Chapter 10.08 STOPPING, STANDING AND PARKING

4. When a block is abutted by a street which, if extended through the block, would create a cross street, but when no street extends through the property, then the block shall be the area commencing at the curb line of the cross street with the next lowest consecutive numbering, and extending in units of 300 feet along the block.

C. “Curb line” means the line defined by the raised edge forming the gutter of a vehicular roadway within the right-of-way, or where no raised edge exists, the edge of the pavement.

D. Enforcement Authority. Every enforcement officer shall have the authority to enforce this chapter, and shall be considered an “issuing officer” for the purposes of ORS 221.333.

E. “Enforcement officer” means a person designated by the city manager or chief of police to enforce the provisions of this chapter, or any person who is defined as an enforcement officer under ORS 153.005.

F. “Immobilizer” means a device that is attached to a vehicle and is designed to restrict the normal movement of that vehicle.

G. “Landscape strip” means that area between the curb line and the sidewalk line which has not been specifically dedicated, designated, or improved for parking.

H. “Loading zone” means a designated parking area reserved for the exclusive use of vehicles during the loading or unloading of passengers or cargo for a period of time not to exceed 20 minutes.

I. “Parking zone” means any space adjacent to the curb line where parking is not prohibited and which is designated by painted lines for parking of a vehicle or is large enough to accommodate the parking of one vehicle with no part of such vehicle occupying any prohibited area or encroaching into the travel lane.

J. “Designated parking area” means an area which is identified by signs, meters, markings, or other similar devices commonly used to indicate vehicle parking spaces.

K. “Downtown parking zone” means the area bounded by the north side of Park Street to the north, the south side of Lewis Street to the south, the west side of North and South Water Street to the west, and the east side of North and South First Street to the east, including parking on both sides of the street.

L. “Parking controlled device” mean parking meters, meters, kiosks, or other devices designed and installed to monitor the time that a vehicle spends parking within a parking meter zone, or the corresponding payment due for parking a vehicle within a parking meter zone, or both.

M. “Parking meter zones” means portions of streets described and established by the city council via separate resolution as zones within which the parking of vehicles shall be controlled, regulated and inspected with the aid of timing devices or meters, and within which payment for parking shall be required.

N. “No parking zone” means areas posted with either “No Parking Signs,” yellow or red painted curbs.

O. “Recreational vehicle” means any vehicle designed or used for temporary living or recreational purposes. This includes but is not limited to travel trailers, recreational vehicles (both on and off highway), motor homes, dune buggies, golf carts, minibikes, all-terrain vehicles, motorcycles, jet skis, and boats.

P. “Roadway” means that portion of a street between the curb lines.

Q. “Sidewalk” means that portion of a street between the curb lines and the adjacent property lines.

R. “Stand” means the halting of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, other than temporarily for the purpose of and while engaging in receiving or discharging passengers.

S. “Street” means any public way, road, alley, thoroughfare and place, including bridges, viaducts, and other structures within the corporate limits of the city of Silverton, open, used or intended for use by the general public for vehicles or vehicular traffic as a matter of right. As used in this chapter, “street” does not include private streets.

T. “Private street” means highway, road, street, alley, or way within the corporate limits of the city that is privately owned or maintained.

U. “Travel lane” means the area of the roadway, marked or unmarked, used for the movement of vehicles, exclusive of bike lanes, shoulders, sidewalks, and parking areas. The following widths should apply to two-lane residential streets:

Travel Lane Widths for Residential Streets
Minimum Pavement Width	Parking Area Side A	Parking Area Side B	Roadway Travel Area	Travel Lane	Travel Lane Measured From	Parking Placement
>34'	7'	7'	>20'	>10'	Center of Pavement or Painted Line	Both Sides of Roadway
34'	7'	7'	20'	10'	Center of Pavement or Painted Line	Both Sides of Roadway
28'	8'	8'***	12'	12'**	Centered on Center of Pavement	Both Sides of Roadway
22'	9'	0'	13'	13'**	Edge of Pavement Opposite Parking	One Side of Roadway
20'*	0'	0'	20'	10'	Centerline of Pavement	No Parking

*Parking on one side of roadway in the travel lane may be allowed when approved and signed by the city.

