[Adopted 4-10-2007 by Ord. No. 09-2007]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
COMMERCIAL VEHICLE
Includes every type of motor/driven vehicle used for commercial purposes on the highways, such as the transportation of goods, wares, and merchandise, excepting such vehicles as are run only upon rails or tracks and vehicles of the passenger car type used for touring purposes or the carrying of farm products and milk, as the case may be.
NONCOMMERCIAL TRUCK
Every motor vehicle designed primarily for transportation of property and which is not a commercial vehicle.
PARKING
The standing or waiting on a street, road or highway of a vehicle not actually engaged in receiving or discharging passengers or merchandise, unless in obedience to traffic regulations or traffic signs or signals.
PERSON
Includes natural persons, firms, co-partnerships, associations and corporations.
RECREATION VEHICLE
A self-propelled or towed vehicle equipped to serve as temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, or travel purposes and used solely as a family or personal conveyance.
ROAD TRACTOR
Every motor vehicle designed and used for drawing other vehicles and not so constructed as to carry any load thereon either independently or any part of the weight of a vehicle or load so drawn.
SEMITRAILER
Every vehicle with or without motive power, other than a pole trailer, designed for carrying persons or property and for being drawn by a motor vehicle and so constructed that some part of its weight and that of its load rests upon or is carried by another vehicle.
TRAILER
Every vehicle with or without motive power, other than a pole trailer, designed for carrying persons or property and for being drawn by a motor vehicle and so constructed that no part of its weight rests upon the towing of vehicle.
TRUCK
Every motor vehicle designed, used or maintained primarily for the transportation of property.
TRUCK TRACTOR
Every motor vehicle designed and used primarily for drawing other vehicles and not so constructed as to carry a load other than a part of the weight of vehicle and load so drawn.
VEHICLE
Every device in or upon or by which a person or property is or may be transported upon a highway, excepting devices moved by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks or motorized bicycles.
No person shall park on any street within the Town of Dover between the hours of 9:00 p.m. through 7:00 a.m. any:
A. 
Commercial or noncommercial motor vehicle or truck with more than four wheels/tires.
B. 
Road tractor.
C. 
Trailer.
D. 
Semi trailer.
E. 
Truck tractor.
F. 
Recreational vehicle.
A. 
Exempt from this article are commercial vehicles that are parked to deliver services or goods or are performing approved construction related activities to a site within the Town of Dover, provided that they first notify the Town of Dover Police Department of their location and the time period.
B. 
Also exempt from this article are two-axle pickup trucks with no more than four wheels/tires on the rear axle.
C. 
Exempt from this article, for a limited time period, are recreational vehicles and noncommercial trailers, which may be parked on the public street for up to 24 hours without a permit or up to 72 hours with a permit obtained from the Town of Dover Chief of Police. The permit may be issued based upon the reasonable need to park the recreational vehicle or noncommercial trailer on the public roadway, e.g., preparation for a trip or repair work to the private property prohibiting the parking of the recreational vehicle or noncommercial trailer on private property.
[Added 5-8-2007 by Ord. No. 15-2007]
There shall be posted an appropriate sign on each street entering the Town of Dover, at or near the Town's municipal boundary line, giving notice of the terms of this article.
This article shall be enforced by the Police Department of the Town of Dover.
Any person, firm or corporation who or which shall violate any of the provisions of this article shall be subject to one or more of the following: imprisonment in the county jail or in any place provided by the municipality for the retention of prisoners, for a term not exceeding 90 days; or by a fine not exceeding $1,250; or by a period of community service not exceeding 90 days.