Chapter 10.12
PARKING*
Sections:
10.12.030 Offenses against the city.
* Code reviser’s note: See also Schedule A, Chapter 10.04 SHMC.
10.12.010 North 12th Street.
It shall be unlawful to park or leave standing a motor vehicle or any vehicle customarily pulled by a motor vehicle, whether attended or unattended, at the following locations:
Beginning at the intersection of Columbia Boulevard and North 12th Street, proceeding northerly on both sides of the street on North 12th Street and continuing along the Wyeth Street right-of-way, and continuing along North 11th Street to a point 40 feet north of the northerly boundary of the Wyeth Street right-of-way.
(Ord. 2661 § 1, 1993)
10.12.020 Definitions.
Except where the context indicates otherwise, the singular number includes the plural, and the masculine gender includes the feminine, and the following mean:
(1) “Boat” means any watercraft used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on the water.
(2) “City” means the city of St. Helens.
(3) “Person” means every natural person, firm, partnership, association, or corporation, whether he or it is acting for himself, itself, or as the clerk, servant, employee, or agent of another.
(4) “Vehicle” means any wheeled conveyance, whether motor powered or animal drawn, but excluding human propelled. The term includes any trailer in tow of any size, kind, or description. Exception is made for vehicles in the service of the city parks.
(5) “Trailer” means any piece of machinery designed to be towed by a vehicle.
(6) “Street” means a public or private way that is created to provide ingress or egress for vehicles to one or more lots, parcels, areas, or tracts of land, and includes the terms “road,” “highway,” “lane,” “avenue,” “alley,” “place,” “court,” “way,” “circle,” “drive,” “parkway,” or other designations.
(7) “Sidewalk” means as defined in Ordinance No. 2875 (SHMC Titles 17 and 18).
(8) “City council” means the governing body of the city.
(9) “Camper” means a structure designed to be mounted upon a motor vehicle, and is not permanently attached thereto, and is designed to provide facilities for human habitation, or for camping.
(10) “Recreational vehicle” means a vehicle with or without motive power, which is designed for human occupancy and to be used temporarily for recreational, seasonal or emergency purposes; including any camper mounted upon a motor vehicle.
(11) “Park” means a park, playground, creek, recreation center, or any other area in the city, owned or used by the city, and devoted to active or passive recreation.
(12) “Right-of-way” means as defined in Ordinance No. 2875 (SHMC Titles 17 and 18).
(13) “Parking” means the stopping or standing of any vehicle upon any street or highway within the city, whether such vehicle is occupied or not, otherwise than temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading passengers or freight, or in obedience to traffic regulations or traffic signs or signals. (Ord. 3145 §§ 2, 3, 2011; Ord. 3033 § 1, 2007)
10.12.030 Offenses against the city.
It shall be unlawful for any person to commit, or allow to be committed, with any vehicle including recreational vehicles and boats under their control, any of the following:
(1) Parking of any vehicle, including recreational vehicles and boats, on or across any portion of a sidewalk, except as expressly allowed for by ordinance.
(2) Parking of a trailer or boat on a city street for a period of more than five days in any 30-day period. It is not a defense to a citation pursuant to this subsection that the trailer or boat was not parked in the same spot continuously.
(3) Parking of a wrecked, inoperative, or noncurrently licensed vehicle, including recreational vehicles and boats on a city street at any time.
(4) Parking a vehicle, including recreational vehicles or boats, within 15 feet of an intersection.
(5) Parking of a vehicle, including recreational vehicles or boats, so as to block any private or public driveway.
(6) Parking within 10 feet of a fire hydrant.
(7) Parking in a “NO PARKING” zone that has been designated by the city and posted as prescribed by the city.
(8) Parking of a commercial vehicle of over 10,000 pounds gross weight on a city street overnight.
(9) Parking of a vehicle, boat or trailer on a city street to make any mechanical repairs, other than those of a minor nature, and not to involve more than 24 hours to complete such repairs.
(10) Parking of an unattended vehicle, boat, trailer, or camper on a city street, or public property, that has any part thereof suspended by a vehicle jack, or any other unstable device.
(11) Parking perpendicular or diagonally to the sidewalk or curb, except in areas designated and posted for this type parking.
(12) Placing a camper or boat on a city street at any time when not mounted on a motor vehicle.
(13) Parking a recreational vehicle on a city street for a period of more than five days in any 30-day period. It is not a defense to a citation pursuant to this subsection that the trailer or boat was not parked in the same spot continuously.
(14) Parking in the public right-of-way, within 10 feet of any mailbox, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., any day except Sundays and holidays.
(15) No person in a park shall:
(a) Drive any vehicle on any area except gravel or paved park roads, parking areas or other such areas as may on occasion be specifically designated as temporary parking by an elected official, city administrator or designee.
(b) Park a vehicle in other than an established parking area or other such areas as may on occasion be specifically designated as temporary parking by an elected official, city administrator or designee.
(c) Double park any vehicle on any road or parkway unless directed by a park official or traffic officer. (Ord. 3145 §§ 4 – 6, 2011; Ord. 3100, 2008; Ord. 3033 § 2, 2007)
10.12.040 Exceptions.
The city council recognizes that the strict enforcement of this chapter may place an undue hardship on some residents. Therefore, the council authorizes the city administrator or the designee of the city administrator to review any requests to park an RV for a period of time in excess of five days in a 30-day period. Such requests will be accompanied by a written request from the owner of the RV identifying the license and VIN of the RV, the reason for the extended parking requests, and the dates requested for the extended parking. In no case shall an RV be parked on the street for more than 14 days in a 30-day period. The RV must also be parked on the street area within the confines of the requesting RV owner’s lot that owner resides on. The street area available for parking of the RV shall be defined as the side lot lines being extended in the same bearing and direction of the side lot lines out into the street right-of-way. (Ord. 3033 § 3, 2007)
10.12.050 Violation.
Violation of SHMC 10.12.030 or 10.12.040, or any subsection thereof, shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $250.00. (Ord. 3033 § 4, 2007)