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STOPPING, STANDING OR PARKING REGULATIONS-NO SIGNS REQUIRED
Sections:
10.33.010 Stopping, standing or parking in specified places.
10.33.030 Parking for certain purposes prohibited.
10.33.040 Stopping, standing or parking on highway.
10.33.050 Parking not to obstruct traffic or maintenance.
10.33.060 Parking in alleys.
10.33.070 Parking of certain types of vehicles prohibited.
10.33.075 Parking of recreational vehicles or travel trailers prohibited.
10.33.076 Permits for parking of recreational vehicles or travel trailers on the public right-of-way.
10.33.078 Impoundment of prohibited vehicles.
10.33.080 Abandonment of vehicles prohibited.
10.33.085 Definitions.
10.33.010 Stopping, standing or parking in specified
places.
A. No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle except when necessary to avoid
conflict with other traffic or in compliance with directions of a police officer
or traffic-control device, in any of the following places:
1. On a sidewalk;
2. Within an intersection;
3. On a crosswalk;
4. Between a safety zone and the adjacent curb or within thirty feet of points
on the curb immediately opposite the end of the safety zone, unless the Traffic
Engineer indicates a different length by signs or markings;
5. Alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction when stopping,
standing, or parking would obstruct traffic;
6. On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb
of a street;
7. Upon any bridge or other elevated structure upon a highway or within a highway
tunnel;
8. On any railroad tracks;
9. On any controlled-access highway;
10. In the area between roadways of a divided highway, including crossovers.
B. In addition to the restrictions specified in subsection A of this section,
no person shall 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 official traffic-control device, in any of the following places:
1. Within five feet of a public or private driveway;
2. Within fifteen feet of a fire hydrant;
3. Within twenty feet of a crosswalk at an intersection;
4. Within thirty feet upon the approach to any flashing beacon or signal, stop
sign, yield sign, or traffic-control signal located at the side of a roadway;
5. Within twenty feet of the driveway entrance to any fire station or, on the
side of the street opposite the entrance of any fire station, within seventy-five
feet of said entrance when properly sign posted.
C. In addition to the restrictions specified in subsections A and B of this
section, no person shall park a vehicle, except when necessary to avoid conflict
with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a police officer
or official traffic-control device, within fifty feet of a railroad crossing.
D. 1. Paragraph (1) of subsection A of this section shall not prohibit persons
from parking bicycles on sidewalks in accordance with the provisions of C.R.S.
Sections 42-4-1412(11)(a) and (11)(b).
2. Paragraph (6) of subsection A of this section shall not prohibit persons
from parking two or more bicycles abreast in accordance with the provisions
of C.R.S. Section 42-4-1412(11)(d).
3. Paragraphs (1), (3), and (4) of subsection B of this section shall not apply
to bicycles parked on sidewalks in accordance with C.R.S. Sections 42-4-1412(11)(a)
and (11)(b).
E. Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a Class 4 traffic
offense. (Ord. O-97-62 § 15, 1997; Ord. O-94-34 § 7, 1994; Ord. O-84-60
§ 1, 1984; Ord. O-78-79 § 2, 1978; Ord. O-77-86 § 21, 1977; Ord.
O-75-96 § 37, 1975; Ord. O-75-21 § 1 (part), 1975).
10.33.030 Parking for certain purposes prohibited.
A. No person shall park a vehicle upon a roadway or the right-of-way for the
principal purpose of:
1. Displaying such vehicle for sale;
2. Painting or repairing such vehicle;
3. Stripping or salvaging any part of or all of such vehicle; or
4. Displaying advertising.
B. No person shall park or leave unattended an inoperable vehicle upon a street
or right-of-way.
C. The following definitions shall apply to this section:
1. "Driven under its own power" means any motor vehicle that is able
to be started, stopped, driven forward, or driven backward.
2. "Inoperable vehicle" means one that is not capable of being promptly
started and driven under its own power, does not have a current license plate,
or which lacks one or more of the following items which are otherwise standard
factory equipment on any particular vehicle model: windshield, side or rear
window, door, fender, headlamp, muffler, wheel, properly inflated tire.
