Cross Reference: See also Schedules V through VII included at
the end of Title III.
[R.O. 2011 § 355.010; R.O. 2010 § 355.010; Ord. No. 551 § 1, 2-3-1997; Ord. No. 553 § 5, 2-18-1997; Ord. No. 1072 §§ 1 — 2, 11-1-2010; Ord. No. 1078 § 1, 1-3-2011]
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; or between the curbline and public sidewalk on the
same side of the street as to effectively block straight line access
between two (2) sections of sidewalk;
c.
Within an intersection;
d.
On a crosswalk;
e.
Between a safety zone and adjacent curb or within thirty (30) feet
of points on the curb immediately opposite the ends of a safety zone,
unless the City Traffic Engineer 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;
h.
At any place where official signs prohibit stopping;
i.
At any street-alley intersection, for a distance of fifteen (15)
feet on each side of the alley.
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,
ten (10) feet of any stop sign or where the area is designated by
yellow paint, which in certain areas may be less than ten (10) feet
if so deeming appropriate;
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.
C.
Motor
vehicles with a gross vehicle weight of twenty-four thousand (24,000)
pounds or more are hereby prohibited from parking along either side
of Highway 28 for its entire length for more than one-half (1/2) of
an hour at any given time except that such vehicles shall be prohibited
from any parking along Highway 28 in those areas otherwise prohibited
for all vehicles.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 placed 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.
[R.O. 2011 § 355.100; R.O. 2010 § 355.120;
2nd Ser. Ord. No. 282 §§ 1
— 6, 8-15-1988]
A.
The
purpose of this Section is to regulate the parking of all motor vehicles
on public lots within the City of Owensville.
B.
MOTOR VEHICLE
PAVED PARKING LOT
UNPAVED PARKING LOT
Definitions.
For purposes of this Section, the following definitions shall control:
Any vehicle which is propelled by a power-driven engine whether
same is licensed or not.
Any lot that is finished with either concrete, asphalt or
any combination thereof.
Any lot that has a surface which is not paved.
C.
General
Application. No motor vehicle shall be parked in a parking lot in
such a manner so as to impede traffic or to obstruct the ability of
emergency vehicles to operate efficiently. For purposes of this Section
a vehicle shall be considered to impede traffic if it is parked in
such a manner so that it is perpendicular to the established parking
direction. For purposes of this Section, a vehicle shall be considered
to be obstructing access of an emergency vehicle if it is parked so
that a traffic lane is not available around all vehicles using the
parking lot.
D.
Paved
Parking Lots. All vehicles shall be parked in designated parking spaces.
E.
Unpaved
Parking Lots. On each public parking lot, the City shall designate
the established parking direction and shall place signs as appropriate
to designate same. All motor vehicles shall be parked in accordance
with such direction and shall not be parked more than two (2) in depth.
[R.O. 2011 § 355.110; R.O. 2010 § 355.130; Ord. No. 592 §§ 1 — 3, 4-6-1998]
A.
By
virtue of a cooperative agreement with the owners thereof, the City
of Owensville has control of the operation, maintenance and use of
the "Free Parking" parking lot located within the City of Owensville,
Missouri.
B.
Said
parking lot is hereby declared to be available seven (7) days a week,
twenty-four (24) hours per day as a parking facility for the citizens
of the City of Owensville, Missouri, and for no other use.
C.
The use of said parking lot by any person for the parking of any vehicle other than privately owned passenger vehicles shall constitute trespassing and shall subject such person to being prosecuted therefor in accordance with Sections 210.1060 through 210.1070 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Owensville.
[R.O. 2011 § 355.120; R.O. 2010 § 365.095; Ord. No. 863 § 1, 12-19-2005]
A.
The
City Marshal shall have the power to designate special events within
Memorial Park which may require emergency vehicle parking areas to
be reserved exclusively for such purpose.
B.
The
City Marshal shall have the power to designate specific areas for
the exclusive purpose of providing emergency vehicle parking. Such
areas may be set apart by physical barriers and the entrance shall
be clearly posted "emergency vehicle parking."
C.
Violations
for such unauthorized parking in a restricted area shall be punishable
by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) and not greater
than two hundred dollars ($200.00).
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Section 355.125, Parking And Storage
Of Commercial Vehicles Prohibited, which derived from Ord. No. 1284, 3-4-2019, was repealed 2-7-2022 by Ord. No. 1383.
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person to park or stand any vehicle
in any stall or space designated or reserved for physically disabled
persons, 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 Section 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 and may also include any appropriate wording
such as "Accessible Parking" to indicate that the space is reserved
for the exclusive use of vehicles which display a distinguishing license
plate or card. The sign described in this Subsection shall also state,
or an additional sign shall be posted below or adjacent to the sign
stating, the following: "$50 to $300 fine." Beginning August 28, 2011,
when any political subdivision or owner of private property restripes
a parking lot or constructs a new parking lot, one (1) in every four
(4) accessible spaces, but not fewer than one (1), shall be served
by an access aisle a minimum of ninety-six (96) inches wide and shall
be designated "lift van accessible only" with signs that meet the
requirements of the Federal Americans With Disabilities Act, as amended,
42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq., and any rules and regulations
established pursuant thereto.
B.
Any vehicle operator who is not physically disabled shall not use
the handicapped parking space 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 offense
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.
[R.O. 2011 § 355.140; R.O. 2010 § 365.090; Ord. No. 861 § 1, 12-5-2005]
A.
The
City Marshal shall have the power to designate special events within
Memorial Park which may require additional physically disabled parking
areas to be reserved exclusively for such purpose.
B.
The
City Marshal shall have the power to designate specific areas for
the exclusive purpose of providing physically disabled parking. Such
areas may be set apart by physical barriers and the entrance shall
be clearly posted "physically disabled parking."
[R.O. 2011 § 355.150; R.O. 2010 § 355.110;
2nd Ser. Ord. No. 311 § 1, 6-5-1989]
A.
Any
parking space which has been duly marked and labeled with proper signs
as hereinafter set forth shall be restricted to being used solely
as parking spaces for the picking up and dropping off of physically
disabled persons.
B.
Any
space so designated shall not, under any circumstances, be used for
any purpose other than the loading or unloading of physically disabled
persons.
C.
Any
parking space to be restricted as set forth above shall be designated
by yellow striping and shall be posted with a sign advising that such
space is restricted.
D.
The
following areas, and such other areas as may from time to time be
established, shall be restricted areas:
E.
The
owner of any vehicle parked in any such area shall be deemed guilty
of an ordinance violation and subject to a fine of ten dollars ($10.00).
Any vehicle parked in violation of this Section may be towed. The
owner of any vehicle which is towed as set forth herein shall be responsible
for all expenses of towing and reasonable storage fees.