**Single travel lane requiring queuing of vehicles for use.

***Parking may be restricted to one side of roadway only.

V. “Vehicle” means any device in, upon or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn, including recreational vehicles and those that are propelled or powered by any means. (Ord. 24-14 § 1 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 23-01 § 1 (Exh. A), 2023; Ord. 18-09 § 1 (Exh. A), 2018; Ord. 99-120 § 3, 1999; Ord. 384 § 1, 1949).

10.08.020 Parking meter zones designated.

Sections of streets may be established as parking meter zones as determined by city council resolution. (Ord. 24-14 § 1 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 23-01 § 1 (Exh. A), 2023; Ord. 18-09 § 1 (Exh. A), 2018; Ord. 03-103 § 1, 2003; Ord. 90-206 § 1, 1990; Ord. 697 § 1, 1975; Ord. 674 § 1, 1974; Ord. 603 § 14, 1970; Ord. 388 § 1, 1949; Ord. 384 § 2, 1949).

10.08.021 Parking – Methods authorized – Emergencies and fires.

A. No person shall stand or park a vehicle in a street other than parallel with the curb line, 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 line, except where the street is marked or signed for angle parking, in which case motor vehicles shall be parked with the front pointed toward the curb line 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 roadway, no person shall stand or park a vehicle other than within a single marked space and with the front of vehicle pointed in the direction of vehicular travel of the adjacent travel lane.

C. An owner or driver of a vehicle, upon discovering that such vehicle is parked immediately in front of or close to a building to which an emergency vehicle has been summoned, shall immediately remove such vehicle from the area unless otherwise directed by police or fire personnel.

D. No person, whether in a vehicle or not, shall intrude upon a street or premises where a fire is in progress in such manner as to interfere with fire personnel in their efforts to extinguish a fire, and no person shall congregate in the vicinity of a fire in such a manner as to hinder or interfere with fire personnel in their efforts to extinguish a fire. (Ord. 24-14 § 1 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 23-01 § 1 (Exh. A), 2023; Ord. 18-09 § 1 (Exh. A), 2018; Ord. 99-120 § 4, 1999; Ord. 860 § 6, 1987).

10.08.022 Parking – Oversized vehicles.

Repealed by Ord. 24-14. (Ord. 23-01 § 1 (Exh. A), 2023; Ord. 18-09 § 1 (Exh. A), 2018; Ord. 99-120 § 4, 1999; Ord. 860 § 7, 1987).

10.08.023 Parking – Prohibited locations and activities – Duration.

A. In addition to provisions of the Motor Vehicle Laws of Oregon (ORS 811.550) prohibiting places for parking, standing and stopping, no person shall park, stand, stop or store a vehicle or a recreational vehicle:

1. Upon a bridge, viaduct or other elevated structure used as a street, unless otherwise indicated by lawfully installed signs;

2. In any alley, except to load or unload persons or materials, not to exceed 20 minutes;

3. Upon a street for the principal purpose of:

a. Displaying a vehicle for sale;

b. Washing, greasing or repairing the vehicle, except repairs necessitated by an emergency;

c. Displaying advertising from the vehicle;

d. Selling merchandise from the vehicle, except in an established marketplace, or when so authorized or licensed under the ordinances of the city;

4. Within 10 feet of any fire hydrant, even when not marked by traffic control devices;

5. In front of any portion of a handicap access ramp;

6. Within 10 feet of any United States Postal Service owned mailbox or receptacle between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., except Sundays and official postal holidays;

7. On any portion of a street when doing so inhibits the necessary view or sight distance, as determined by the city engineer, of street traffic from intersections or driveways. This shall include personal property associated with the vehicle;

8. With its wheels on the landscape strip or sidewalk unless posted specifically allowing such parking.

B. Motor vehicles shall not be parked in or upon any street, parking strip, alley, public park or right-of-way for a period of more than five consecutive days. The repositioning of any such motor vehicle from one parked position to another parked position on either side of the street within the same block, or at the same parked position, shall not be treated as interrupting the continuity of the time the motor vehicle has been parked for the purposes of this section unless the motor vehicle has been driven more than one mile. For purposes of determining the distance a motor vehicle has been driven, odometer readings from such motor vehicle shall create a rebuttable presumption of the distance the vehicle has been driven. (Ord. 26-03 § 1 (Exh. A), 2026; Ord. 24-14 § 1 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 23-01 § 1 (Exh. A), 2023; Ord. 18-09 § 1 (Exh. A), 2018; Ord. 99-120 § 4, 1999; Ord. 860 § 8, 1987).

