Chapter 9.30
STOPPING, STANDING, OR PARKING RESTRICTED OR PROHIBITED ON CERTAIN STREETS AND IN MUNICIPAL PARKING LOTS
Sections:
9.30.010 Parking prohibited at all times on certain streets.
9.30.015 Municipal parking lots—Limited duration.
9.30.030 Parking prohibited during certain hours on certain streets.
9.30.040 Penalties for violations.
9.30.010 Parking prohibited at all times on certain streets.
When signs are erected giving notice, no person shall park a vehicle at any time upon any of the streets described in Section 9.40.030. (Ord. 1593 § 2, 2023).
9.30.015 Municipal parking lots—Limited duration.
Unless a more restricted time period is posted, no person shall park a vehicle in a municipal parking lot in excess of twenty-four hours without the express permission of the city. Any vehicle parked in a municipal parking lot in violation of this section shall constitute an “unauthorized vehicle” as defined by Section 9.31.010, and shall be subject to removal and impound as provided in Section 9.31.020. “Municipal parking lot” shall be defined as provided in Section 9.33.010. (Ord. 1593 § 2, 2023).
9.30.020 Hazard zones.
(a) The city engineer shall determine those locations on the city streets which would be rendered hazardous to persons or property if obstructed by parked vehicles. For the purpose of this chapter, the city engineer has determined that those portions of the city streets lying adjacent to curbs which have, previous to the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter, been recognized as hazard zones and painted yellow by the city of Othello, are located in portions of streets which would be hazardous to persons or property if obstructed by parked vehicles.
(b) No person shall park a vehicle upon any portion of a city street which lies adjacent to a curb which is painted or otherwise coated yellow in color. For the purpose of this section, the painting or coating of a curb in a yellow color, unless posted to the contrary, shall serve as notice that the portion of the city street lying adjacent thereto is a hazard zone wherein parking is prohibited. (Ord. 1593 § 2, 2023).
9.30.030 Parking prohibited during certain hours on certain streets.
When signs are erected in each block giving notice thereof, no person shall park a vehicle between the hours specified in Section 9.40.040, or in excess of the period of time specified in Section 9.40.040, upon any of the streets described in this code. (Ord. 1593 § 2, 2023).
9.30.040 Penalties for violations.
(a) Any person found to have committed any traffic infraction described in Sections 9.30.010, 9.30.015, 9.30.020 and 9.30.030 shall be assessed a monetary penalty as provided in Section 9.01.030; provided, that the minimum penalty imposed shall be not less than twenty-five dollars.
(b) When parking in a specific location is limited to a specific length of time, pursuant to the provisions of Section 9.30.015 or 9.30.030, and a vehicle is parked in excess of the period of time allowed, the violation shall be continuing in nature and the offender shall be subject to the penalties of this section for each specific period of time in excess of that allowed during which the vehicle is parked in violation of Section 9.30.030. (Ord. 1593 § 2, 2023).