CHAPTER 18 PARKING DIVISION I. General, Administrative, Enforcement DIVISION II. Parking Prohibitions Applicable City Wide...

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1 CHAPTER 18 PARKING Page DIVISION I General, Administrative, Enforcement DIVISION II Parking Prohibitions Applicable City Wide DIVISION III Parking Prohibitions at Certain Locations

2 CHAPTER 18 PARKING DIVISION 1 GENERAL, ADMINISTRATIVE, ENFORCEMENT Sec DEFINITIONS; CITY MANAGER'S AUTHORITY; TRAFFIC CONTROL MARKINGS; MISCELLANEOUS GENERAL RULES (1) The provisions of Sections 26.1 to of the Traffic Chapter of this code shall also apply to this chapter of the code. (2) Maximum parking time limit means the maximum length of time a vehicle may occupy a parking space. (Ord. No. 843, Sec ; Code 1956, Sec ) (3) Parked means any vehicle which is stopped or standing within the limits of a highway, street, alley or municipally owned, leased or controlled parking lot, whether occupied or not, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a police officer or traffic control sign or device. (Ord. No. 843, Sec , ; Code 1956, Sec , ) (4) Parking meter means a device or devices which indicate the length of time a vehicle may be parked in a particular place which shall have as a part thereof a receptacle or chamber for receiving and storing coins of the United States; a slot or place in which said coin or coins may be deposited; a timing mechanism to indicate the passage of the interval of time during which parking is permissible; and which displays an appropriate signal when the aforesaid interval of time has elapsed. (Ord. No. 843, Sec ; Code 1956, Sec ) (5) Parking space means that area of the street, next to the curb, or that area of a municipally owned, leased or controlled parking lot designated by lines or markers thereon within which a vehicle may be parked. (Ord. No. 843, Sec ; Code 1956, Sec ) (6) Parking station means a device or devices which issue parking receipts in response to the depositing of United States coins. The receipts shall indicate the time at which the purchased time expires, the date at which the purchased time expires, and the amount paid. Parking stations may be established in a manner so as to supervise a multiple number of parking spaces. The parking receipt shall be prominently displayed from inside the vehicle, with the date and time clearly visible from outside of and in front of the vehicle. (Ord. 2980, Sec. 1, ) (7) The city manager is authorized to establish and erect signs indicating bus stops and taxi cab stands on public streets and in public places. (8) The city manager is authorized to designate parking spaces on the public streets and highways and in municipal parking lots for use only by motor vehicles transporting persons with disabilities. (9) The city manager is authorized to establish rules and erect signs stating directions, limitations, and restrictions for the purpose of facilitating the efficient movement of traffic and utilization of municipal parking lots. (10) The city manager is authorized to supervise the installation, operation, repair and maintenance of authorized parking meters and parking stations. (11) The city manager is authorized to designate temporary no parking zones or other parking designations necessitated by construction projects on or adjacent to public right of way when hazards to the traveling public would occur during construction activities. (12) The city manager is authorized to supervise the enforcement of these parking regulations. (13) A red painted curb shall designate a "no parking zone" in which it shall be a traffic hazard to park a vehicle and from which any parked vehicle will be towed. (14) A yellow painted curb shall designate a "no parking zone". Sup # Rev

3 Sec DESIGNATION OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES PARKING ON PRIVATE PROPERTY. (1) All public and private buildings and facilities, temporary and permanent, used by the general public, which are not residences and which provide forty-eight or more parking spaces, shall set aside at least six-tenths of one percent of the parking spaces provided as persons with disabilities parking spaces as defined in Chapter 321L of the Iowa Code. (2) All public and private buildings and facilities, temporary and permanent, which are residences, excluding condominiums as defined in Chapter 499B of the Iowa Code, and which provide twelve or more parking spaces, excluding extended health care facilities, shall set aside at least one persons with disabilities parking space as defined in Chapter 321L of the Iowa Code for each individual dwelling unit in which a person with disabilities resides. [State Law Ref. Chapters 104A, 601E] (Ord. No. 2788, Sec. 1, ) Sec MUNICIPAL PARKING LOTS. The following parking areas are hereby declared to be municipally owned restricted parking lots: (1) That area used for parking to