10.08.024 Loading zone use and restrictions.

A. No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle for any purpose or length of time other than for the continuous and 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 as identified by the adjacent sign.

B. No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle for any purpose or length of time other than for the continuous and 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.

C. The penalty for violation of this section shall be set by resolution of the city council. (Ord. 24-14 § 1 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 23-01 § 1 (Exh. A), 2023; Ord. 18-09 § 1 (Exh. A), 2018; Ord. 99-120 § 4, 1999; Ord. 93-127 § 1, 1993; Ord. 93-110 § 1, 1993; Ord. 860 § 9, 1987).

10.08.025 Bus – Operation restrictions.

The driver of a bus shall not stand or park such vehicle upon any street in any business district at any place other than at a bus stand, except that this provision shall not prevent the driver of any passenger vehicle from temporarily stopping for the purpose of and while actually engaged in the loading or unloading of passengers. (Ord. 24-14 § 1 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 23-01 § 1 (Exh. A), 2023; Ord. 18-09 § 1 (Exh. A), 2018; Ord. 99-120 § 4, 1999; Ord. 860 § 10, 1987).

10.08.026 Bus – Use of stands.

No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle other than a bus in a bus stand, except that the driver of a passenger vehicle may temporarily stop therein for the purpose of and while actually engaged in the loading or unloading of passengers, when such stopping does not interfere with any bus about to enter or using such zone. (Ord. 24-14 § 1 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 23-01 § 1 (Exh. A), 2023; Ord. 18-09 § 1 (Exh. A), 2018; Ord. 99-120 § 4, 1999; Ord. 860 § 11, 1987).

10.08.027 Lights on parked vehicles.

Repealed by Ord. 24-14. (Ord. 23-01 § 1 (Exh. A), 2023; Ord. 18-09 § 1 (Exh. A), 2018; Ord. 99-120 § 4, 1999; Ord. 860 § 13, 1987).

10.08.028 Governmental and public utility vehicles.

The provisions of this chapter regulating the parking or standing of vehicles shall not apply to any vehicle of a city department or public utility while in use for construction or repair work on the street, or any vehicle owned by the United States while in use for the collection, transportation or delivery of United States mail, or any police department, fire department or other emergency response vehicle while responding to an emergency. (Ord. 24-14 § 1 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 23-01 § 1 (Exh. A), 2023; Ord. 18-09 § 1 (Exh. A), 2018; Ord. 99-120 § 4, 1999; Ord. 860 § 13, 1987).

10.08.029 Meters – Payment.

No person shall park a vehicle in any parking space subject to a parking controlled device, except as otherwise permitted by ordinance, without immediately providing payment as required by such parking controlled device and as designated by directions on the parking controlled device, and when required by the directions on the parking controlled device, unless the parking controlled device indicates at the time such vehicle is parked that an unexpired portion remains of the period for which payment had been previously provided. (Ord. 24-14 § 1 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 23-01 § 1 (Exh. A), 2023; Ord. 18-09 § 1 (Exh. A), 2018; Ord. 99-120 § 4, 1999; Ord. 860 § 14, 1987).

10.08.030 Meters – Legal time limit.

A. Except as otherwise permitted by ordinance, no person shall park any vehicle and let it remain parked in any such parking space subject to a parking controlled device during any time when the parking controlled device adjacent to such space indicates that no portion remains of the period for which the last previous payment had been provided, or beyond the 180-minute time limit for parking in such space between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. (Monday through Saturday), Sundays and legal holidays excepted.

B. Continued parking beyond the 180-minute time limit for any parking space subject to a parking controlled device shall constitute a separate offense for each period or portion of a single time limit for any such parking space subject to a parking controlled device during which the vehicle remains so parked.

C. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (A) and (B) of this section, where a subject to a parking controlled device specifically authorizes parking for a period in excess of 180 minutes, a person may park a vehicle in such space for such time as is authorized by the subject to a parking controlled device adjacent to the space. (Ord. 24-14 § 1 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 23-01 § 1 (Exh. A), 2023; Ord. 18-09 § 1 (Exh. A), 2018; Ord. 03-103 § 1, 2003; Ord. 99-120 § 4, 1999; Ord. 860 § 15, 1987; Ord. 391 § 1, 1949; Ord. 384 § 6, 1949).

10.08.031 Meters – Collection of money.

Repealed by Ord. 24-14. (Ord. 23-01 § 1 (Exh. A), 2023; Ord. 18-09 § 1 (Exh. A), 2018; Ord. 99-120 § 4, 1999; Ord. 860 § 18, 1987).

10.08.032 Meters – Effect of defects on violations.

Any unintentional violation of any provisions of this chapter by reason of a mechanical failure of a subject to a parking controlled device is not an offense within the meaning of this chapter. (Ord. 24-14 § 1 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 23-01 § 1 (Exh. A), 2023; Ord. 18-09 § 1 (Exh. A), 2018; Ord. 99-120 § 4, 1999; Ord. 860 § 17, 1987).

10.08.033 Parking permits and meter hoods.

A. The city manager or their designee may issue up to two parking controlled device hood permits to either the general contractor or property owner engaged in the construction, reconstruction or repair of a building, or engaged in the installation or removal of equipment in a building, adjacent to a street where parking controlled devices are installed for a period of up to 10 days. In addition, the city manager or their designee may issue up to two parking controlled device hood permits to either the tenant or property owner engaged in a loading or maintenance activity adjacent to a street where parking meters are installed for a period of up to three days. All parking fees are set by resolution of the city council and shall be charged for each parking space where a parking meter hood is requested. Extensions of time may be requested prior to the expiration date of the permit if the construction activity has not been completed. Parking meter hoods may be used only for parking space(s) adjacent to the identified location under the granted permit. For construction activities, parking meter hoods shall be returned and all payments shall be received by the city prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy for the project.

B. Additionally, the city manager or their designee may issue parking meter hoods to a governmental agency or private, nonprofit agency engaging in an activity or event that has community-wide benefit where parking meters are installed. Parking meter hoods may be issued only for use during each particular activity or event and may not exceed a period of three days.

C. Parking meter hoods shall not be used for the construction, reconstruction or repair of a building, installation or removal of equipment, or loading or unloading or maintenance activities while community activities or events are taking place. At all times when meter hoods are used, vision clearance areas shall be maintained at street intersections. With the exception of debris containers, meter hoods shall be removed and vehicles and equipment shall not remain in parking spaces over the weekend unless expressly allowed by the city manager or his designee.

D. An initial deposit as established by resolution shall be paid for each parking meter hood issued. The city manager or his designee may waive the meter hood deposit for governmental and/or nonprofit agencies.

E. Upon termination of use, the parking meter hood(s) shall be returned to the city. If the hood is returned within five days of permit expiration and is in good condition, the deposit shall be refunded. If the hood is not returned within the allotted time period, then the hood shall be confiscated and the deposit forfeited. Lost or stolen hoods shall be reported immediately to the city manager or their designee for the hood to be replaced and applicable fees shall be paid as per resolution. (Ord. 24-14 § 1 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 23-01 § 1 (Exh. A), 2023; Ord. 18-09 § 1 (Exh. A), 2018; Ord. 09-01 § 1, 2009; Ord. 07-07 § 1, 2007; Ord. 99-120 § 4, 1999; Ord. 860 § 19, 1987).

10.08.034 Parking violation – Impoundment and disposal conditions.

Whenever a traffic citation is issued for violation of any city parking regulation, the police department may impound the vehicle involved and consider it abandoned and will follow the provisions in Chapter 10.24 SMC. (Ord. 24-14 § 1 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 23-01 § 1 (Exh. A), 2023; Ord. 18-09 § 1 (Exh. A), 2018; Ord. 99-120 § 4, 1999; Ord. 860 § 42, 1987).

