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;
h.
On any railroad tracks; or
i.
At any place where official signs prohibit stopping.
2.
Stand or park a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except momentarily
to pickup or discharge a passenger or passengers:
a.
Within fifteen (15) feet of a fire hydrant;
b.
Within thirty (30) feet of an intersection;
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);
or
f.
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:
a.
Within fifty (50) feet of the nearest rail of a railroad crossing;
or
b.
At any place where official signs prohibit parking.
c.
Within six (6) feet of any United States mailbox, except when necessary
to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions
of a Police Officer or traffic control sign or signal.
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, 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.
B.
It shall be unlawful for any person to park, or to allow to be parked,
any vehicle displayed for sale on any highway, street, roadway, thoroughfare,
public right-of-way, public property or any private property located
in a commercially zoned or manufacturing or industrial district. The
provisions of this Section shall not apply to any motor vehicle dealer
duly licensed as such to do business in the City and shall not apply
to a vehicle parked on private property that is used exclusively as
a single-family, two-family or multi-family dwelling by an owner or
occupant of said dwelling. For purposes of this Section, "vehicle"
includes any motor vehicle, motorcycle, trailer, recreational vehicle,
boat or other mechanized equipment that is displayed for sale.
[Ord. No. 2015-15 §1, 9-14-2015]
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.
C.
For the purposes of this Section, and notwithstanding any provision of this Code to the contrary, loading or unloading of merchandise and passengers is prohibited in any area adjacent to any school property where official no parking signs have been erected as provided for in Subsection (A) and (B) of this Section.
[Ord. No. 2015-14 §2, 9-14-2015]
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 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".
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.
It shall be unlawful for any operator to stand or park any vehicle
in any area which is designated by appropriate signs and markings
as a "Fire Lane". The areas designated in Schedule XI are hereby declared
as "Fire Lanes".
[CC 1976 §15-134; Ord. No. 727 §2, 3-13-1961; Ord. No. 2148 §1, 1-14-1985; Ord. No. 2001-01 §1, 1-9-2001]
It shall be unlawful for any operator of any motor vehicle to stop, stand or park any vehicle in or upon any municipal off-street parking lot of the City except those lots covered under Section 355.130 between the hours of 12:00 A.M. and 6:00 A.M. without a permit issued by the City and displayed upon the vehicle.
[CC 1976 §15-134.1; Ord. No. 91-51 §§1 — 4, 9-23-1991; Ord. No. 2001-02 §1, 1-9-2001; Ord. No. 2015-03 §§1
– 2, 1-12-2015]
A.
The City Administrator or his/her designee shall be authorized to
post the following restrictions within the municipal parking lots
of the City of Overland at the following location(s): City Hall, Community
Center, Police Department/Municipal Court and all City Parks.
B.
For those municipal parking lots located adjacent to City Hall, Community
Center, Police Department/Municipal Court, parking shall be restricted
to visitors and employees of the City. Designated areas will be posted
for each of these uses within these lots.
C.
For those municipal parking lots located within or adjacent to a
City Park, parking shall be restricted to those utilizing the park
and its amenities for their intended purpose.
D.
Violation of any such posted restrictions shall constitute grounds
to tow and impound the offending vehicle in accordance with State
Statutes and City ordinances.
E.
Violation of any such posted restrictions shall constitute a misdemeanor.
[Code 1961 §11-95; CC 1976 §15-136; Ord. No. 890 §1, 11-23-1964; Ord. No. 2017-08, 5-8-2017]
It shall be unlawful for any person operating a commercial vehicle
including wreckers or tow trucks, to stop, stand or park said commercial
vehicle, including a commercial trailer, on any street in the City,
or on the public area adjacent thereto, or in any public alley, for
a period of time longer than is necessary for the expeditious loading
or unloading of passengers, or for the expeditious unloading and delivery
or pickup and loading of materials or motor vehicle or motorcycle.
The term "commercial vehicle" shall not include three-quarter
(3/4) ton or less trucks.
[CC 1976 §15-138; Ord. No. 1372 §§1 — 5, 9-23-1974; Ord. No. 2281 §§1(1) — (6), 7-14-1986]
A.
The
Chief of Police is hereby authorized to order the creation upon the
public streets of the City of Overland, of temporary no-parking zones
which shall exist for no longer than ninety-six (96) hours.