the immediate west of the Ames City Hall Building bounded on the north by 6th Street and by 5th Street on the south is hereby designated Municipal Parking Lot M in the east parking district. (2) That area used for parking in the western half of the block bounded by Clark Street on the west, 5th Street on the South, 6th Street on the north, and Burnett Avenue on the east is hereby designated Municipal Parking Lot N in the east parking district. (3) That area used for parking in the northeastern quarter of the block bounded by Kellogg on the east, 5th Street on the North, Burnett Avenue on the west, and Main Street on the south, is hereby designated Municipal Parking Lot P in the east parking district. (4) That area used for parking which is bounded by Sixth Street on the south and Douglas Avenue on the east is hereby designated as municipal parking lot Q in the east parking district. (5) That area used for parking in the middle of the block bounded by Fifth Street on the south, Sixth Street on the north, Kellogg Avenue on the west and Douglas Avenue on the east is hereby designated municipal parking lot R in the east parking district. (6) That area used for parking north of and abutting Fifth Street between Kellogg Avenue on the west and Douglas Avenue on the east is hereby designated municipal parking lot S in the east parking district. (7) That area used for parking bounded by Welch Avenue on the west, Chamberlain Place on the west, is hereby designated municipal parking lot T in the west parking district. (8) That area used for parking on the western most section, south of and abutting on Main Street and west of Clark Avenue and east of the right-of-way line of Grand Avenue, is hereby designated as municipal parking lot TT in the east parking district. (9) That area used for parking in the center section, south of and abutting on Main Street and west of Clark Avenue and east of the right-of-way line of Grand Avenue, is hereby designated as municipal parking lot V in the east parking district. (10) That area used for parking west of and abutting Clark Avenue, and north of and abutting the C & NW railroad, is hereby designated as municipal parking lot U in the east parking district. (11) That area used for parking lying south of the Chicago and Northwestern right-of-way, east of the east line of Market Street and west of Duff Avenue is hereby designated as municipal parking lot W in the east parking district. (12) That municipally owned area located in the block bounded by Welch Avenue on the east and Hayward Avenue on the west is hereby designated municipal parking lot X in the west parking district. (13) That area used for parking which is located east of Clark Avenue and west of Burnett Avenue Extended and bounded by the Chicago and Northwestern railroad tracks on the south is hereby designated municipal parking lot X in the east parking district. (14) That area used for parking which is located east of Burnett Avenue Extended and west of Kellogg Avenue and bounded by the Chicago and Northwestern railroad tracks on the south is hereby designated municipal parking lot Y in the east parking district. (15) That area used for parking which is located east of Kellogg Avenue and west of Duff Avenue and bounded by the Chicago and Northwestern railroad tracks on the south is hereby designated municipal parking lot Z in the east parking district. (16) That area used for parking which is bounded by Chamberlain Street on the north and Welch Avenue on the west is hereby designated municipal parking lot Y in the west parking district. (17) That area used for parking which is bounded by Stanton Avenue on the west and Chamberlain Street Sup # Rev

4 on the north is hereby designated as municipal parking lot Z in the west parking district. (18) That area used for parking which is west of and abutting on Douglas Avenue and which extends south from the north line of Twelfth Street extended is hereby designated as a municipal hospital parking lot in the east parking district. (19) Those areas used for parking located within the area bounded by Douglas Avenue on the west, Duff Avenue on the east, Eleventh Street on the south and Twelfth Street extended on the north are hereby designated as municipal hospital parking lots in the east parking district. (Ord. No. 3099, Sec. 1, )(Ord. No. 2432, Sec. 1, 2, ; Ord. No. 2441, Sec. 2, ; Ord. No. 2540, Sec. 1, ; Ord. No. 3391, Sec. 1, ) (20) That area used for parking immediately east of Grand Avenue bounded on the north by 520 Grand Avenue and on the south by Fifth Street is hereby designated as Municipal Lot MM. (Ord. No. 3809, ) Sec PARKING METER MAP; EFFECTIVE HOURS FOR METERS (1) There is hereby adopted the official parking meter map designating those parking spaces on streets and municipal parking lots controlled by parking meters and parking stations which, together with all its designations and