Chapter 10.15
PARKING

Sections:

10.15.010    Method of parking.

10.15.020    Blocking traffic.

10.15.030    Parking adjacent to schools.

10.15.040    Authority to erect signs restricting parking.

10.15.050    Parking vehicles on sidewalks.

10.15.060    Abandoned vehicles.

10.15.070    Parking restrictions for authorized vehicles.

10.15.010 Method of parking.

Except as otherwise provided by resolution of the council, every vehicle stopped or parked upon a roadway where there are adjacent curbs shall be so stopped or parked with the right-hand wheels of such vehicle parallel to and within 18 inches of the right hand curb. (Prior code § 14-3-1)

10.15.020 Blocking traffic.

A. No person may stop, stand or park any motor vehicle or other vehicle upon a street in the town in such manner or under such conditions as to leave available less than 20 feet of the width of the roadway for the free movement of vehicular traffic, except that a person may stop temporarily, in the actual loading or unloading of passengers, or, when necessary, in the observance of traffic signs or signals of the police chief.

B. No person may park a motor vehicle or other vehicle within an alley or entrance to a private driveway except for the loading or unloading of materials, and not then unless such loading or unloading can be accomplished without blocking the alley to the free movement of vehicular traffic.

C. No person may park a motor vehicle or other vehicle at any time so as to impede the collection of rubbish or garbage from such container by properly authorized personnel. (Prior code § 14-3-2)

10.15.030 Parking adjacent to schools.

When signs are erected indicating no parking on that side of the street adjacent to any school property, no person shall park a vehicle in any such designated place for one hour before school opens until one hour after school closes on any school day. (Prior code § 14-3-3)

10.15.040 Authority to erect signs restricting parking.

The police chief, upon approval by the council, may erect signs requiring parking at an angle to the curb, allowing parking on the left-hand curb on one-way streets, notifying drivers that parking is prohibited by ordinance, and restricting parking in any way that may be necessary. When such signs are erected, no person shall stop or stand a vehicle in disobedience to such signs. (Prior code § 14-3-4)

10.15.050 Parking vehicles on sidewalks.

No person may park any vehicle, whether in usable condition or not, nor may any owner permit his vehicle to be parked upon any sidewalk in the town. (Prior code § 14-3-5)

10.15.060 Abandoned vehicles.

Any vehicle remaining parked upon any sidewalk of the town or any disabled vehicle remaining parked upon any street of the town for more than 48 hours is declared to be an abandoned vehicle and the police shall forthwith remove the same from the sidewalks or streets of the town at the expense of the owner of such vehicle in accordance with the provisions of Title 28, Chapter 8, Article 5 of the Arizona Revised Statutes. (Prior code § 14-3-6)

10.15.070 Parking restrictions for authorized vehicles.

A. No person, other than an authorized permittee, shall park a vehicle in a parking zone appropriately marked and designated for parking by doctors, ambulances, police, fire equipment or other authorized emergency vehicles or in a loading zone appropriately marked and designated for loading and unloading of passengers or freight by private or common commercial carriers or by school buses.

B. The police chief is hereby empowered to erect proper signs and otherwise mark and designate parking restrictions for the areas mentioned in this section as he deems necessary and appropriate for the preservation of health, safety and welfare of the general public, upon written notice to the mayor and council and their concurrence by a majority vote of the mayor and council. (Prior code § 14-3-7)