Chapter 10.10
PARKING
Sections:
10.10.020 Parking of oversize vehicles.
10.10.030 Use of loading zone.
10.10.040 Use of passenger loading zone.
10.10.050 Stopping, standing, or parking of buses and taxicabs regulated.
10.10.060 Restricted use of bus and taxicab stands.
10.10.010 Method of parking.
A. 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, in which case motor vehicles shall be parked with the front head-in to the curb at the angle of and between painted stripes or other markings upon the pavement where such head-in parking is indicated.
B. Where parking space markings are placed on a street, no person shall stand or park a vehicle other than at the indicated direction and within a single marked space.
C. Whenever the owner or driver of a vehicle discovers that such vehicle is parked immediately in front of or close to a building to which the fire department has been summoned, he shall immediately remove such vehicle from the area unless otherwise directed by police or fire officers. [Ord. 20-O-793 § 4 (Exh. C); Ord. 06-O-572 § 1; Ord. 61-O-157 § 10.]
10.10.020 Parking of oversize vehicles.
Any vehicle which because of its size or shape cannot be parked as provided by BMC 10.10.010 may be parked outside the restricted or limited parking area of the city in a manner which will not impede or interfere with vehicular traffic. [Ord. 20-O-793 § 4 (Exh. C); Ord. 61-O-157 § 11.]
10.10.030 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 unloading and delivery or pickup and loading of materials or freight in any place designated as a loading zone during the hours when the provisions applicable to loading zones are in effect. In no case shall the stop in an unmetered loading zone for loading and unloading of passengers and personal baggage exceed 30 minutes, nor the loading or unloading of materials exceed 30 minutes. [Ord. 20-O-793 § 4 (Exh. C); Ord. 61-O-157 § 13.]
10.10.040 Use of 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 any place designated as a passenger loading zone during the hours when the provisions applicable to passenger loading zones are in effect. [Ord. 20-O-793 § 4 (Exh. C); Ord. 61-O-157 § 14.]
10.10.050 Stopping, standing, or parking of buses and taxicabs regulated.
The driver of a bus or taxicab shall not stand or park such vehicle upon any street in any business district at any place other than at a bus stand or taxicab stand, respectively, except that this provision shall not prevent the driver of any taxicab from temporarily stopping for the purpose of and while actually engaged in the loading or unloading of passengers. [Ord. 20-O-793 § 4 (Exh. C); Ord. 61-O-157 § 15.]
10.10.060 Restricted use of bus and taxicab stands.
No person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle other than a bus in a bus stand or other than a taxicab in a taxicab stand, except that the driver of a passenger vehicle may temporarily stop therein for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading passengers when such stopping does not interfere with any bus or taxicab about to enter or using such zone. [Ord. 20-O-793 § 4 (Exh. C); Ord. 61-O-157 § 16.]
10.10.070 Prohibited parking.
In addition to provisions of the Motor Vehicle Laws of Oregon pertaining to prohibited parking, no person shall park:
A. A vehicle upon any bridge or elevated structure used as a street, unless otherwise indicated by lawfully installed signs.
B. A vehicle in any alley for any purpose other than to load or unload materials not to exceed 45 minutes.
C. A vehicle upon any street for the principal purpose of:
1. Displaying such vehicle for sale.
2. Repairing such vehicle except for repairs necessitated by an emergency.
3. Displaying merchandise from such vehicle.
4. Selling merchandise from such vehicle except in a duly established marketplace or when so authorized or licensed under the ordinances of this city.
5. Storage for more than 72 hours.
6. Inhabiting the vehicle as a dwelling.
D. A vehicle upon any parkway except where specifically authorized.
E. A vehicle leaving a child or children under 12 years of age inside, unless said child or children are uninterruptedly attended by a competent person of at least 18 years of age.
F. A vehicle in violation of the Oregon Vehicle Code or in violation of a parking limitation device. Where maximum parking time limits are designated, moving a vehicle to another parking space within the same block or parking lot shall not extend the time limits for parking.
G. A nonmotorized vehicle or trailer that is not connected to a tow vehicle within the public right-of-way or on city-owned or leased parking lots. [Ord. 22-O-796 § 2 (Exh. A); Ord. 20-O-793 § 4 (Exh. C); Ord. 16-O-758 § 2; Ord. 08-O-602 § 2.]