explanatory matter thereon, is by this reference incorporated herein and made a part hereof as if fully set out. The official parking meter map is identified by the signature of the mayor attested by the city clerk and shall bear the seal of the city and the dates of enactment by the city council and shall be signed and sealed by the mayor. Regardless of the existence of purported copies of the official parking meter map, which may from time to time be made or published, the official parking meter map, which shall be filed and retained in the office and custody of the city clerk, shall be the final authority as to the status of parking meters in the city. This map may be changed or replaced only by duly enacted resolution or ordinance of the city council. (2) The maximum time a vehicle may be parked in a metered parking space will be designated on the official parking meter map and on the appropriate parking meter. (3) The hours where parking in metered parking space is controlled by the parking meter shall be stated on said meter and are as follows: a) In the east parking district from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Mondays through Saturdays except on city holidays or as otherwise provided. b) In the west parking district from 8:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday, except on city holidays or as otherwise provided. Also for the meters on the west side of Stanton Avenue in the 100 block from 9:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday. (4) Persons properly displaying a valid city issued permit to allow persons with disabilities to park at metered spaces shall be allowed to park at metered spaces during the hours indicated at (3) above, without regard to the maximum time limitation indicated on the official parking meter map or on the meter. (Ord. No. 843, Sec. 212; Code 1956, Sec ; Ord. No. 1091, Sec. 1, ; Ord. No. 2242, Sec. 1, 2, ; Ord. No. 2590, Sec. 1, 2, ; Ord. No. 2637, Sec. 1, ; Ord. No. 2782, Sec. 1, ; Ord. No. 2902, Sec. 1, ; Ord. No. 2963, Sec. 1, ; Ord. No. 3547, ) Sec RESERVING PARKING SPACES (1) A person wishing to reserve a parking space in a municipal lot for their exclusive use shall make a proposal therefore to the city manager. The city manager may grant such request pursuant to such standing policies as to location and price as the city council may, from time to time, adopt by resolution. If a request is not within the scope of such standing policies, the person who proposes a reservation may bring the matter to the city council for decision. Spaces so reserved shall be marked by signs stating that the space is reserved twenty-four (24) hours per day. A permit tag must be displayed upon each vehicle that occupies the reserved space. (Ord. No. 2540, Sec. 1, ) (2) The proprietor of any business establishment within any parking meter district, desiring unmetered parking or restricted parking for the proprietor's commercial trucks for the purpose of loading or unloading, in the street, avenue or alley abutting his business establishment, shall make a written proposal therefore to the city manager. The city manager shall present such request with recommendations thereon to the council for its approval or disapproval. The granting of such request shall be contingent upon the proprietor's agreeing to pay into the parking meter funds yearly in advance a sum of money equivalent to the hourly charge for parking multiplied by the number of hours per year during which unmetered parking is in effect for each parking space. Meters involved shall be appropriately signed with the times specified thereon, or "No Public Parking reserved (proprietor's name) trucks", as the case may be. Signs shall be placed and maintained only during the times unmetered parking is applicable. It is the duty of the proprietor to place Sup # Rev

5 and remove said signs so that the same are in effect only during such hours as are paid for by proprietor as above provided. The proprietor shall be responsible for all signing costs. (3) The city manager may, with the consent of the council, designate and order two-minute or restricted unmetered parking during such portion of the day as will expedite the movement of vehicular traffic or loading on or across any street, avenue, or alley within the parking meter district. (4) The city manager may, with the consent of the council, designate and order entire lots or portions thereof for leased parking only. Lots so reserved shall be marked by signs stating that the lot is for leased parking only. Vehicles parking in such leased lots shall display a permit tag within their vehicle visible from the outside of the vehicle. (5) The city manager may designate and order visitor parking spaces upon city streets adjacent to city buildings as the city manager deems appropriate. (Ord. No. 3005, Sec. 2, ; Ord. No. 843, Sec. 215; Code 1956, Sec ; Ord. No. 