10.08.036 Parking controlled device – Installation.

The installation of parking controlled device is authorized in all parking meter zones established by this chapter or hereafter established by the city council for the purpose of and in such numbers and at such places as the city council in its judgment may deem necessary to regulate, control and inspect the parking of vehicles therein, including the regulation of loading zones for commercial vehicles. (Ord. 24-14 § 1 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 23-01 § 1 (Exh. A), 2023; Ord. 18-09 § 1 (Exh. A), 2018; Ord. 99-120 § 5, 1999; Ord. 384 § 3, 1949).

10.08.040 Parking controlled device – Location and operation.

Parking controlled devices installed in parking meter zones shall include signage or other means to communicate to users the individual parking spaces described in SMC 10.08.050 subject to the parking controlled device. (Ord. 24-14 § 1 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 23-01 § 1 (Exh. A), 2023; Ord. 18-09 § 1 (Exh. A), 2018; Ord. 384 § 4, 1949).

10.08.050 Parking controlled device – Parking space markings.

A. The city shall have lines or markings painted upon the curb or street in parking meter zones subject to controlled devices, and shall communicate which parking spaces are subject to the parking controlled device, and each vehicle parked in a parking meter zone shall park within such lines or markings.

B. It is unlawful to park any vehicle across any such line or marking, or to park a vehicle in such a position that it shall not be entirely within the space designated by such lines or markings. (Ord. 24-14 § 1 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 23-01 § 1 (Exh. A), 2023; Ord. 18-09 § 1 (Exh. A), 2018; Ord. 384 § 5, 1949).

10.08.060 Downtown parking zone.

A. Except as otherwise permitted by ordinance, no person shall park any vehicle and let it remain parked in the downtown parking zone in the same block on the same side of the street beyond 180 minutes between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. (Monday through Saturday), Sundays and legal holidays excepted.

B. Continued parking beyond the 180-minute time in the downtown parking zone in the same block on the same side of the street shall constitute a separate offense for each period or portion of a single time limit for any such parking space during which the vehicle remains so parked. (Ord. 24-14 § 1 (Exh. A), 2024).

10.08.062 Downtown parking construction permits.

A. The city manager or their designee may issue up to two downtown construction parking permits to either the general contractor or property owner engaged in the construction, reconstruction or repair of a building, or engaged in the installation or removal of equipment in a building in the downtown parking area for a period of up to 10 days. In addition, the city manager or their designee may issue up to two downtown construction parking permits to either the tenant or property owner engaged in a loading or maintenance activity adjacent to a street in the downtown parking area for a period of up to three days. All parking fees are set by resolution of the city council and shall be charged for each parking space where a permit is requested. Extensions of time may be requested prior to the expiration date of the permit if the construction activity has not been completed. Permits may be used only for parking space(s) adjacent to the identified location under the granted permit. For construction activities, the permit shall be returned and all payments shall be received by the city prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy for the project.

B. Additionally, the city manager or their designee may issue downtown construction parking permits to a governmental agency or private, nonprofit agency engaging in an activity or event that has community-wide benefit where parking meters are installed. Parking meter hoods may be issued only for use during each particular activity or event and may not exceed a period of three days.

C. Downtown construction permits shall not be used for the construction, reconstruction or repair of a building, installation or removal of equipment, or loading or unloading or maintenance activities while community activities or events are taking place. At all times when permits are used, vision clearance areas shall be maintained at street intersections. With the exception of debris containers, permits shall be removed and vehicles and equipment shall not remain in parking spaces over the weekend unless expressly allowed by the city manager or his designee.

D. An initial deposit as established by resolution shall be paid for each permit issued. The city manager or his designee may waive the permit deposit for governmental and/or nonprofit agencies.

E. Upon termination of use, the permit(s) shall be returned to the city. If the permit is returned within five days of permit expiration and is in good condition, the deposit shall be refunded. If the permit is not returned within the allotted time period, then the permit shall be confiscated and the deposit forfeited. Lost or stolen permits shall be reported immediately to the city manager or their designee for the permit to be replaced and applicable fees shall be paid as per resolution. (Ord. 24-14 § 1 (Exh. A), 2024).

10.08.070 Meters – Operation by coins.

Repealed by Ord. 03-103. (Ord. 384 § 7, 1949).

