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
h.
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 thirty (30) feet of an intersection;
c.
Within fifteen (15) feet of a fire hydrant;
d.
Within twenty (20) feet of a crosswalk at an intersection;
e.
Within thirty (30) feet upon the approach to any flashing signal,
stop sign or traffic control signal located at the side of a roadway;
f.
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);
or
g.
At any place where official signs prohibit standing.
3.
Park a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except temporarily for the
purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading merchandise
or passengers at any place where official signs prohibit parking.
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.
No person shall park any vehicle upon a street 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.
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 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.
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 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 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 less 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,
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.
[1]
Editor's Note — Ord. no. 410 §1, adopted March
9, 2011, repealed section 355.100 "parking on north shore drive and
south shore drive" in its entirety. Former section 355.100 derived
from CC 1974 §§13-32 — 13-34; ord. no. 101 §§1
— 4, 2-10-1971; ord. no. 145 §1(13-34), 10-14-1981.
[Ord. No. 314 §1, 10-13-2004; Ord. No. 467 §I, 1-27-2015]
The parking or storing of cars, trucks, motorcycles, trailers,
boats and other vehicles in the yard area of a lot is prohibited.
Cars, trucks, motorcycles, trailers, boats and other vehicles can
only be parked in areas where the surface area has been prepared with
concrete, asphalt or properly maintained gravel specifically designed
as a parking area. The parking area must be connected to the roadway
by a driveway not less than eight (8) feet wide.
[Ord. No. 437 §§I––II, 2-13-2013; Ord.
No. 561, 3-10-2021]
A.
RECREATIONAL VEHICLE
1.
2.
a.
b.
BUS
Definitions. As used in this Section, the following terms shall have
the meanings indicated:
A vehicular-type unit which is:
This definition shall be limited to:
Vehicles originally manufactured and sold as recreational vehicles
meeting the conditions listed above, limited to a folding camper trailer,
a truck camper, a travel trailer, a fifth-wheel trailer, or a motorized
RV; and
Minivans, full-size vans, or buses specifically modified to
meet the three (3) conditions listed in the definition Section above.
Is a large motor vehicle designed to carry many passengers
on a roadway, including but not limited to a school bus, motor coach,
City transit buses or similar vehicles.
B.
Restrictions On Parking.
1.
It shall be unlawful to park recreational vehicles or buses
as defined above on streets, driveways or lots within the City limits
of Lake Waukomis. Exceptions are permitted for purposes of loading
and unloading recreational vehicles on two (2) occurrences during
any thirty-day period; however, each occurrence cannot exceed twenty-four
(24) hours.
2.
Permits.
a.
In certain situations, a permit may be issued by the City Clerk
to allow parking up to seventy-two (72) hours if the following requirements
are met:
(1)
The vehicle is owned or leased by a visitor to
a lake resident who desires to park the vehicle in the driveway of
the owner;
(2)
The period of time for the vehicle parking is specified
and approved as part of the permit; and
(3)
No equipment on the vehicle, such as a generator,
creates noise to disturb residents.
b.
The permit may be revoked for any violation of these conditions
or violation of any other applicable law, ordinance, or regulation
of the City of Lake Waukomis.