Cross Reference: See also Schedule III, Parking Limited, and
Schedule IV, Parking Prohibited, included at the end of Title III.
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.
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);
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.
[R.O. 1992 § 840.080; Ord. No.
1796-00 § 1, 8-1-2000; Ord. No. 2563-15 § 1, 9-15-2015]
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 fifteen (15) feet of the width of the roadway for free movement
of vehicular traffic. No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle
within a roadway or right-of-way in such position as to block the
driveway entrance to any abutting property.
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 Administrator, in consultation with professional engineers,
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 Administrator, in consultation with professional engineers,
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 Administrator, in consultation with professional engineers,
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 Administrator, in consultation with professional
engineers, 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.
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 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. 1992 § 850.020; Ord. No.
1796-00 § 1, 8-1-2000]
It shall hereafter be unlawful to park or store in excess of
one (1) unlicensed vehicle, of a type required to be licensed by the
Missouri Department of Revenue, on any lot or tract in Zoning Districts
"R-1," "R-2" or "R-3." The vehicle must not be visible from a public
street.
[R.O. 1992 § 840.010; Ord. No.
1796-00 § 1, 8-1-2000]
The Police Department of the City of Camdenton may enforce such
parking regulations as set forth in this Chapter both on public property
as well as private properties which are open to public parking, such
as businesses and schools.
[R.O. 1992 § 840.050; Ord. No.
1796-00 § 1, 8-1-2000; Ord. No. 2401-11 § 1, 4-5-2010]
No vehicle may be parked within such areas which are designated
as fire lanes within the City of Camdenton. The Police Department
may also enforce as a violation of this Section, such properly marked
fire lanes located upon private property where the general public
is invited, such as a business or school. Owners of vehicles ticketed
in violation of this Section will be issued a violation notice which
may be payable with a set fine without court costs in an amount as
determined from time to time by the Municipal Judge.
[R.O. 1992 § 840.060; Ord. No.
1796-00 § 1, 8-1-2000]
Where parking places have been marked by striping or other markings,
vehicles shall be parked within such parking places as is reasonably
possible.
[R.O. 1992 § 840.100; Ord. No.
1796-00 § 1, 8-1-2000; Ord. No. 2563-15 § 1, 9-15-2015]
The City Police Department may designate areas of limited parking
or prohibited parking upon any street or right-of-way in order to
promote the optimal and safe movement of traffic.
[R.O. 1992 § 840.120; Ord. No.
1796-00 § 1, 8-1-2000]
[R.O. 1992 § 840.130; Ord. No.
1796-00 § 1, 8-1-2000]
No dealer in new, used or junked automobiles; no dealer in machinery,
tractors, farm implements or vehicles of any other land; and no proprietor
of any garage shall use any street or highway or public parking place
in this City as a parking or standing place for any stock vehicle
or part thereof held for sale or repair or kept for storage by him/her,
and no such dealer or proprietor or anyone connected with any such
business shall cause or permit such use of any street, highway or
other public parking place.
[R.O. 1992 § 840.140; Ord. No.
1796-00 § 1, 8-1-2000]
It shall be unlawful for any person to park any recreation vehicle,
hauling or travel trailer, or commercial or business vehicle on any
public right-of-way; provided however, that this Section shall not
apply to any such vehicle parked for less than thirty (30) minutes
for purposes of delivery to or pick up from any premises.
[R.O. 1992 § 840.170; Ord. No.
1796-00 § 1, 8-1-2000]
Any and all registered owners of a vehicle shall be presumed
to have parked any vehicle which may be parked in violation of any
of the provisions of this Chapter.
[R.O. 1992 § 840.180; Ord. No.
1796-00 § 1, 8-1-2000]
A.
The Police Department is authorized to cause vehicles to be ticketed
for violation of any of the provisions of this Chapter.