10.08.080 Loading and unloading – Meter parking permits.

Repealed by Ord. 18-09. (Ord. 99-120 § 6, 1999; Ord. 687 § 1, 1975; Ord. 384 § 18, 1949).

10.08.090 Bus parking exemptions.

A. Upon application being made and approved by the city council, showing a public need therefor, a public transportation company or a bus company may be exempted from the requirement of paying a parking fee.

B. The application called for in this section shall provide for a showing by the public transportation body that a genuine public need exists for their service and that the same is in the public interest.

C. Upon approval by the city council of the application, a permit shall be issued to the applicant indicating the particular area where the parking is available, and shall state thereon that the permit is revocable and give the license number or numbers of the vehicle or vehicles that may use such permit.

D. The application permit called for in this section shall be renewable annually or sooner, as the city council may direct. (Ord. 24-14 § 1 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 23-01 § 1 (Exh. A), 2023; Ord. 18-09 § 1 (Exh. A), 2018; Ord. 732 § 1, 1977; Ord. 384 § 19, 1949).

10.08.100 Meters – Payments as fee for services.

The amount of payment required to be deposited in parking controlled device as provided in this chapter is levied and assessed as a fee to provide for the proper regulation, control and inspection of traffic upon the public streets, and to cover the cost of supervising, regulating and inspecting the parking of vehicles in the parking meter zones provided for in this chapter and the cost of the purchase, supervision, protection, inspection, installation, operation, maintenance, control and use of the parking controlled device installed and/or maintained hereunder. (Ord. 24-14 § 1 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 23-01 § 1 (Exh. A), 2023; Ord. 18-09 § 1 (Exh. A), 2018; Ord. 99-120 § 6, 1999; Ord. 384 § 12, 1949).

10.08.110 Meters – Deposit collections.

It shall be the duty of the chief of police to designate some person or persons to make regular collections of the money deposited in the parking controlled device and deliver the money to the bank or finance department, and it shall also be the duty of the finance department to assure the money is deposited at the bank and recorded in the appropriate fund. (Ord. 24-14 § 1 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 23-01 § 1 (Exh. A), 2023; Ord. 18-09 § 1 (Exh. A), 2018; Ord. 99-120 § 6, 1999; Ord. 384 § 13, 1949).

10.08.120 Meters – Holidays and exempt days.

A. Parking controlled device regulations will not be enforced on any Sunday and any federally recognized holidays.

B. When the holiday falls on a Sunday, the following Monday is exempt from parking meter enforcement. (Ord. 24-14 § 1 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 23-01 § 1 (Exh. A), 2023; Ord. 18-09 § 1 (Exh. A), 2018; Ord. 99- 120 § 6, 1999; Ord. 843 § 1, 1986).

10.08.130 Meters – Recordkeeping of parking violations.

The police department shall maintain an official account of and report the number of each parking controlled device which indicates that the vehicle occupying the parking space adjacent to such parking controlled device is or has been parked in violation of any provision of this chapter, to show, in part, the date, the hour of the violation, the parking controlled device identification number, if appropriate, the make and state vehicle license number of the vehicle, and any other information considered necessary to establish a better understanding of circumstances surrounding such violation. (Ord. 24-14 § 1 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 23-01 § 1 (Exh. A), 2023; Ord. 18-09 § 1 (Exh. A), 2018; Ord. 384 § 10(B)(2), 1949).

10.08.140 Meters – Unlawful coins.

It is unlawful to deposit or cause to be deposited in any parking meter any slug, device or metallic substitute, or any paper substitute, or any fraudulent payment, in lieu of a coin, cash, or other form of payment of the United States. (Ord. 24-14 § 1 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 23-01 § 1 (Exh. A), 2023; Ord. 18-09 § 1 (Exh. A), 2018; Ord. 384 § 8, 1949).

10.08.150 Meters – Tampering and other prohibited acts.

It is unlawful for any unauthorized person to open, or for any person to deface, injure, tamper with or willfully break, destroy or impair the usefulness of, any parking controlled device installed pursuant to this chapter. (Ord. 24-14 § 1 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 23-01 § 1 (Exh. A), 2023; Ord. 18-09 § 1 (Exh. A), 2018; Ord. 384 § 9, 1949).

