[Amended 7-11-1983 by Ord. No. 8-83; 9-14-1987 by Ord. No. 10-87; 9-11-1989 by Ord. No. 9-89; 12-12-1994 by Ord. No. 5-94]
A. 
No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the direction of a police officer or traffic-control device, at any place where an official sign or painted curb prohibits stopping, parking or standing, and it is hereby specifically provided that wherever a curb is painted red or yellow that there shall be no parking, standing or stopping parallel to that painted curb.
B. 
Fire hydrants and fire lanes. It shall be unlawful to park a vehicle on the side of a public or private street or way that is posted with signs designating the same as a fire lane or within 10 feet of a fire hydrant.
C. 
It shall be unlawful to park a vehicle more than 12 inches from the curb, curbline or side of a street or alley where the curbline should normally be, the parked vehicle facing to the right of all traffic. All parking shall be parallel to the curb. Exception will be made to this subsection in cases of loading or unloading a vehicle or vehicles, and the exception shall be given for a reasonable time necessary in loading and/or unloading a vehicle or vehicles.
D. 
The City may make regulations regarding the parking of motor vehicles, trucks of any type, truck trailers or any vehicles on the streets of the City from 5:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. on the third Monday of each month so that the streets can be swept.
[Amended 8-9-1999 by Ord. No. 8-99; 12-13-1999 by Ord. No. 9-99]
[Amended 7-11-1983 by Ord. No. 8-83; 8-9-1999 by Ord. No. 8-99; 12-13-1999 by Ord. No. 9-99]
A. 
Every duly authorized police officer of the City shall attach to any vehicle found to be in violation of this chapter a notice to the owner thereof that such vehicle has been in violation of the provisions of this chapter and instructing such owner to report to the office of the City Treasurer during regular office hours thereof in regard to such violation. Each such owner may, within 48 hours of the time when such notice was attached to such vehicle, exclusive of Sundays and legal holidays, pay at the office of the Treasurer as a penalty and in full satisfaction of such violation the sum of $5. The failure of such owner to make such payment upon such conditions shall render the owner subject to the penalty hereinafter imposed.
B. 
Any duly authorized police officer of the City shall take said notice to a duly authorized and appointed District Court of Maryland for Carroll County for the purpose of having a warrant for the arrest of such owner issued and for the setting of an amount of collateral to be posted. In the event that such owner does not pay said collateral, he or she shall be subject to the penalties of fine or imprisonment, or both, as provided in this chapter with respect to the provision which has been violated.
[Amended 4-13-1981 by Ord. No. 2-81]
It shall be unlawful to park, store or leave any vehicle of any kind, whether attended or not, or for the owner of any vehicle of any kind to allow, permit or suffer the same to be parked, stored or left, whether attended or not, upon any public or private property in the city, other than public highways, without the consent of the owner of such public or private property, and the Police Department and its designated agent or agents are authorized to remove and impound any vehicle parked, stored or left in violation of this section and to keep the same impounded until the owner thereof, or other duly authorized person, shall have paid to the City Clerk an amount equal to all towage and storage and such administrative charges or fees prescribed by the Mayor and City Council or incurred by the Police Department or City in impounding said vehicle. In any prosecution under this section, proof that a vehicle was parked, stored or left on public or private property shall be prima facie evidence that the vehicle was so parked, stored or left without the consent of the owner of such public or private property.
[Amended 4-13-1981 by Ord. No. 2-81; 11-14-1988 by Ord. No. 15-88]
It shall be unlawful to park, store or leave any vehicle, the certificate of title, registration card or registration plate of which has expired, been revoked, canceled or suspended, or for the owner of such vehicle to allow, permit or suffer the same to be parked, stored or left, whether attended or not, upon any public street, highway, alley or parking lot within the corporate limits of the City for a period longer than 24 hours. The provisions of this section shall apply not only to property owned or maintained by the public but also to private property to which the public in general has access, including but not limited to parking lots, driveways and streets. The police are authorized to remove and impound any such vehicle parked, stored or left in violation of this section and to keep the same impounded until the owner thereof, or other duly authorized person, shall pay the City Clerk an amount equal to all towage and storage and such administrative charges or fees prescribed by the Mayor and Council or incurred by the Police Department or City in impounding said vehicle.
[Amended 9-12-2005 by Ord. No. 10-2005]
A. 
Notice. Whenever a vehicle has been impounded by the City, a notice of removal and storage of said vehicle shall be mailed by registered or certified mail to the last registered owner of the vehicle and each secured party as shown on the records of the Motor Vehicle Administration. If such addresses cannot be ascertained, then such notice shall not be required.