D. When any vehicle is parked in violation of subsection (A) of this section
for a period of twenty-four hours or more, a police agent may require the vehicle
to be towed to an impound lot. Any vehicle parked in violation of subsection
(B) of this section may be required by a police agent to be immediately towed
to an impound lot.
E. Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a Class 4 traffic
offense.
F. Nothing in this section shall apply to the driver of any vehicle which is
disabled while on the paved, improved, or main-traveled portion of a highway
in such manner and to such extent that it is impossible to avoid stopping and
temporarily leaving such disabled vehicle in such position, subject, when applicable,
to the emergency lighting requirements set forth in Section 10.39.080. (Ord.
O-97-62 § 16, 1997; Ord. O-93-1 § 3, 1993; Ord. O-89-32 § 3,
1989; Ord. O-84-60 § 2, 1984; Ord. O-75-96 § 39, 1975; Ord. O-75-21
§ 1 (part), 1975).
10.33.040 Stopping, standing or parking on highway.
No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle on any highway, ramp or any other
portion of the main-traveled way of such highway. Any person who violates any
provision of this section commits a Class 4 traffic offense. (Ord. O-75-96 §
40, 1975; Ord. O-75-21 § 1 (part), 1975).
10.33.050 Parking not to obstruct traffic or maintenance.
No person shall stand or park any vehicle upon a street or highway in such a
manner or under such conditions as to interfere with the free movement of vehicular
traffic or proper street or highway maintenance. Any person who violates any
provision of this section commits a Class 4 traffic offense. (Ord. O-75-96 §
41, 1975; Ord. O-75-21 § 1 (part), 1975).
10.33.060 Parking in alleys.
A. No person shall stand or park a vehicle within an alley except during the
necessary and expeditious loading and unloading of merchandise or freight.
B. No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle within an alley in such position
as to block the driveway entrance to any abutting property.
C. Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a Class 4 traffic
offense. (Ord. O-75-96 § 42, 1975; Ord. O-75-21 § 1 (part), 1975).
10.33.070 Parking of certain types of vehicles prohibited.
A. It is unlawful for any person to park any of the following vehicles on the public right-of-way adjacent to any lot in any residential zoned district, except when said vehicle is being used to render services to a property located within two hundred feet of where the prohibited vehicle is parked:
1. Any commercial vehicle or commercial trailer,
2. Any truck exceeding six thousand pounds empty weight,
3. Any motor vehicle exceeding twenty-five feet in length except as set forth in Section 10.33.075,
4. A combination of a trailer and motor vehicle exceeding twenty-five feet in length or eight feet in width.
B. It is unlawful for any person to park any of the following vehicles for a period of time longer than six hours during any day on the public right-of-way adjacent to any lot in any residential zoned district, except when said vehicle is being used to render services to a property located within two hundred feet of where the prohibited vehicle is parked:
1. Any vessel,
2. Any trailer or other vehicle which is not self-propelled excluding travel trailers.
C. This Section is enforceable by code enforcement officers, community service officers, or police agents.
D. Any person who violates any provision of this Section commits a Class 4 traffic offense.
E. For the purposes of this Section, the measured length of any vehicle shall exclude towing gear, bumpers, and attached cargo racks or similar items.
F. It shall not be a defense to this Section that the vehicle or vessel has been moved to a different location within the public right-of-way. To be in compliance, the vehicle must be removed from the public right-of-way. (Ord. O-2010-9 § 1, 2010; Ord. O-2002-37 § 1, 2002; Ord. O-2001-24 § 1, 2001; Ord. O-94-34 § 8, 1994; Ord. O-91-59 § 4 (part), 1991; Ord. O-89-32 § 4, 1989; Ord. O-77-60 § 1, 1977).
10.33.075 Parking of recreational vehicles or travel trailers prohibited.
A. It is unlawful for any person to park a recreational vehicle or travel trailer on the public right-of-way adjacent to any lot in any residential zoned district except as follows:
1. For a period of forty-eight hours or less when said vehicle is being loaded or unloaded; or
2. In compliance with the terms and conditions of a permit issued by the Chief of Police or his/her designee as set forth in Section 10.33.076.
B. The recreational vehicle or travel trailer may only be parked on the public right-of-way that is directly in front of the frontage of the single-family or multi-family dwelling of the vehicle’s registered owner while it is being loaded or unloaded.