10.08.160 Meters – Penalty for violation.

Any person violating any provisions of SMC 10.08.140 and 10.08.150 shall be deemed guilty of an infraction, and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine set by resolution of the city council. (Ord. 24-14 § 1 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 23-01 § 1 (Exh. A), 2023; Ord. 18-09 § 1 (Exh. A), 2018; Ord. 99-120 § 6, 1999; Ord. 97-105 (3), 1997; Ord. 384 § 11, 1949).

10.08.170 East Main Street parking restrictions.

Repealed by Ord. 18-09. (Ord. 406 §§ 1 – 3, 1952).

10.08.180 Oak Street parking restrictions.

Repealed by Ord. 18-09. (Ord. 401 §§ 1 – 3, 1952; Ord. 390 §§ 1 – 3, 1949).

10.08.190 Logging trucks and other large vehicles.

A. Between the hour of sunset and the hour of sunrise, Pacific Standard Time, it is unlawful for any person or persons to park any of the vehicles described in this section upon any public street or roadway within the city, within an area of one block, or within a like area upon any street or roadway which is not designated in blocks, for a period of more than two hours.

B. The vehicles covered by the provisions of this section are as follows: logging trucks, logging truck trailers, logging trucks with trailer attached, any trucks with trailers or semi-trailers attached, truck trailers, semi-truck trailers, gravel trucks, and any vehicle of an overall length exceeding 20 feet and any vehicle of a width at its widest point exceeding 80 inches.

C. Anyone violating the terms of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a fine set by resolution of the city council. (Ord. 24-14 § 1 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 23-01 § 1 (Exh. A), 2023; Ord. 18-09 § 1 (Exh. A), 2018; Ord. 97-105 (3), 1997; Ord. 392 §§ 1 – 3, 1950).

10.08.210 Violation – Notice – Form and contents – Penalties.

The police department shall attach to such vehicle an official notice stating that it has been parked in violation of this chapter, and instructing the owner or operator to report to the finance department at City Hall in regard to such violation. The penalty amounts for violations of this section and any collection costs shall be set by resolution of the city council. (Ord. 24-14 § 1 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 23-01 § 1 (Exh. A), 2023; Ord. 18-09 § 1 (Exh. A), 2018; Ord. 99-120 § 6, 1999; Ord. 93-110 § 2, 1992; Ord. 818 § 1, 1985; Ord. 709 § 3, 1976; Ord. 384 § 10(B)(3), 1949).

10.08.220 Violation – Failure to pay fine – Penalty.

The police department shall secure the attention of the subject violator who remains unresponsive to the official citation by impoundment and/or immobilization of the vehicle identified by state license number or by official registration information identifying the vehicle for which the citation was originally issued. Costs incurred by such impoundment action of the police department shall be assessed to the registered owner at the time the vehicle is reclaimed. In addition, such costs shall include an administrative fee set by resolution of the city council. The violator cannot claim his/her vehicle until payment of all outstanding fines and fees has been received. (Ord. 24-14 § 1 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 23-01 § 1 (Exh. A), 2023; Ord. 18-09 § 1 (Exh. A), 2018; Ord. 99-120 § 6, 1999; Ord. 89-103 § 4, 1989; Ord. 709 § 4, 1976; Ord. 384 § 10(B)(4), 1949).

10.08.230 Chapter provisions not exclusive.

This chapter shall be deemed to be in addition and supplementary to, and not in conflict with nor a repeal of, existing ordinances of the city, but shall be an additional provision for the regulation of traffic and parking in the parking meter zones provided for herein. (Ord. 24-14 § 1 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 23-01 § 1 (Exh. A), 2023; Ord. 18-09 § 1 (Exh. A), 2018; Ord. 384 § 14, 1949).

10.08.300 Street sweeping.

It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to park any motor vehicle, trailer, motorcycle or to store any personal property of any nature on a public street within designated downtown parking areas on Friday mornings between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:30 a.m. The city staff shall schedule those times that sweeping shall occur and establish and maintain signs for that purpose. (Ord. 24-14 § 1 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 23-01 § 1 (Exh. A), 2023; Ord. 18-09 § 1 (Exh. A), 2018; Ord. 99-120 § 7, 1999; Ord. 94-106 § 1, 1994).