§ 19-349. Parking not to obstruct traffic.

(a)

No person shall park any vehicle upon a street, other than an alley, in such a manner or under such conditions as to leave available less than ten (10) feet of the width of the roadway for free movement of vehicular traffic.

(b)

No person shall park any vehicle upon the street in such a manner or under such conditions as to cause the obstruction of pedestrian traffic on the sidewalk area.

(c)

No person shall park any vehicle upon the street within twenty-five (25) feet of a construction site or construction barricades.

(d)

No person shall park any vehicle upon any street or portion thereof which has been designated as either a "Tow-Away" zone or as a "Loading Zone" and that person is not loading or unloading therefrom and where official signs indicate that it is a "Tow-Away" zone or "Loading Zone" from which vehicles may be towed, respectively. Any designation pursuant to this subsection of a street or portion thereof as a "Tow-Away" zone or a "Loading Zone" from which vehicles may be towed and placement of the relevant signs thereon shall be deemed to be notice that stopping, standing or parking therein constitutes an immediate obstruction to traffic or an obstruction to vehicles specifically allowed to load and unload goods therefrom, respectively, and deemed to allow immediate removal and storage of a vehicle parked in violation thereof.

(e)

Any vehicle parked in violation of subsections (a) through (d) of this section constitutes an immediate obstruction to traffic; and such vehicle may be removed without further notice to the owner thereof by or upon order of the chief of police, order of any police officer designated by the chief of police to order removal of obstructions to traffic, or order of any person authorized by the city manager to order the removal of obstructions to traffic. Once removed under this subsection, the vehicle shall be placed in storage in a privately operated garage or other place designated or maintained by the city. Nothing in this section shall be deemed in conflict with subsection (5), (7), (10), (11) or (12) of section 19-350(a) of the Code of Ordinances, which also authorize the removal of and impoundment of vehicles.

Impoundment of a vehicle due to a violation of this section shall in no way be a bar to prosecution for violation of this section or section 19-347 of the Code of Ordinances (parking prohibited in specified places), and any vehicle parked in violation of section 19-347 of the Code of Ordinances may be removed and impounded if it constitutes an immediate obstruction to traffic.

(Ord. of 3-18-80, § 1-137; Ord. No. 89-143, § 1, 8-21-89)