HomeMy WebLinkAbout1981-08-10-Ordinance 2001_Parking RegulationsORDINANCE NO.2001
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 502,WAUKEE MUNICIPAL
CODE,PARKING REGULATIONS OF MOTOR VEHICLES WITHIN THE
CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF WAUKEE,IOWA.BY REVOKING
CHAPTER 502 IN ITS ENTIRETY AND AND ADOPTING A NEW CHAPTER
502.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Waukee:
Section 1.Chapter 502,Waukee Municipal Code,
parking Regulations of Motor Vehicles within the corporate
limits of the City of Waukee,Iowa,is hereby revoked and
there is adopted in lieu thereof the following:
PARKING REGULATIONS OF MOTOR VEHICLES WITHIN THE CORPORATE
LIMITS OF THE CITY OF WAUKEE,IOWA
§502.All references made to streets herein are to
be construed to refer to the nearest right of way 1 ine of
said street.
parking will be allowed except as prohibited herein.
§502.1.No parking is permitted at any time on
either side of the following North-South streets:
East Road
First Street
Second Street
Third Street
Tenth Street
§502.2.No parking on the East side of the following
North-South streets:
Kaylin Drive
Eighth Street
Ninth Street
§502.3.Regulations concerning the other North-South
streets from East to West are:
A.No parking on either side of 4th Street from
U.S.Highway 6 South to the South side of
Northview,except:
(1)Angle parking will be permitted 142
feet North from the Northwest corner of
Maple Street on the West side of Fourth
Street;
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(2)Angle parking will be permited on the
West side of Fourth Street from Locust
Street 716 feet South.
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B.No parking on the West side of Fifth Street
south of Ashworth Drive.
C.No parking on either side of Fifth Street
North of Ashworth Drive,except;
(1)Head-in parking is permitted on the
West side of Fifth Street from a point
10 feet south of Laurel to a point 114
feet south of Laurel Street.
(2)Parallel parking is permitted on the
West side of Fifth Street from a point
10 feet North of Ashworth Drive to a
point 75 feet North of Ashworth Drive.
D.No parking on either side of Sixth Street
except:
(1)Angle parking is permitted on the West
side of Sixth Street starting 123 feet
North of Ashworth Drive South to North
side of Locust Street;
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(2)Angle parking is permitted
side of Sixth Street 100
from Locust Street;
on the West
feet South
(3)Parallel parking is permitted on the
East side of Sixth Street from Walnut
Street South 134 feet.
(4)Angle parking is permitted on the East
side of Sixth Street from a point 157
feet South of Walnut to a point 239
feet South of Walnut;and from a point
266 feet South of Walnut to a point 294
feet South of Walnut
E.No parking on Seventh Street,except:
(1)Parallel parking is permitted on the
w.est side of Seventh Street from the
South side of Maple Street to a point
122 feet South of Maple Street.
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(2)Parallel parking is permitted on the
west side of Seventh Street from a
point 10 feet North of Walnut Street to
a point 40 feet North of Walnut
Street.
(3)Angle parking is permitted on the East
side of Seventh Street from the South
side of Maple Street to a point 142
feet South of Maple Street and from
the North side of Walnut Street to a
point 73 feet North of Walnut Street.
(4)Head-in parking is permitted on the
East side of Seventh Street from a
point 15 feet South of the South Side
of Walnut street to a point 70 feet
South of Walnut street.
(5)Parallel parking is permitted on the
East Side of Seventh Street between
Walnut Street and Cherry Street.
§502.4.Regulations
are:
concerning East-West Street
A.No parking on the South Side of Laurel
Street from Fourth Street to Sixth Street.
B.No parking on either side of Cherry Street.
C.No parking on either side of Ashworth
Drive.
(1)Angle parking is permitted from a point
82 feet West of Sixth Street East on
both sides of Ashworth Drive to the
West side of Fifth Street on the North
side and 121 feet West of Fifth Street
on the South Side.
D.No parking is permitted on the North side of
Maple Street,except:
(1 )Head-in
point 65
a point
Street.
parking is permitted from a
feet West of Seventh Street to
155 feet West of Seventh
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E.No parking South side of Maple Street from
Seventh Street to Tenth Street.
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IF.No parking is permitted on the North side of
Walnut Street,except:
(1)As hereinafter provided in §50 2.5 re-
garding regulations concerning parking
in the business district (triangle).
(2)Head-in parking is permitted on the
North side of Walnut Street from a
point 15 feet west of Sixth Street to a
point 76 feet West of Sixth Street;and
from a point 95 feet West of Sixth
Street to a point 114 feet West of
Sixth Street.