B.
The
Chief of Police shall order the creation of said temporary no-parking
zones only for the following purposes:
1.
To aid the public health, safety or welfare.
2.
To alleviate extraordinary and temporary problems in the movement
of traffic.
3.
To facilitate public works or the maintenance, cleaning or care of
public streets and facilities.
4.
During the time designated under any such order of the Chief of Police,
it shall be unlawful for any person to park a motor vehicle or conveyance
within any such designated emergency no-parking zone.
5.
No less than twenty-four (24) hours prior to the enforcement of this
Section in an emergency no-parking zone, the Chief of Police shall
cause said zone to be adequately and clearly posted in order to inform
the public of the time, dates and location of the emergency no-parking
zone.
6.
Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this Section
shall upon conviction thereof be fined and/or imprisoned in accordance
with the general penalty provisions for violation of municipal ordinances
which are currently provided for in the ordinances of the City of
Overland.
7.
The Chief of Police or any member of his/her Department designated
by him/her is hereby authorized to remove or have removed any vehicle
or conveyance parked or left within an emergency no-parking zone.
Such vehicle shall be impounded until lawfully claimed or disposed
of. The owner of said vehicle shall be liable for all costs of towing
and storage of said vehicle or conveyance.
[CC 1976 §15-139; Ord. No. 1391 §§1 — 5, 1-13-1975; Ord. No. 2197 §1, 8-12-1985; Ord. No. 2247 §1, 3-24-1986; Ord. No. 2485 §1, 4-10-1989; Ord. No. 93-51 §1, 10-11-1993; Ord. No. 98-75 §1, 9-29-1998]
A.
No
person shall park a motor vehicle or trailer within the City of Overland
upon any grass surface or surface which is not paved with Portland
concrete or asphaltic concrete material.
[Ord. No. 2021-25, 10-25-2021]
B.
No
person shall park a motor vehicle or trailer upon any public or private
roadway in the City of Overland in such a manner that any wheel or
supporting structure of said vehicle shall rest off or outside of
the paved portion of said roadway.
C.
No
person shall park a motor vehicle or trailer in the City of Overland
in such a manner as to block, obstruct or partially block or obstruct
a public sidewalk.
D.
No
person shall park a motor vehicle or trailer in the City of Overland
along the side of a street against the flow of traffic, commonly known
as "parking on the wrong side of the street."
E.
No
person shall park a motorized vehicle on any sidewalk, porch, or patio
in front of the building line.
F.
Notwithstanding
the other provisions of this Section, the Chief of Police is authorized
to grant, upon application, when deemed by him/her to be in the public
interest and welfare, a temporary waiver of the prohibitions of this
Section for locations specified by the Chief of Police.
G.
No
person shall allow a utility or boat trailer to remain parked in front
of the building line or on any street or public alley in the City
for a period of time longer than is necessary for the expeditious
loading or unloading of passengers, for the expeditious unloading
and delivery or pickup and loading of materials or being actively
used for the purpose of providing service, during working hours, to
a building or property located adjacent to the street at the place
where same is parked.
[Ord. No. 2020-08, 7-20-2020]
H.
Any
person who violates the provisions of this Section shall be fined
an amount not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00) or shall be
imprisoned for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days, or may receive
both such fine and imprisonment.
[CC 1976 §15-140; Ord. No. 1798 §1, 4-27-1981]
No person shall park, or leave unattended, any vehicle on a
street, avenue, or road, or upon the shoulder thereof, in a position
which blocks, inhibits, or obstructs ingress to or egress from a driveway,
curbcut, parking lot entrance, or wheelchair ramp, or in such manner
that any portion of the parked or unattended vehicle rests less than
three (3) feet distant from the closest line of intersection of the
driveway, curbcut, parking lot entrance, or wheelchair ramp, with
the street, avenue, road, or shoulder thereof. The line of intersection
of said driveway, curbcut, parking lot entrance, or wheelchair ramp,
shall be measured through the closest point of intersection with and
perpendicular to the curbline or edge of the street, avenue, or road.
[CC 1976 §15-141; Ord. No. 1985 §1, 7-11-1983]
No person shall park any vehicle upon parking surfaces located
in any City Park at any time unless such parking is in connection
with some other immediate and lawful use of the park by the operator
of said vehicle or its passengers. Nothing in this Section shall be
construed so as to prohibit the use of said parking facilities at
any time by emergency vehicles or municipal vehicles of the City of
Overland, nor shall any provision hereof be so construed as to prohibit
the parking of a vehicle in the City Park while the driver remains
in attendance at said vehicle.
