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Home My WebLink About299 Methods of Parking 413 0 c.91 -2-ZI, ORDINANCE NO. 299 = 1 - is ' ' w ,, et ° -AN ORDINANCE OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF :; .t `_� a ZEPHYRHILLS ESTABLISHING PLACES OF t',9 -_ i. ` � ® y ,_, 4-- :;-- ,v NON-PARKING: PROSCRIBING METHODS OF o `' ;._.< `` _" PARKING: REGULATING THE SALE OF OR -� _ Vii` c FROM VEHICLES ; REGULATING LOADING ZONES ; M C •�? -' ;} REGULATING PARKING OF MOTOR VEHICLES ON co ' -- `-4� q PRIVATE PROPERTY; AUTHORIZING THE POSTINtf3 ,cr 6.... ?, . OF. SIGNS LIMITING OR PROHIBITING PARKING; - REGULATING PARKING IN AREAS MARKED FOR DISABLED PERSONS AND PROVIDING A DEFINITION CO FOR DISABLED; PROVIDING PENALTIES THEREFOR AND AUTHORIZING CITATIONS AND COLLECTIONS BY THE CHIEF OF POLICE TOGETHER WITH AUTHORIZING PENALTY AMOUNT CHANGES BY FUTURE LU RESOLUTION. 00 SECTION 1. NO PARKING PLACES. At any time it shall he unlawful to permit any vehicle to stand in any of the cz following places, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a policeman or traffic control device: 1. In any intersection. II2 . In a crosswalk. 3. Upon any bridge or viaduct or the approach thereto . 4. Between a safety zone and the adjacent curb or within thirty feet of a point of the curb immediately opposite the end of a safety zone. 5 . Within thirty feet or 9 . 15 meters of a traffic signal, beacon, or sign on the approaching side. 6. Within twenty feet or 6. 10 meters of any intersection or crosswalk. 7 . At any place where the standing of a vehicle will reduce the usable width of the roadway for moving ,' traffic to less than eighteen feet. 8 . Within fifteen feet or 4. 57 meters of a fire hydrant. 9. At any place where the vehicle would block the use of s a driveway. - 10. Within fifty feet or 15 . 15 meters of the nearest rail Oil -.._ of a railroad grade crossing. 11. Within twenty feet or 6. 10 meters of the driveway entrance to any fire department station and on the side of the street opposite the entrance to any such station within seventy-five feet or 22. 87 meters of such entrance when properly sign posted. 12. On any sidewalk. 0 t 13. At any place where official signs prohibit parking or establish time limits for such parking. ir 414 14. Parking spaces for mobility handicapped persons . It shall be unlawful for any person without a mobility handicap or not using a wheelchair to park in any space reserved for such handicapped persons; provided, however, that a- driver -of a ve-hicl-e ..used in_transporting such handicapped persons may park in such spaces . SECTION 2. PARKING AT CURB . No vehicle shall be parked with the left side of such vehicle next to the curb; except on one-way streets , and it shall be unlawful to stand or park any vehicle in a street other than parallel with the curb and with the two right wheels of the vehicle within twelve inches of the regularly established curb line, except that upon those streets that have been marked for angle parking, vehicles shall be parked at the angle to the curb indicated by such marks . On those streets without curbs where parking is -permitted; vehicle"s "shall be parked with no more than twelve inches of the vehicle extended onto the pavement. SECTION 3. VEHICLES FOR SALE . It shall be unlawful to park any vehicles upon any street for the purpose of displaying it for sale, or to park any vehicle upon any business street from which vehicle, merchandise is peddled. SECTION 4. LOADING ZONE . It shall be unlawful for the driver of a vehicle to stand a passenger vehicle for a period of time longer than is necessary for the loading or --- - unloading of passengers , not to exceed three minutes , and for the driver to stand any freight carrying vehicles for a period of time longer than is necessary to load, unload and deliver materials, not to exceed thirty minutes before the entrance to a public building between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. except on Sunday. 