Chapter 10.12
PARKING, STANDING AND LOADING
Sections:
10.12.020 Prohibited parking or standing.
10.12.040 Use of loading zone.
10.12.050 Unattended vehicles.
10.12.060 Standing or parking of buses and taxicabs.
10.12.070 Restricted use of bus and taxicab stands.
10.12.080 Extension of parking time.
10.12.010 Parking method.
A. Upon a two-way highway, the vehicle shall be positioned so that the right-hand wheels are parallel to and within twelve inches of the right curb or, if none, as close as possible to the right edge of the right shoulder.
B. On a one-way highway where parallel parking is permitted on either side, a vehicle parked or stopped on the right side shall be positioned in accordance with the requirements of subsection A of this section and a vehicle parked or stopped on the left side shall be positioned so that the left-hand wheels are parallel to and within twelve inches of the left curb or, if none, as close as possible to the left edge of the left shoulder.
C. 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.
D. 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. (Ord. 3038 (Exh. A)(part), 2013)
10.12.020 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 adjacent to a yellow-painted curb;
C. 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 thirty consecutive minutes;
D. Any commercial vehicle or combination of vehicles, as defined by Oregon Revised Statutes, of four or more axles and weighing fifteen thousand or more pounds, or a truck trailer designed to transport fifteen thousand or more pounds, in front of or adjacent to a residence, motel, apartment house, hotel or other sleeping accommodation between the hours of nine p.m. and seven a.m. of the following day, except as required for pickup or delivery or for related active performance of work;
E. Any commercial vehicle or combination of vehicles, as defined by Oregon Revised Statutes, with four or more axles and weighing fifteen thousand pounds or more and any commercial vehicle with a truck trailer designed to transport fifteen thousand or more pounds on any residential street at any time;
F. Any truck trailer designed to transport fifteen thousand or more pounds on any street at any time when the truck trailer is detached from a truck tractor;
G. A commercial vehicle on any street at any time with the engine running and vehicle unattended;
H. Any vehicle on a sidewalk, curb, within an intersection, thruway, or in a bike lane;
I. Any other parking prohibited by state law;
J. Any vehicle, except an authorized school bus with the driver present, in a fire lane in violation of a lawfully erected Fire Lane No Parking sign and/or adjacent to a red-painted curb as required by the fire chief pursuant to the Oregon Fire Code. (Ord. 3050 §2, 2015; Ord. 3038 (Exh. A)(part), 2013)
10.12.040 Use of loading zone.
A. 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.
B. In no case, when the hours applicable to that 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 thirty minutes. (Ord. 3038 (Exh. A)(part), 2013)
10.12.050 Unattended vehicles.
Whenever 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. 3038 (Exh. A)(part), 2013)
10.12.060 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 the 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. 3038 (Exh. A)(part), 2013)
10.12.070 Restricted use of bus and taxicab stands.
No person shall stand or park a vehicle other than a taxicab in a taxicab stand, or 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. 3038 (Exh. A)(part), 2013)
10.12.080 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. 3038 (Exh. A)(part), 2013)
10.12.090 Exemption.
The provisions of Chapters 10.04, 10.12, 10.20, 10.24, 10.28, 10.32 and 10.40 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, or a vehicle of a disabled person who complies with the provisions of ORS 801.235 and 811.600 to 811.640. (Ord. 3038 (Exh. A)(part), 2013)