The following parking is prohibited:
A. No person shall park a vehicle on any street, highway, or alley for
a longer period than 48 hours, other than in front of the immediate
property owned or occupied or under the control of the owner of said
vehicle, unless the owner or person in charge thereof secures a permit
in writing from the Town Clerk-Treasurer or administrative head of
the Police Department to remain for a specified longer period of time.
This permit will be for a period not to exceed 30 days.
B. Trucks, tractors, trailers, motor homes and commercial vehicles.
(1) No person shall park a truck, tractor, trailer, semitrailer or any
combination thereof or any commercial vehicle designed for or capable
of carrying a load in excess of 4,000 pounds on any street, highway
or alley for a longer period than four hours, unless the owner or
person in charge thereof secures a permit in writing from the Town
Clerk-Treasurer or administrative head of the Police Department to
remain for a specified longer period of time.
(2) No person shall park a truck, tractor, trailer, semitrailer or any
combination thereof or any commercial vehicle designed for or capable
of carrying a load in excess of 4,000 pounds for a longer period than
one hour on any street or highway in front of any property used or
intended to be used exclusively for residence purposes; provided,
however, that the provisions of this subsection shall not apply to
commercial trucks which are parked for the purpose of or in connection
with the performance of work or services for or on behalf of any person
within a radius of one block from such property used or intended to
be used exclusively for residence purposes.
(3) No person shall park a camping trailer, motor home, trailer or travel
trailer on any street, highway or alley for a longer period than 48
hours, unless the owner or person in charge thereof secures a permit
in writing from the Town Clerk-Treasurer or administrative head of
the Police Department to remain for a longer period of time. Said
permit shall specify the period of time during which parking is permitted,
including a specific beginning/ending date and time, and may include
other restrictions on the place and manner of parking the specific
vehicle involved. Any such permit may be amended from time to time
to specify additional restrictions and/or other amendments to a previously
issued permit, including but not limited to revocation of a previously
issued permit.
[Amended 3-2-2010]
C. When signs are erected or posted for purposes of cleaning the streets
or repairing the streets, or for purposes of parades or for any other
corporate reasons, in each block giving such notice, no such person
shall park any vehicle, either attended or unattended, upon any street
over which said sign shall be posted.
D. When a section of the curb along any street is colored red by the
application of paint or other material and by proper authority, no
person shall park a vehicle there at any time.
E. No person shall park a vehicle, other than a bus, at any place established
and designated as a bus stop or station.
F. No person shall park a vehicle, other than a taxicab, at any place
established and designated as a taxicab stand.
G. When the Maryland State Police or other appropriate Maryland authority
declares or determines that the snow emergency plan is in effect in
Washington County, Maryland, no person shall permit a vehicle to remain
in any parking space designated by the Town as a snow emergency space
for more than two daylight hours after the snowfall causing the snow
emergency ceases. Once the Town officials or its agents have caused
the parking space designated by the Town as a snow emergency space
to be plowed or substantially cleared of the snowfall causing the
snow emergency plan to be placed in effect, the parking space may
be occupied by vehicles otherwise in compliance with all other parking
regulations of the Town.
H. No person shall stand or park a vehicle upon any roadway for the
principal purpose of displaying it for sale or washing, greasing or
repairing such vehicle, except minor repairs necessitated by an emergency.
I. It shall be unlawful for the owner or person responsible for any
vehicle to park or leave for more than 24 hours or to permit an individual
or corporation to park or leave for more than 24 hours, upon the public
streets, alleys, ways, or any property of the Town of Smithsburg,
any disabled or wrecked vehicle.
[Amended 3-2-2010]
J. It shall be unlawful for the owner or person responsible for any
vehicle to park or leave upon the public streets, alleys, or ways
within the Town of Smithsburg, or upon any property of the Town of
Smithsburg, any unregistered vehicle.
[Added 3-2-2010]
Nothing contained in this article shall be construed as prohibiting
the Mayor and Council from providing for bus stops, taxicab stands
and other matters of similar nature, including the loading or unloading
of trucks, vans or other commercial vehicles.