C. This Section is enforceable by code enforcement officers, community service officers, or police agents.
D. It shall not be a defense to this Section that the recreational vehicle or travel trailer has been moved to a different location within the public right-of-way. To be in compliance, the vehicle must be removed from the public right-of-way.
E. Any person who violates any provision of this Section commits a Class 4 traffic offense. (Ord. O-2010-9 § 2, 2010)
10.33.076 Permits for parking of recreational vehicles or travel trailers on the public right-of-way.
A. The Chief of Police or his/her designee may issue a permit to park certain vehicles on the public right- of- way adjacent to any lot in any residential zoned district subject to the following restrictions:
1. A permit may only be issued for a recreational vehicle or travel trailer;
2. Only one such permit may be issued per calendar year to a resident of any dwelling for a period not to exceed two weeks;
3. The permit shall only allow the vehicle to be parked on the public right-of- way that is directly in front of the frontage of the applicant’s single-family or multi-family dwelling;
B. The Chief of Police or his/her designee shall have the authority to grant additional permits when reasonably warranted when extraordinary circumstances exist. An applicant who is denied a permit may appeal the denial to the City Clerk. A hearing shall be conducted in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the City Clerk.
C. Any person who violates the terms of the permit commits a Class 4 traffic offense. (Ord. O-2010-9 § 3, 2010)
10.33.078 Impoundment of prohibited vehicles.
When any vehicle is parked in violation of Section 10.33.070 or Section 10.33.075 of this Chapter, a code enforcement officer, a community service officer, or a police agent may require the vehicle to be towed to an impound lot. (Ord. O-2010-9 § 4, 2010)
10.33.080 Abandonment of vehicles prohibited.
A. No person shall abandon a vehicle upon a roadway or the right-of-way. Any
vehicle left unattended within any portion of a roadway or the right-of-way
for a period of twenty-four hours or more shall be presumed abandoned under
the conditions prescribed by Section 42-4-1202, C.R.S., as amended. An agent
of the Lakewood Police Department may require the towing of the vehicle to an
impound lot.
B. Any person who violates subsection (A) of this section commits a Class 4
traffic offense. (Ord. O-97-62 § 17, 1997; Ord. O-94-34 § 9, 1994;
Ord. O-84-60 § 3, 1984).
10.33.085 Definitions.
The following definitions shall apply to this Chapter:
A. “Commercial trailer” means any wheeled vehicle, without motive power, which is designed to be drawn by a motor vehicle and to carry its cargo load wholly upon its own structure and which is generally and commonly used to carry and transport property over the public highways in furtherance of any commercial activity or used “for hire.”
B. “Commercial vehicle” means any truck tractor, dump truck, semi-trailer, commercial trailer, tow truck or vehicle equipped to provide towing services, bus or vehicle with an empty weight of six thousand pounds or greater or any vehicle, regardless of weight, which is used, or normally associated with, the transportation of materials, products, freight, other vehicles, or equipment in furtherance of any commercial activity or is used "for hire" except that any passenger vehicle designed to transport no more than nine persons or any pickup truck or van not exceeding twenty-five feet in length shall not be considered commercial vehicles.
C. “Recreational vehicle” means a motor vehicle designed or used as a conveyance upon streets and highways, and constructed so as to provide temporary occupancy as a dwelling or sleeping place for one or more persons. A recreational vehicle does not include a pick-up truck with an attached camper shell.
D. “Trailer” means any wheeled vehicle, without motive power and having an empty weight of more than two thousand pounds, which is designed to be drawn by a motor vehicle and to carry its cargo load wholly upon its own structure and which is generally and commonly used to carry and transport property over the public highways.
E. “Travel trailer” means a portable structure, mounted on wheels, designed to be towed by a motorized vehicle and containing cooking or sleeping facilities to provide temporary living quarters for recreational camping or travel use. Such structures may be constructed with rigid sides or may have collapsible side walls of fabric, plastic or other pliable material.
F. “Vessel” means every description of watercraft used or capable of being used as a means of transportation of person and property on water, other than single-chambered air-inflated devices or seaplanes. (Ord. O-2010-9 § 4, 2010)
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