1. Directly in front of the entrance to any theater at any time that the theater is open for business . SECTION 5 . ALLEYS . No person shall park a vehicle within an alley in such a manner or under such conditions ` ''' 415 as to leave available less than ten 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 a position as to block the driveway entrance to any abutting property. SECTION 6. CAB STANDS--BUS STANDS . No vehicle., . other than a licensed taxicab shall be parked in any area designated by ordinance as a cab stand; and no vehicle other than a bus shall be parked in a place so designated as a bus loading zone. SECTION 7 . PARKING MOTOR VEHICLES ON PRIVATE PROPERTY. It shall be unlawful to park any motor vehicle on any private property without the consent of the owner of the property. SECTION 8 . SIGNS . The chief of police or any other person authorized by the mayor and council shall cause signs to be posted in all areas where parking is limited or prohibited, indicating such limitations or prohibitions . SECTION 9 . PARKING PROHIBITED IN SPACES DESIGNATED FOR DISABLED PERSONS . (a) It is unlawful for any person to park or leave standing any vehicle in a stall or space designated for physically handicapped persons , if immediately adjacent to and visible from such stall or space, there is posted a sign known as the international wheelchair symbol consisting of a profile view of a stylized wheelchair unless the driver of the car is disabled. (b) As used in this article, "disabled" means either having a physical condition- requiring the use of--a wheelchair, artificial limb, crutch, cane or walker, or having a physical disease making it difficult or impossible to walk more than twenty-five feet without shortness of breath or danger of . . I impairment of health. A certificate by a person licensed to - , , u practice the healing arts in this state shall be acceptable by the city as evidence under this article. t.,/, e: 416 (c) The provisions of subdivision (a) herein shall apply to all off-street parking facilities owned or operated by the city or by any privately owned or operated parking lot. (d) Any vehicle parked in violation of thisIII Ordinance as above set forth or any vehicle parked on "4t private property without permission of the landowner r. may be towed from the premises by Order of the Chief. of Police which towing shall be at the vehicle owner' s expense. SECTION 10 . PENALTY. (a) Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision of this ordinance shall be fined not less than Five Dollars nor more than One Hundred Dollars for each offense; and a separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues . (b) The Chief of Police shall be authorized to issue citations for violation which citation shall be 'for a Five Dollar penalty amount, provided, however, the penalty • amount shall be increased to Ten Dollars if not paid within ten days of the notice of violation. This method shall not be a limitation on other methods of collection or Court proceedings which are available under applicable law and for which the above amounts shall not be limiting. (c) Penalty amounts to be cited by the Chief of Police as immediately above stated may be modified by the City Council by Resolution. The foregoing Ordinance No. 299 was read and passed on its first reading by the City Council of the City of Zepphyrhills , Florida, on the 28th day of January , _ I; r-sident • City Council — 4,`- "\ii L '4:1'rES` .rai/�.. 4 A pfd ' A C��I kTY �`\4 Pi y:• . _ ager 417 The foregoing Ordinance No. 299 was read and passed on its second reading by the City Council of the City of Zephyrhills, Florida, on the 11th day of February 1980-.- ,P'r� „- lir rri Y ..!�,is i' ,2 ' //,. • I /•• .• ' P�si.ent of y Council , / , . - e , Aja ' -_ 'a a Citi -n _- . Cr) -_°OiNV ,' (9 The foregoing Ordinance No. 299 was read and passed on its third reading by the City Council of the City of Zephyrhills , Florida, on the 25th day of February , 1980 . % / 're ident o--City Council— „0, 0 EPN >74( i !;: A4\A111CiM.c3(7 .,.--,1_,S--- ana Sy . r IN.....'- t ' --. ,/iie foregoing Ordinance No. 2 9 was approved byme oQ g g 9 PP 00_N ,ri7s, ` 25ths day of February , 1980 . ) 11P/P .. .„ - ,, _,... - 4.:e.tde Jr/ /J. ...I....Th._ Ma or I 0.$.1055 PG 0433 : 'OIL 1055 PG 0436 F O.R. 1055 PG 0434 :F.r_ -0.R. 1055 PG 0435 ;s ”`