[Ord. No. 876 §1, 12-7-2009]
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 on the opposite side of
the street across from a public or private driveway, or within five
(5) feet of the edge of the driveway apron;
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.
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.
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.
[R.O. 2009 §335.095; Ord. No. 854 §1, 10-13-2008]
A.
Purpose. The purpose of this Section is to reduce hazardous
traffic conditions resulting from the use of streets within areas
zoned for residential uses for the parking of vehicles by large numbers
of persons who have on-site parking available or who are utilizing
adjacent commercial, industrial, educational or institutional uses;
to protect the residents of the City from unreasonable burdens in
gaining access to their residences; to preserve the character of these
areas as residential districts; to promote efficiency in the maintenance
of residential streets in a clean and safe condition; to preserve
the value of the property in these districts; and to preserve the
safety of children, other pedestrians and traffic in these districts,
as well as the peace, good order, comfort, convenience and welfare
of the inhabitants of the City.
B.
Certain Streets Designated — Parking Prohibited Without Special
Permit. From time to time, the Board of Aldermen may designate
certain streets as limited to parking by special permit only. Such
streets shall be reflected on Schedule I of Title III of the Municipal
Code.
No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle on such designated
streets unless such vehicle has displayed on the left rear windshield
a special permit for parking issued by the City of Pasadena Hills.
C.
Posting Of Signs. Appropriate signs giving notice of the
parking prohibition shall be displayed in accordance with the City's
traffic regulations.
D.
No Parking Where Otherwise Prohibited. Nothing in this Section
shall be construed to grant to permit holders the right or privilege
to park on streets or in areas where parking is prohibited.
E.
Issuance Of Parking Permits.
1.
Permits shall be issued to residents only.
2.
Application and issuance. The application for a
permit shall contain the name of the owner or operator of the vehicle,
the residential address, the vehicle make, model and registration
number and the applicant's driver's license number. If the residential
address is not owned by the applicant, the applicant shall submit
a valid lease agreement showing that the applicant has a possessory
interest in the property. All applications shall be accompanied by
a copy of the current occupancy permit showing the applicant is authorized
to occupy the property.
3.
The application shall be submitted to the City Clerk. Upon issuance,
each holder shall pay a twenty-five dollar ($25.00) permit fee.
4.
Number of permits limited for each street. There
shall be a maximum number of permits issued for each street designated
for parking by permit only. The maximum number of available permits
shall be determined by the length of the street (not including driveways
and other barriers or objects which would limit the parking area such
as fire hydrants) and the amount of space to comfortably park cars
or trucks of average size.
F.
Term Of Parking Permits. Parking permits shall be issued
for a period of twelve (12) months and must be renewed annually. A
tenant residing in the area under a shorter term lease will be issued
a permit for the term of the lease, which shall be indicated on the
application for the permit. The permit shall automatically become
void when the tenant vacates that location.
G.
Exemptions. Any truck or vehicle providing repairs, deliveries
or other services to a resident of the area shall be exempted from
the provisions of this Section. Also exempted shall be all emergency
vehicles, utility company vehicles and vehicles on City or official
government business.
H.
Display Of Parking Permit. Permits shall be displayed in
the rear windshield of all vehicles on the left side of the vehicle.
I.
New Vehicles. Should a resident transfer ownership of the
vehicle registered under this Section, the old permit must be removed
from the old vehicle prior to transfer of such vehicle. The resident
must immediately notify the City of the transfer of the vehicle and
the resident's desire to transfer the permit to a new vehicle owned
by the resident.
J.
Violations.
1.
No person shall stop, stand or park a motor vehicle on a street designated
pursuant to this Section without a valid permit properly displayed
or unless the vehicle is exempt under this Section.
2.
No person shall falsely represent himself/herself as eligible for
a parking permit or furnish false information in an application for
a special parking permit.
3.
No person shall use or display or allow the use or display of a valid
permit on a motor vehicle other than that for which the permit was
issued.
4.
No person shall use or display a facsimile or counterfeit permit.
5.
No person shall sell or otherwise dispose of a vehicle displaying
a permit without removing or destroying the permit and no subsequent
owner of the vehicle shall use a permit issued to a previous owner.
6.
No person shall allow any other person to utilize a special parking
permit which has been issued to him or her.
7.
No person shall knowingly permit any act prohibited under this Section
or aid and abet another to do so.
K.
Penalty. Any person, firm, company, partnership or corporation
violating any provision of this Section shall, upon conviction, be
fined not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) or more than five hundred
dollars ($500.00) and the parking of more than one (1) of such vehicles
at one (1) time or parking a vehicle on more than one (1) day shall
constitute a separate and distinct offense for each of such vehicles
and days parked.
L.
Denial Or Revocation Of Parking Permit. All permits shall
remain the property of the City of Pasadena Hills. The City Clerk,
after consultation with the Mayor, shall deny the issuance or renewal
of a permit if the application is not complete, if the applicant has
been fraudulent or untruthful with regard to the application or if
the applicant has, in the past, caused or permitted any of the violations
specified in this Section or is abusing the rights and privileges
granted under this Section.