[CC 1976 §15-142; Ord. No. 2084 §§1 — 2, 6-25-1984]
A.
In
areas zoned residential, parking of buses on the street or on private
property shall be prohibited with the following exceptions: Parking
of buses shall be allowed on commercial, school or church private
property; temporary parking of buses shall be allowed in all areas
notwithstanding this Section; provided however, that such temporary
parking shall not exceed six (6) hours.
B.
For
the purpose of this Section, "bus" shall be defined
as a large motor vehicle designed by its manufacturer to transport
fifteen (15) or more passengers.
[CC 1976 §15-144.1; Ord. No. 2386 §1, 1-25-1988; Ord. No. 2417 §1, 7-11-1988; Ord. No. 2473 §1, 2-27-1989; Ord. No. 2526 §1, 9-25-1989; Ord. No. 90-41 §3, 7-9-1990; Ord.
No. 90-62 §3, 9-24-1990; Ord. No. 92-17 §1, 4-13-1992; Ord. No. 99-82 §1, 9-14-1999; Ord. No. 2009-13 §1, 6-9-2009; Ord.
No. 2009-35 §1, 12-14-2009; Ord. No. 2010-31 §1, 9-13-2010; Ord. No. 2011-12 §2, 4-25-2011; Ord. No. 2012-05 §§1 — 2, 2-13-2012; Ord. No. 2012-06 §§1 — 3, 2-13-2012; Ord.
No. 2020-13, 9-14-2020; Ord. No. 2022-09, 7-18-2022]
A.
RESIDENT
RESIDENTIAL PARKING ZONE
RESIDENTIAL ZONE
VISITOR
Definitions. For the purposes of this Section, the words
and terms defined below shall have the following meanings:
Any person who lives in a single-family residence abutting
a street designated as a residential parking zone.
A residential parking zone is any street or part thereof
in one (1) of the hereinafter defined residential zones which is designated
as such with a specified parking time limit.
The residential zones of the City shall be as follows:
Lackland Road, north side, extending from the intersection
of Lackland Road and Ashland Avenue to a point one hundred seventy-eight
(178) feet east on Lackland Road.
Lackland Road, north side, extending from the intersection
of Lackland Road and Oakland Avenue to a point one hundred sixty (160)
feet east on Lackland Road.
Niblic Drive, both sides, extending from the intersection
of Niblic Drive and Ashby Road to a point four hundred forty-six (446)
feet east on Niblic Drive.
Pebble Beach Drive, both sides, between Chaucer Avenue and
Canter Way.
Sims Avenue, both sides, north of Lackland/Tam O'Shanter
for a distance of one hundred thirty-two (132) feet north of Lackland.
Sims Avenue, on the west side, north of Lackland/Tam O'Shanter
beginning at a point one hundred thirty-two (132) feet north of Lackland
and extending north to Midland Boulevard.
South Milton Avenue, east side, between the north property
line of house numbered 2350 and the north property line of house numbered
2382 South Milton.
South Milton Avenue, west side, between Palmer Avenue to
the north side of property line of house numbered 2382 South Milton.
Tudor Avenue, both sides, 8900 block between Brown Road and
Charlack Avenue.
Tudor Avenue, both sides, 9000 block between Charlack Avenue
and Orlando Avenue.
Windom Avenue, both sides, 8900 block between Charlack Avenue
and Brown Road.
Windom Avenue, both sides, 8800 block between Brown Road
and Marshall Road.
Windom Avenue, both sides, 9000 block between Orlando Avenue
and Charlack Avenue.
Additional zones may be added by the filing of a petition
signed by fifty percent (50%) of the residents of the affected area
and certified by the City Clerk and upon approval by the City Council.
Any person who is a household guest, a visitor, or a workman
performing services for or domestic help for a resident.
B.
Parking Permit.
1.
Required. On any street which is designated a residential
parking zone, parking in excess of the prescribed parking time limit
will be permitted by a resident or a visitor only with a valid resident
or visitor parking permit. Overnight parking will be permitted by
a resident or a visitor only with a valid resident or visitor parking
permit.
