Cross Reference—As to designated fire lane locations,
see sch. XIV.
[CC 1976 §365.010]
A.
Except
when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic, or in compliance
with law or the directions of a Police Officer or official traffic
control device, no person shall:
1.
Stop, stand or park a vehicle:
a.
On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge
or curb of a street;
b.
On a sidewalk;
c.
Within an intersection;
d.
On a crosswalk;
e.
Between a safety zone and the adjacent curb or within thirty (30)
feet of points on the curb immediately opposite the ends of a safety
zone, unless the (traffic authority) indicates a different length
by signs or markings;
f.
Alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction when stopping,
standing, or parking would obstruct traffic;
g.
Upon any bridge or other elevated structure upon a highway or within
a highway tunnel, or underpass;
h.
On any railroad tracks;
i.
At any place where official signs prohibit stopping;
2.
Stand or park a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except momentarily
to pick up or discharge a passenger or passengers:
a.
In front of a public or private driveway;
b.
Within fifteen (15) feet of a fire hydrant;
c.
Within twenty (20) feet of a crosswalk at an intersection;
d.
Within thirty (30) feet upon the approach to any flashing signal,
stop sign, or traffic control signal located at the side of a roadway;
e.
Within twenty (20) feet of the driveway entrance to any fire station
and on the side of a street opposite the entrance to any fire station
within seventy-five (75) feet of said entrance (when properly signposted);
f.
At any place where official signs prohibit standing.
B.
No
person shall move a vehicle not lawfully under his/her control into
any such prohibited area or away from a curb such a distance as is
unlawful.
[CC 1976 §365.020]
No person shall park any vehicle upon a street, other than an
alley, in such a manner or under such conditions as to leave available
less than ten (10) feet of the width of the roadway for free movement
of vehicular traffic.
[CC 1976 §365.030]
No person shall park a vehicle within an alley in such a manner
or under such conditions as to leave available less than ten (10)
feet of the width of the roadway for the free movement of vehicular
traffic, and no person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle within
an alley in such position as to block the driveway entrance to any
abutting property.
[CC 1976 §365.040; Ord. No. 754 §15.5, 1-31-1961]
[CC 1976 §365.050]
A.
The
City Traffic Engineer is hereby authorized to erect signs indicating
no parking upon either or both sides of any street adjacent to any
school property when such parking would, in his/her opinion, interfere
with traffic or create a hazardous situation.
B.
When
official signs are erected indicating no parking upon either side
of a street adjacent to any school property as authorized herein,
no person shall park a vehicle in any such designated place.
[CC 1976 §365.060]
A.
The
City Traffic Engineer is authorized to erect signs indicating no parking
upon any street when the width of the roadway does not exceed twenty
(20) feet, or upon one (1) side of a street as indicated by such signs
when the width of the roadway does not exceed thirty (30) feet.
B.
When
official signs prohibiting parking are erected upon narrow streets
as authorized herein, no person shall park a vehicle upon any such
street in violation of any such sign.
[CC 1976 §365.070]
The City Traffic Engineer is authorized to erect signs upon
the left-hand side of any one-way street to prohibit the standing
or parking of vehicles, and when such signs are in place, no person
shall stand or park a vehicle upon such left-hand side in violation
of any such sign.
[CC 1976 §365.080]
In the event a highway includes two (2) or more separate roadways
and traffic is restricted to one (1) direction upon any such roadway,
no person shall stand or park a vehicle upon the left-hand side of
such one-way roadway unless signs are erected to permit such standing
or parking. The City Traffic Engineer is authorized to determine when
standing or parking may be permitted upon the left-hand side of any
such one-way roadway and to erect signs giving notice thereof.
A.
The
City Traffic Engineer is hereby authorized to determine and designate
by proper signs places not exceeding one hundred (100) feet in length
in which the stopping, standing, or parking of vehicles would create
an especially hazardous condition or would cause unusual delay to
traffic.
B.
When
official signs are erected at hazardous or congested places as authorized
herein, no person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle in any such
designated place.
[CC 1976 §365.015; Ord. No. 1401 §1, 11-13-1980; Ord. No. 2856 §IV, 6-14-2016]
No person shall park any vehicle upon any area which has been
designated in Schedule XIV as a “fire lane” when such
area has been properly signed or marked by the City or other governmental
entity, or if on private property, signed or marked by a duly authorized
agent with the approval of the City.
[CC 1976 §365.090; Ord. No. 1178 §1, 9-10-1974; Ord. No. 1492 §1, 11-23-1982; Ord. No. 2062 §1, 9-10-1996; Ord. No. 2181 §1, 12-8-1998]
A.
No
trucks, buses, trailers, campers, boats, commercial equipment and
commercial vehicles shall be parked in any street or in front of the
front building line in the City of Shrewsbury, Zone "R-1" and Zone
"R-2" Single-Family District or Zone "R-3" Multiple-Family District.
In a commercial or industrial zoned area a truck, bus, trailer, camper,
boat, commercial vehicle and commercial equipment shall be parked
only within the front, side and rear building line requirements unless
specifically forbidden by the Zoning Code and any other Sections of
this Code.
1.
No trucks, buses, trailers, campers, commercial equipment and commercial
vehicles with a rated capacity in excess of one (1) ton, seating in
excess of fifteen (15) passengers or length in excess of twenty-five
(25) feet or height in excess of ten (10) feet shall be parked in
any residentially zoned (single-family or multi-family) area unless
garaged.