Upon ten (10) days' notice to the holder of a permit and an
opportunity for hearing before the City Clerk, a parking permit may
be revoked if it is determined that the applicant has been fraudulent
or untruthful with regard to the application or if the applicant has
caused or permitted any of the violations specified in this Section
or is abusing the rights and privileges granted under this Section.
Upon revocation of a permit, it shall be unlawful to use it and the
holder shall surrender the permit to the City Clerk immediately upon
request.
Any permit holder aggrieved by a decision of the City Clerk
may appeal such decision to the Board of Aldermen within ten (10)
days of the City Clerk's decision by filing a written appeal with
the Mayor.
[R.O. 2009 §355.100; Ord. No. 302 §§1 — 3, 6, 8-8-1983]
A.
PAVED PARKING AREA
PERSON
PROPERTY
VEHICLE
Definitions. For the purposes of this Section, the following,
terms, words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed
to them:
Any area paved with concrete or asphaltic concrete.
Any individual, firm, partnership, association, corporation
or other organization of any kind.
Any real property within the City, whether publicly or privately
owned, which is not a street or highway.
Includes all vehicles, or any part thereof, designed or constituted
to be propelled otherwise than by human power and includes any such
vehicle whether or not by reason of its present condition it is still
capable of self-propulsion. This definition shall include, but not
be limited to, cars, trucks, recreational vehicles, campers, trailers
and boats.
B.
Parking Prohibited On Unpaved Areas In Front Yards. No person
in charge or control of any property within the City, whether as owner,
tenant, occupant, lessee or otherwise, shall allow any vehicle, as
defined herein, to be parked or stored on an unpaved parking area
on public or private property.
[R.O. 2009 §355.110; Ord. No. 98 §1(a, c, d, e), 8-1-1961; Ord. No. 153 §1, 10-9-1972]
A.
No
vehicle shall be parked anywhere in the City, including upon private
property therein, which shall display advertising matter upon the
sides or rear thereof, other than the designation of the name, address
and business thereof.
B.
No
vehicle shall be parked within nine (9) feet of a United States mailbox
upon any street of the City.
C.
No
vehicle shall be stopped or parked within the City with its front
end facing in the opposite direction from lawful direction for traffic
of other vehicles upon that side of the street.
D.
No
vehicle shall be parked with motor running unattended.
E.
No
unlicensed or inoperative vehicle shall be parked upon any street
of the City of Pasadena Hills nor in any location that is open to
public view.
[R.O. 2009 §355.120; Ord. No. 534 §1, 1-13-1998; Ord. No. 687 §1, 8-12-2003]
A.
The
City may designate parking spaces for the exclusive use of vehicles
which display a physically disabled distinguishing license plate or
card issued pursuant to State law.
B.
Owners
of private property used for public parking shall designate parking
spaces for the exclusive use of vehicles which display a physically
disabled distinguishing license plate or card issued pursuant to State
law.
C.
Designated
spaces shall meet the requirements of the Federal Americans with Disabilities
Act, as amended, and any rules or regulations established pursuant
thereto and shall be indicated by a sign upon which shall be inscribed
the following information: the international symbol of accessibility,
any appropriate wording to indicate that the space is reserved for
the exclusive use of vehicles which display a physically disabled
distinguishing license plate or card, and fifty dollars ($50.00) to
three hundred dollars ($300.00) fine; except that the information
relating to the monetary fine may be contained in an additional sign
posted below or adjacent to the sign containing the other required
information; and that non-conforming signs or spaces which are in
use prior to the effective date of this Section shall not be in violation
of this Section during the useful life of such sign or space. However,
under no circumstances shall the useful life of the non-conforming
sign or space be extended by means other than those means used to
maintain any sign or space on the owner's property which is not used
for vehicles displaying a disabled license plate.
D.
It
shall be unlawful for any person to park a vehicle which is not displaying
a physically disabled distinguishing license plate or card in any
space reserved for physically disabled persons or on any street where
parking is prohibited except for physically disabled persons.
E.
It
shall be unlawful for any person who, without authorization, uses
a physically disabled distinguishing license plate or card to park
in a parking space or on a street reserved under authority of this
Section.
F.
The
Police Department may cause the removal of any vehicle not displaying
a physically disabled distinguishing license plate or card or a "disable
veteran" license plate if there is posted immediately adjacent to,
and readily visible from, such space or street a sign on which is
inscribed the international symbol of accessibility and/or any appropriate
wording to indicate that the space or street is exclusively reserved
for the parking of vehicles which display a distinguishing license
plate or card.
G.
The
Police Department may enter upon private property open to the public
to enforce the provisions of this Section.
H.
Any
person violating any of the provisions of this Section shall, upon
conviction thereof, be subject to a fine of not less than fifty dollars
($50.00) nor more than three hundred dollars ($300.00).
