§ 82-4. Parking limitations.

(a)

Reserved.

(b)

Winter parking. No person, except while on an emergency call, shall park or permit any vehicle to remain parked on any street or highway in the village between 2:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. during November through March. Signs giving notice of this restriction shall be placed or erected at or near the village limits on all state and county trunk highways and connecting streets entering the village. Such signs shall be reflectorized and of a type approved by the state highway division as to size of lettering, shape and color. Any vehicle remaining in violation of this section for six hours after removal notice has been posted on said vehicle may be towed and owner responsible for the costs for said towing and storage. Notice of removal shall be in the form of a notice or placard affixed to the vehicle. Costs for towing and storage under this section shall be in addition to any forfeiture imposed by the court upon conviction for violation of this section.

(c)

Parking prohibited in certain specified places. No person shall stop or leave any vehicle standing in any alley or fire lane except temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaging in loading or unloading or in receiving or discharging passengers and while the vehicle is attended by a licensed operator so that it may promptly be moved in case of an emergency or to avoid obstruction of traffic.

(d)

Parking of trucks and equipment.

(1)

No truck or other vehicular equipment of a commercial or industrial nature, shall be parked, kept, or stored for more than one hour on a lot or street in a residential district, except when loading, unloading, or rendering a service.

(2)

One commercially licensed motor vehicle may be parked, kept, or stored on any lot within a residential district when not loading, unloading, or rendering a service provided that said motor vehicle:

a.

Is not located closer than three feet to the principal structure;

b.

Is not located closer than ten feet to any lot line;

c.

Has a total length of 24 feet or less; and

d.

Is less than ten feet in height.

(e)

Parking of trailers.

(1)

Parking of trailers detached from motor vehicles is prohibited on all village streets and public parking areas.

(2)

This subsection (e) shall not apply to temporary parking of trailers for the purpose of, and while actually engaged in, the loading or unloading of passengers or cargo, provided that the vehicle is attended so that it can be moved in case of emergency or to avoid obstruction of traffic.

(Code 1991, § 7.04; Ord. No. 666-01, § 1, 10-22-01; Ord. No. 671-02, § 1, 3-25-02; Ord. No. 714-05, § 1, 6-27-2005; Ord. No. 759-08, § 1, 6-9-2008; Ord. No. 761-08, § 1, 8-11-2008)