2.
Use. Each parking permit shall be limited for use
in the residential parking zone for which it was issued. A resident
or visitor parking permit issued in one (1) residential zone of the
City shall not be valid in any other residential zone.
3.
Issuance. Each single-family residence abutting
a street in a residential zone shall be entitled to a permit for any
vehicle legally registered at said address, and the personal property
tax receipt and license registration must be submitted for each vehicle.
Each building owner shall also be entitled to two (2) visitor permits.
The City Clerk shall issue the authorized number of permits to each
single-family residence owner without charge.
4.
Activity permit. Each single-family residence abutting
a street in a residential zone shall be entitled to a maximum of three
(3) activity permits during a calendar year. The activity permit entitles
the applicant to receive up to ten (10) temporary parking permits
for use on a specific date with each permit being good for a twenty-four
(24) hour period.
5.
Holidays — exempt. The following holidays
shall be exempt from the above noted requirements:
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Labor Day Monday
Veterans Day
Thanksgiving Eve
Thanksgiving Day
Christmas Eve
Christmas Day
C.
Violation — Penalty. The owner of each automobile
which is found to have been parked in a residential parking zone in
violation of this Section without displaying the residential parking
permit in the right front portion of the windshield shall be liable
for a fine of not less than five dollars ($5.00) and not more than
five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each instance of violation.
[Ord. No. 2023-31, 8-14-2023]
No person shall park or stand a motor vehicle, whether occupied
or not, in a private driveway, on a private parking lot or on private
property without the express or implied consent of the owner or other
person in lawful charge of such driveway, parking lot or property.
[CC 1976 §15-167; Ord. No. 891 §1, 12-14-1965; Ord. No. 1518 §1, 3-14-1977; Ord. No. 98-88 §1, 10-27-1998]
As used in this Article, "Camping and Recreational Equipment" is defined as, and shall include, the following:
A camping trailer or boat trailer, a vehicular, portable
structure designed and constructed primarily to carry camping and
recreational equipment or a boat while in transit.
A small vessel for travel on water.
A portable dwelling designed and constructed as an integral
part of a self-propelled vehicle.
A structure designed primarily to be mounted on a pickup
or truck chassis and with sufficient equipment to render it suitable
for use as a temporary dwelling for travel, recreational and vacation
uses.
A vehicular, portable structure built on a chassis, designed
to be used as a temporary dwelling for travel, recreational and vacation
uses, permanently identified "travel trailer" by
the manufacturer of the trailer and, when factory-equipped for the
road, having a body width not exceeding eight (8) feet.
[CC 1976 §15-168; Ord No. 891 §2, 12-14-64]
A.
Prohibited. It shall be unlawful to park any camping and
recreational equipment on any street, alley, highway or other public
place.
B.
Exceptions. Emergency or temporary stopping or parking is
permitted on any alley, street or highway for not longer than twelve
(12) hours, subject to any other and further prohibitions, regulations
or ordinances for that street, alley or highway.
[CC 1976 §15-169; Ord. No. 891 §3, 12-14-1964; Ord. No. 1518 §2, 3-14-1977; Ord. No. 98-89 §1, 10-27-1998]
A.
Parking
and storing of camping and recreational equipment on private residential
property shall be permitted, subject to the following conditions:
1.
At no time shall such parked or stored camping and recreational equipment
be occupied or used for living, sleeping, or housekeeping purposes.
2.
The owner of camping and/or recreational equipment shall not park
or store such equipment in such a manner as to create a dangerous
or unsafe condition on the property where parked or stored.
3.
Camping and recreation equipment parked or stored in a front yard
shall be on a driveway.
4.
Camping and recreational equipment over twenty-eight (28) feet in
length may not be parked or stored in a front yard.
5.
Derelicts. No equipment shall be stored out of doors
on residential premises in an inoperative or unregistered condition. "Derelicts" mean any equipment no longer capable of the
function intended.
6.
If the recreational equipment, boats or commercial vehicle is parked
or stored outside of a garage, it shall not be parked or stored on
any part of the front yard, except that, where access by driveway
or alley to the rear of the front building line is not available,
such vehicle can be parked or stored in any place on the lot which
is improved with an established driveway. No part of such vehicle
shall overhang the limits of such established driveway. All recreational
equipment, boats or commercial vehicles must be kept in good repair.
