HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-04-17 Ordinance 3070_Parking Restrictions in Residential DistrictsORDINANCE NO. 3070
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 68, PARKING REGULATIONS, BY
REPEALING AND REPLACING SECTION 68.13, PARKING RESTRICTIONS IN
RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
WHEREAS, following a review of Chapter 68, Parking Regulations, the Waukee Police
Department recommends certain specific amendments to Section 68.13, Parking Restrictions in
Residential District; AND,
WHEREAS, the proposed amendments align the definitions within Section 68.13 with
those definitions contained in Iowa Code for consistency, and the amendments remove other
confusing wording within the code.
BE IT THEREFORE ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Waukee:
Section 1: Chapter 68, Waukee Municipal Code, Code of Ordinances, Parking
Regulations, is hereby amended by repealing and replacing Section 68.13, Parking Restrictions
in Residential Districts, with the following:
68.13 PARKING RESTRICTIONS IN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS.
1. Definitions. As used in this section:
A. "Bus" means a motor vehicle designed to carry ten or more persons, regardless of
compensation, including (but not limited to) motor vehicles operated by
governmental agencies and motor vehicles used for the transportation of children
to and from school.
B. "Camper" means non -wheeled, detachable vehicular equipment, used for
temporary or permanent habitation, which has no independent motor power and
that is capable of being placed on a vehicle but is not capable of being towed.
C. "Camping trailer" means a trailer constructed to provide temporary occupancy as
a dwelling or sleeping place for one or more persons, to include "fifth wheels"
and "travel trailer."
D. "Commercial vehicle" means a motor vehicle or combination of vehicles used to
transport passengers or property if any of the following apply:
(1) The combination of vehicles has a gross combination weight rating or
combined gross weight, whichever is greater, of twenty-six thousand one or
more pounds, including a towed vehicle or vehicles having a gross vehicle
weight rating or gross weight, whichever is greater, of ten thousand one or
more pounds.
(2) The motor vehicle has a gross vehicle weight rating or gross weight,
whichever is greater, of twenty-six thousand one or more pounds.
(3) The motor vehicle is designed to transport sixteen or more persons, including
the operator, or is of a size and design to transport sixteen or more persons,
including the operator, but is redesigned or modified to transport less than
sixteen persons with disabilities.
(4) The motor vehicle is used in the transportation of hazardous material of a
type or quantity requiring vehicle placarding.
E. "Load" and "unload" refer to the activity of moving material, equipment, goods,
or other items of personal property from or to a vehicle.
F. "Mobile home" means any vehicle without motive power used or so
manufactured or constructed as to permit its being used as a conveyance upon the
public streets and highways and so designed, constructed, or reconstructed as will
permit the vehicle to be used as a place for human habitation by one or more
persons; but shall also include any such vehicle with motive power not registered
as a motor vehicle in Iowa.
G. "Motor home" means a motorized vehicle designed to provide temporary
occupancy as a dwelling or sleeping place for one or more persons and which is
intended to be transported upon streets and highways, but excluding pickup trucks
with attached campers.
H. "Residential district" means a zoning district that generally allows for the
development and preservation of residential neighborhoods, more particularly
described in the Zoning Ordinance of the City.
"Recreational vehicle" (RV) means a motor home, mobile home, camper or
camping trailer.
J. "Rendering services" means commercial activities carried on in connection with
the business purpose of the vehicle, such as making deliveries, service calls,
accepting articles for removal or delivery, and related commercial activities.
K. "Semi -tractor" means a motor vehicle with a manufacturer's gross combination
weight rating (GCWR) in excess of 26,001 pounds, which is designed and
commonly used to draw a semi -trailer and its cargo load over public roadways.
L. "Semi -trailer" means a wheeled vehicle, the empty weight of which is more than
2,000 pounds or the length of which is greater than 25 feet, which has no motor
power and is designed to be used in conjunction with a semi -tractor so that some
part of its own weight and that of its cargo load rests upon or is carried by such
semi -tractor.
M. "Trailer" means any wheeled vehicle without motor power that may be drawn
over the roadway by a motor vehicle, including camping trailers, utility trailers,
and boat trailers.
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N. "Truck" means a motor vehicle exceeding eight feet in width, 25 feet in length, or
10 feet in height, excluding motor homes and recreational vehicles as defined
herein.
2. Truck Parking Limited. No person shall park a commercial vehicle, semi -tractor,
semi -trailer, truck, trailer, camper, camping trailer, motor home, bus, recreational
vehicle (RV), trailer, or boat, whether or not attached to a motorized vehicle, on any
public street or highway within any residential district of the City, except as provided
in Subsection 3 of this section.
3. Exceptions. The following vehicles are exceptions to the restricted parking
regulations in Subsection 2.
A. A recreational vehicle (RV), boat, or trailer if:
(1) It is parked only for a period that does not in any event exceed 48
consecutive hours.
(2) Any trailer parked on the public roadway shall be attached to a motor
vehicle, and the period of time the trailer and vehicle are parked on the public
roadway shall not exceed 48 consecutive hours in compliance with other
subsections of this code.
(3) Anew 48-hour period allowed by Subparagraphs (1) and (2) is never
initiated without an intervening minimum 48-hour period during which time
the vehicle must be removed from, and remain off of, the street.
(4) No part of the recreational vehicle (RV), boat, or trailer may be on or over
the sidewalk or right of way, including, without limitation, tires, slide outs,
awnings, other protrusions from the body of the recreational vehicle (RV),
boat, or trailer, cords, wires, hoses, or other appurtenances.
(5) No tarps or vehicle covers shall be placed upon any recreational vehicle (RV)
or trailer parked on any public roadway. This section shall not apply to
covers offering interior protection for boats.
Any recreational vehicle (RV) parked in accordance with this section shall not be
occupied or used as sleeping quarters or for other housekeeping purposes.
B. A commercial vehicle, semi -tractor and attached semi -trailer, or truck temporarily
parked for only that period of time necessary to expeditiously complete rendering
services to real property located within 200 feet of the commercial vehicle.
4. Public Off -Street Parking. No vehicle shall be left unattended or parked in a 24-hour
public off-street parking zone for a period exceeding 48 hours. No semi -tractor, truck,
or semi -trailer shall be parked upon any public street or private property located in a
residential district other than when being loaded and/or unloaded or otherwise
rendering services within 200 feet of the commercial vehicle, and such loading and/or
unloading or rendering of service locally shall not exceed 12 hours between the hours
of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., or four hours between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 7:00
a.m. No loading and/or unloading of a semi -tractor, truck, or semi -trailer during
permissible hours is allowed to extend over more than two consecutive calendar days.
Section 2. Repealer. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions
of this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Section 3. Severability Clause. If any section, provision or part of this ordinance shall
be adjudged invalid or unconstitutional, such adjudication shall not affect the validity of the
ordinance as a whole or any section, provisions or part thereof not adjudged invalid or
unconstitutional.
Section 4. Effective Date. This ordinance shall be in effect from and after its final
passage, approval and publication as provided by law.
Passed by the Council the 17'h day of April, 2023, and approved t a f April, 2023.
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Rebecca D. Schuett, City Clerk
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