G.No parking on the South side of Walnut
Street,except:
(1)As hereinafter provided in §502.5 re-
garding regulations concerning parking
in the business district (triangle).]
(2)Head-in parking is permitted from a
point 9 feet West of Sixth Street to a
point 118 feet West of Sixth Street.
(3)Head-in parking is permitted East from
Seventh Street a distance of 50 feet.
H.No parking south side of Locust Street.
(1)Angle parking is permitted a distance
of 134 feet West of Sixth Street on the
south side of Locust Street.
(2)Angle parking is
side of Locust
Street and Fifth
permitted on the south
street between Fourth
Stree't.
I.No parking on either side of Northview from
Third
J.No parking south side of Northview from
Third Street to East Road.
K.No parking South side of Waukee Avenue.
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L.No parking North side of Gray Avenue.
M.No parking South side of Christopher.
N.No parking North side of Corene Avenue.
§502.5.Regulations concerning parking in the
Business District (Triangle)•
A.Parallel
side of
South to
parking is permitted on the East
Sixth Street from Ashworth Drive
Walnut Street.
B.Angle parking is permitted on the North
side of Walnut Street between West side of
Ashworth Drive and East side of Sixth
Street.
C.Head-in parking is permitted from a point
III feet West of Fifth Street to a point 138
feet West of Fifth Street;and from a point
162 feet West of Fifth Street to a point 183
feet West of Fifth Street.
D.Angle parking is permitted from a point 206
feet West of Fifth Street to a point 295
feet West of Fifth Street.
§502.6.No parking is
streets anywhere in the Town
twenty-four consecutive hours.
permitted
of Waukee
on the publ ic
for more than
§502.7.Parking
No person shall park a
principal purpose of:
for Certain Purposes Prohibited.
vehicle upon the roadway for the
A.Displaying such vehicle for sale,
B.For washing,greasing or repairing such ve-
hicle except such repairs as are necessi ta-
ted by an emergency,
C.Displaying advertising,
D.Selling merchandise from such vehicle except
in a duly established market place or when
so authorized or licensed under the ordin-
ances of this city,and
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E.Storage or as junkage or dead storage for
more than twenty-four (24)hours.
Method of Parking
§502.8.Standing or parking Close to Curb.No
person shall stand or park a vehicle in a roadway other
than parallel with the edge of the roadway headed in the
direction of lawful traffic movement and with the right-
hand wheels of the vehicle within eighteen (18)inches of
the curb or edge of the roadway except as otherwise herein
provided in the case of angle or head-in parking and
vehicles parked on the left-hand side of one-way streets.
§502.9.Standing or parking on the Left-Hand Side
of One-Way Streets.No person shall stand or park a
vehicle on the left-hand side of a one-way street other
than parallel with the edge of the roadway headed in the
direction of lawful traffic movement and with the lefthand
wheels of the vehicle within eighteen (18)inches of the
curb or edge of the roadway except in the case of angle
parking.
§502 .10.Signs or Markings Indicating Angle Park-
ing.The police department as traffic conditions re-
quire,shall determine upon what streets angle parking
shall be permitted and shall mark or sign such streets or
portions thereof indicating the method of angle parking.
Such determination shall be subject to approval by council
resolution.
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§502.11.Obedience to Angle parking Signs or Mark-
ings.Upon those streets or portions of streets which
have been signed or marked for angle or head-in parking,
no person shall park or stand a vehicle other than at an
angle or head-in to the curb or edge of the roadway or in
the center of the roadway as indicated by such signs and
markings.
Stopping,Standing,or parking Prohibited in
Specified Places
§502.12.Stopping,Standing or Parking Prohibited.
No person shall stop,stand or park a vehicle except
when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in
compliance with the directions of a police officer or
traffic-control device,in any of the following places:
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A.In any public alley within the fire limits
of this city.
B.In any private alley within the fire limits
of this city in such a manner that ingress
or egress of fire apparatus to or from such
alley might be blocked.
C.On a crosswalk at an intersection.
D.upon any street within the corporate limits
when snow or ice removal is necessary.
E.On the center parkway or dividing area of
any divided street.
F.Within twenty (20)feet on either side of a
mailbox which is so placed and so equipped
as to permit the depositing of mail from
vehicles on the roadway.
G.On any area of a street not improved,de-
signed,or ordinarily used for vehicular
travel,except as otherwise provided herein,
in areas approved for parking.
