G) Within thirty (30) feet of any flashing beacon, stop sign, or traffic control signal located
at the side of a roadway.
(H) Between a safety zone and the adjacent curb or within thirty (30) feet of points on the
curb immediately opposite the ends of a safety zone, unless a different length is indicated
by signs or markings.
(I) Within twenty (20) feet of a driveway entrance to any fire station and on the side of a
street opposite the entrance to any fire station, within seventy-five (75) feet of the
entrance, when properly signposted.
(J) Alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction, when such stopping,
standing, or parking would obstruct traffic.
(K) On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a street.
§ 71.10 IMPOUNDMENT.
Any police officer may order the removal of a vehicle from a street to a garage or other place
of safety when the vehicle is left unattended and constitutes an obstruction to traffic or hinders
snow removal, street improvements or maintenance operations. The vehicle shall not be released
until the fees for towing and storage are paid in addition to any fine imposed for violation of this
chapter.
§ 71.11 PRIMA FACIE VIOLATIONS.
The presence of any motor vehicle on any street when standing or parked in violation of this
chapter is prima facie evidence that the registered owner of the vehicle committed or authorized
the commission of the violation.