2.
If, in the event, a truck or self-propelled camper, of less than 8750 GVW which is not used for hire and does not exceed the limits set out in Subsection (1) above, cannot be parked within the building line because no access is available or the vehicle will not fit in a garage, the owner may park this vehicle in front of the building line, but it must be off the street on a driveway composed of concrete, asphalt or pavement bricks.
3.
During deliveries, service calls or repairs which require a vehicle
named above, this Section will not apply to the vehicles making such
delivery, service call or repair during the duration of the time necessary
to perform such act.
4.
Visitors to a residential or multi-family area of the City of Shrewsbury,
who park with a vehicle described above, may park in the street for
the duration of the visit. If the visit is to extend overnight, the
owner of the residence must notify the Police Department and give
the location and description of the vehicle. With this notification,
the Police Department will except the visiting vehicle from violation.
5.
Any motor vehicle, motorcycle, trailer, boat, camper or commercial
vehicle in excess of twelve thousand (12,000) pounds must be lawfully
parked on a surface composed of concrete, asphalt or pavement bricks.
6.
Any motor vehicle, motorcycle, trailer, boat, camper or commercial
vehicle in excess of twelve thousand (12,000) pounds parked at any
time behind the front building setback line must be parked on a parking
surface composed of concrete, asphalt or pavement bricks with the
parking surface covering no more than thirty percent (30%) of the
area comprising the rear yard.
7.
Any motor vehicle or motorcycle parked at any time in a driveway
must be parked on a parking surface composed of concrete, asphalt
or pavement bricks.
[CC 1976 §365.095; Ord. No. 1722 §§ 2—4, 3-22-1988]
A.
PICK-UP TRUCK "NON-COMMERCIAL"
Definition. As used in this Chapter, the following term
shall have this prescribed meaning:
A four-wheel motor vehicle, having an enclosed cab and an
open body with low sides and tailgate, used or maintained privately
for the transportation of property solely for personal use.
B.
All
such vehicles shall have no advertisement or writing displayed thereon
except that which the truck manufacturer, or the dealer who sold the
truck, routinely places on trucks; and provided further, that the
sides of any such vehicles shall have no stakes inserted therein and,
provided further, that no such vehicles shall have been modified to
raise the bumpers over twenty-six (26) inches from the street.
C.
Notwithstanding
any provisions to the contrary, pick-up trucks which are not used
for commercial purposes shall be and are hereby permitted to park
on residential streets provided that the bed of said truck is:
[CC 1976 §365.100; Ord. No. 2722 §1, 6-25-2013]
A.
It
shall be unlawful for any person to park or stand any vehicle in any
stall or space designated or reserved for the physically disabled,
as defined in Section 301.142, RSMo., as amended, whether upon public
or private property open to public use, unless the vehicle bears the
State of Missouri license plate or placard for the disabled as provided
for in Sections 301.071 or 301.142, RSMo., as amended. The space shall
be indicated by an upright sign, whether on a pole or attached to
a building, upon which shall be inscribed the international symbol
of accessibility in white on a blue background, and may also include
any appropriate wording to indicate that the space is reserved for
the exclusive use of vehicles which display a distinguishing license
plate or card.
B.
Any
vehicle operator who is not physically disabled shall not use a parking
stall or space designated or reserved for the physically disabled
unless there is a physically disabled person in the vehicle, or while
the vehicle is being used to transport a physically disabled person.
C.
Any
person convicted of violating this Section is guilty of an infraction
and shall be subject to a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00)
nor more than three hundred dollars ($300.00). Every day upon which
such violation occurs shall constitute a separate offense.
[Ord. No. 2703 §1, 3-26-2013]
A.
PERMIT
TEMPORARY STORAGE UNIT
Definitions. For the purposes of this Section, the following
words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to
them:
A fifteen (15) day permit or thirty (30) day permit issued
to an approved applicant for the appropriate placement of an approved
temporary storage unit.
Any mobile, independent storage unit intended for the temporary
storage of any non-hazardous material.
B.
Authorization. No vehicles or trailers for the purpose of
storage of any kind of material may be parked or maintained on any
premises, residential street, public parking lot, or other parking
lot, except as expressly provided herein.
C.
Application Process And Temporary Permit.
1.
Any person wishing to place a temporary storage unit upon their private
property or adjacent public street must first apply to the City Clerk
or his/her designee for a temporary permit to do so. The cost of the
permit application shall be fifteen dollars ($15.00) and shall be
non-refundable.
2.
The application must include the proposed location of the temporary
storage unit and must include its description complete with its dimensions.
3.
The Fire Chief (or its designees) must review the application in
order to determine whether the requested permit will adversely affect
public safety or flow of traffic throughout the affected area.
4.
If the application receives approval, the permit shall be issued
and shall be valid for thirty (30) days for a temporary storage unit
placed on a driveway and fifteen (15) days for a temporary storage
unit placed on an adjacent street.
5.
In the event the permit holder wishes to continue the maintenance
of the temporary storage unit as provided in the permit after the
expiration of the permit as described herein, he/she must apply for
and be granted a new permit at the discretion of the City Clerk prior
to the expiration of his/her permit.