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§502.13.Authority to Paint Curbs and Erect Signs
Prohibi ting Stand ing or parking.When,because of
restricted visibility or when standing or parked vehicles
constitute a hazard to moving traffic,or when other
traffic conditions require the police department may cause
curbings to be painted with a yellow or orange color and
erect no parking or standing signs.It shall be unlawful
for the operator of any vehicle to stand or park a vehicle
in an area so painted or sign-posted.
§502.14.Authori ty to Impound Vehicles.Members
of the police department are hereby authorized to remove,
or cause to be removed,a vehicle from a street,public
alley or highway to the nearest available garage or other
place of safety,or to a garage designated or maintained
by the pol ice department,or otherwise maintained by the
city,under the circumstances hereinafter enumerated:
A.When a vehicle is upon a roadway and is so
disabled as to constitute an obstruction to
traff ic and the person or persons in charge
of the vehicle are by reason of physical
injury incapacitated to such an extent as to
be unable to provide for its custody or
removal.
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B.When any vehicle is left unattended upon a
street and is so illegally parked as to
constitute a definite hazard or obstruction
to the normal movement of traffic.
c.When any vehicle is left parked upon a
street for a continuous period of twenty-
four (24)hours or more.A diligent effort
shall first be made to locate the owner.If
the owner is found he shall be given an op-
portunity to remove the vehicle.
D.When any vehicle is left parked in violation
of a ban on parking during a snow emergency
as proclaimed by the mayor.
In add ition to the penal ties hereinafter provided,
the owner or driver of any vehicle impounded for violation
of any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be re-
quired to pay the reasonable cost of towing charges and
storage.
Stopping,Standing or Parking
§502.l5.Parking Signs Required.Whenever by
this or any other ordinance of this city any parking time
limi t is imposed or parking is prohibited on designated
streets or portions of streets it shall be the duty of the
police department to erect appropriate signs giving notice
thereof and no such regulations shall be effective unless
signs are erected and in place at the time of any alleged
offense.When signs are so erected giving notice thereof,
no person shall disobey the restrictions stated on such
signs.
§502 .16.Prohibi ted parking During Snow Emergency.
No person shall park,abandon or leave unattended any
vehicle on any publ ic street,alley or city-owned off-
street parking area during any snow emergency proclaimed
by the mayor unless the snow has been removed or plowed
from said street,alley or parking area and the snow has
ceased to fall.A snow emergency parking ban shall con-
tinue from its proclamation through the duration of the
snow or ice storm and the forty-eight (48)hour period
after cessation of such storm except as above provided
upon streets which have been fully opened.
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Such a ban shall be of uniform appl ication and the
police department is directed to widely publicize the
requirements,using all available news media,in early
November each year.When predictions or occurrences
indicate the need,the mayor shall proclaim a snow emer-
gency and the pol ice department shall inform the news
media to publicize the proclamation and the parking rules
thereunder.Such emergency may be extended or shortened
when conditions warrant.
A sign stating these restrictions shall be posted in
each block of street within the affected area.This
section shall not be construed as suspending parking
limitations or restrictions imposed by any other section
of this ordinance.
§502.17.All-Night parking Prohibited.No
person,except physicians or other persons on emergency
calls,shall park a vehicle on any street marked to
prohibit all night parking and giving notice thereof,for
a period of time longer than thirty (30)minutes between
the hours of 2 A.M.and 5 A.M.of any day.
Penalties and Procedure on Arrest
§502.18.Arrest
a peace off icer has
person has violated
officer may:
and Notice to Appear.Whenever
reasonable cause to believe that a
any provision of this ordinance such
A.Immediately arrest such person and take him
before a magistrate having jurisdiction,or
B.Without arresting the person,prepare in
five copies a written summons to appear in
court containing the name and address of
such person,the operator or chauffeur li-
cense number,if any,the reg istration num-
ber of his vehicle,the offense charged,the
time when and place where such person shall
appear,and if the offense charged by speed-
ing such summons shall also specify the
speed at which such person is alleged to
have driven and the speed limit applicable
within the district or location •
The original and copy of the summons shall
be delivered to the Court where the defen-
dant is to appear 1 2 copies to be given to
the defendant 1 and one copy to the law en-
forcement agency of the officer.
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§502.l9.penalty_Anyone violating any of the
provisions of this ordinance shall,upon conviction,be
subject to imprisonment not exceeding thirty (30)days,or
a fine not exceeding $100.00.
Section 2.Effective date _This ordinance shall
be in effect after its final passage,approval,and
publication as required by law.
Passed by the Council the lOth day of August,1981,and
Approved this 10th day of August,1981.
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