B. 
Contents of notice. The notice shall contain at least the following information:
(1) 
A complete description of the vehicle, including the year, make, model, and vehicle identification number;
(2) 
A statement that the vehicle has been impounded by the City and the exact location of the facility where the vehicle is held;
(3) 
A statement that indicates the owner or secured party may recover the vehicle within 15 days from the date of the notice, upon payment of all fines, penalties and charges of towing, preservation and storage resulting from the impoundment of the vehicle;
(4) 
A statement that indicates that failure of the owner or secured party to exercise this right to recover the vehicle in the time provided shall be considered a waiver of all right, title and interest in the vehicle, and be considered a consent to the disposal of the vehicle.
C. 
Release of impounded vehicles. Vehicles impounded pursuant to this chapter will be released to their lawful owner, or the person entitled to possession, upon a showing of adequate evidence of a right to its possession and upon payment of all accrued fines and costs for each outstanding unsatisfied summons, citation, or any other legal process outstanding against said vehicle, as well as all the impoundment and storage fees. The impoundment and storage fees shall be set from time to time by resolution of the Mayor and City Council.
D. 
Disposal of impounded vehicle. Whenever any vehicle or part thereof is in the custody of the City and whenever the owner or person entitled to the possession thereof cannot be located and/or fails to claim such vehicle or part thereof for a period of 15 days after the notice of impoundment under this section has been given, such vehicle or part thereof may be disposed of by the City in any reasonable manner.
[Amended 4-31-1981 by Ord. No. 6-81; 9-12-2005 by Ord. No. 10-2005]
After payment of the expenses, fees, fines, or other charges for vehicles disposed of pursuant to § 193-10 of this article and after payment of all liens filed against the vehicle or part thereof, the balance, if any, received by the City from such disposal shall be held by the Clerk for a period of 30 days from the date of said disposal. The Clerk shall pay such balance to any person who shall file his/her verified claim prior to the expiration of said time period establishing that he/she is the owner or person entitled to the possession of such vehicle. If no such claim is filed within such period, the balance shall be transferred to the general funds of the City.
[Amended 10-12-1987 by Ord. No. 9-87]
A. 
No vehicle shall be permitted to remain parked continuously upon any street for more than 48 hours, except where that vehicle is parked in front of a property owned, leased or occupied by the driver of the vehicle or where that parking is permitted with the permission of the owner, lessee or occupant of the property.
B. 
No vehicle having a combined gross weight in excess of 13,000 pounds, including but not limited to any commercial truck, bus, truck tractor, trailer or semi trailer, and no house trailer, or towed vehicle, regardless of its weight, shall be permitted to park or stand longer than one continuous hour on any street within the City, provided that the provisions of this section shall not apply to commercial trucks which are parked for the purpose of performing any public or private work for or on behalf of any person, institution or governmental entity, provided such work is occurring within 300 feet of such parked commercial truck.
[Amended 7-9-2001 by Ord. No. 8-2001
C. 
No motor home or camper shall be permitted to park or stand longer than 24 continuous hours on any street within the City.
[Added 7-9-2001 by Ord. No. 9-2001]
No person shall park a vehicle on any street in such a manner that the vehicle shall constitute an obstruction to the free flow of traffic upon the street.
[Amended 9-13-1982 by Ord. No. 8-82]
No vehicle shall be repaired in any street, except in case of emergency, and then only so as not to block or obstruct any street or sidewalk, nor shall the motor of any such vehicle be tested while it is parked or standing on any street, except when unavoidable. For purposes of this section, "repair" shall be defined as including but not limited to the replacement of any part thereof, any change or work done to any part of the vehicle, changing tires, draining or changing oil, inserting or draining any form of lubricant, coolant, fluid or other such item into the vehicle or any other such item in any manner related to vehicle repairs.[1]
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Editor's Note: Original Sec. 11-2-12, Parking in front of private driveways, which immediately followed this section, as amended 9-11-1989 by Ord. No. 8-89, was deleted 8-9-1999 by Ord. No. 8-99; 12-13-1999 by Ord. No. 9-99.
[Amended 4-9-1990 by Ord. No. 6-90; 9-12-2005 by Ord. No. 10-2005]
When any unattended motor vehicle is found parked at any time upon any street of the City against which there are three or more unsatisfied citations for parking violations and when a period of 30 days or more has elapsed since the third unsatisfied citation, the Police Department is authorized to cause such vehicle, either by towing or otherwise, to be removed or conveyed to and impounded in any place designated by the Chief of Police.