Chapter 10.25
PARKING REGULATIONS
Sections:
10.25.020 Prohibited parking or standing.
10.25.040 Use of loading zone.
10.25.050 Passenger loading zone.
10.25.060 Standing or parking of buses and taxicabs.
10.25.070 Restricted use of bus and taxicab stands.
10.25.080 Lights on parked vehicle.
10.25.090 Extension of parking time.
10.25.100 Unattended vehicles.
10.25.010 Method of parking.
(1) 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.
(2) 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.
(3) 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.
(4) 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. [Ord. 642 § 21, 1988]
10.25.020 Prohibited parking or standing.
No person shall park or stand:
(1) A vehicle in violation of state motor vehicle laws or in violation of a lawfully erected parking limitation sign or marking.
(2) 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 20 consecutive minutes in any two-hour period. [Ord. 642 § 22, 1988]
10.25.030 Prohibited parking.
No operator shall park and no owner shall allow a vehicle to be parked on a street for the principal purpose of:
(1) Displaying the vehicle for sale.
(2) Repairing or servicing the vehicle, except repairs necessitated by an emergency.
(3) Displaying advertising from the vehicle.
(4) Selling merchandise from the vehicle, except when authorized. [Ord. 642 § 23, 1988]
10.25.040 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. [Ord. 642 § 24, 1988]
10.25.050 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. [Ord. 642 § 25, 1988]
10.25.060 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. [Ord. 642 § 26, 1988]
10.25.070 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. [Ord. 642 § 27, 1988]
10.25.080 Lights on parked vehicle.
No lights need be displayed upon a vehicle that is parked in accordance with this title on a street where there is sufficient light to reveal a person or object at a distance of at least 500 feet from the vehicle. [Ord. 642 § 28, 1988]
10.25.090 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. 642 § 29, 1988]
10.25.100 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. [Ord. 642 § 30, 1988]
10.25.110 Exemptions.
The provisions of this title that regulate the parking, stopping, or standing of vehicles do not apply to:
(1) A vehicle of the city, county, state, or a public utility while necessarily in use for construction or repair work on a street.
(2) A vehicle owned by the United States while in use for the collection, transportation, or delivery of mail.
(3) A vehicle of a disabled person who complies with the provisions of ORS 811.610 to 811.630. [Ord. 642 § 31, 1988]