1041, Sec. 1, , Ord. No. 2108, Sec. 1, ; Ord. No. 3708, ) Sec GENERAL DUTY; EXCEPTION No vehicle shall park, stand or stop contrary to the regulations of this chapter, except for such time as necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a peace or traffic officer or traffic control device, provided that someone remains in the vehicle who is capable of moving the vehicle as soon as possible, or in compliance with the directions of a peace or traffic officer. [State Law Ref ] Sec PARKING VIOLATIONS; METHOD OF CHARGING; METHOD OF PAYING. (1) Any violation of any parking regulations of this chapter, or of Section 22.8 (snow routes), may be charged by placing a notice of violation and fine on the vehicle so parked. The amount of the fine payable for each violation of Section (overtime parking) shall be ten dollars ($10.00). However, if the fine is paid within the first seven (7) days of the date of the violation, five dollars ($5.00) of the fine amount will be waived. The amount of fine payable for all other parking violations, except Section 18.18(1) (persons with disabilities parking), including snow route violations, shall be twenty dollars ($20.00). However, if the fine is paid within the first seven (7) days of the date of the violation, five dollars ($5.00) of the fine amount will be waived. Any fines that remain unpaid after thirty (30) days from the date of the violation will be deemed contested and may be prosecuted. (Ord. No. 4113, ) (2) The amount of fine payable for violation of Section 18.18(1) (persons with disabilities parking) shall be equivalent to the fine amount contained in Iowa Code Section 805.8A(1)(c) and shall only be enforceable by notice and fine payable to the City of Ames Finance Department. (3) Payment may be made by depositing the required amount in the notice envelope and placing the envelope in one of the special containers provided for that purpose or by paying the amount due to the City of Ames Finance Department. Payment must be received in the Finance Department within the designated time. Placing payment in a drop box, the U.S. mail or any other method of paying does not constitute receipt in the Finance Department. However, online payments will be received at the time that the transaction occurs. For purpose of receiving such payments the director of the City of Ames Finance Department shall be designated a deputy city clerk. If such payment is not received in the finance department within thirty (30) days of the date of violation, the violation will be deemed contested and may be charged and prosecuted before the court the same as other traffic violations. (4) Any vehicle parked in a location controlled by an operating parking station device shall be illegally parked unless a valid parking receipt is clearly visible on the dashboard from the front of the vehicle, as specified in Sec. 18.1(6). Any vehicle parked in a location controlled by an operating parking station device which displays a valid parking receipt shall be subject to an overtime parking violation upon expiration of the time indicated upon the parking receipt. (Ord. No. 4011, ) Sec INFERENCE AS TO RESPONSIBILITY FOR PARKING It shall be the duty of every registered owner of a vehicle to insure that said vehicle does not park contrary to the lawfully enacted and promulgated parking regulations of the City of Ames, Iowa. It may be inferred, unless evidence to the contrary is presented, that the registered owner of any motor vehicle parking in violation of the parking regulations of this chapter is responsible for said vehicle being so parked. (Ord. No. 2607, Sec. 2, ; Ord. No. 3921, ) Sup # Rev

6 DIVISION II PARKING PROHIBITIONS APPLICABLE CITY WIDE Sec FORTY-EIGHT HOUR PARKING PROHIBITED It is unlawful for any person to park any vehicle and to permit the same to remain standing continuously and in one place for a period of more than forty-eight hours upon a city street or municipally owned or leased parking lot or upon any other public thoroughfare in the City of Ames. (Ord. No. 2684, Sec. 2, ) Sec MANNER OF PARKING (1) Parallel parking (a) By curb. Except where angle parking is permitted by this chapter, every vehicle stopped or parked upon a roadway where there is an adjacent curb, shall be so stopped or parked with the curb side wheels of such vehicle parallel with and within eighteen inches (18") of the curb and not placed closer than four feet (4') end to end from another vehicle. (b) On streets without curb. Vehicles parked on streets without curbs shall be parked parallel to the center line of the street with no portion of the vehicle closer than twelve (12) feet to the center line of the street. (Ord. No. 843, Sec. 196; Code 1956, Sec ) (c) Direction of vehicle. Every such vehicle shall stop or park with the front end of the vehicle headed in the same direction as vehicles may lawfully travel in the adjacent lane of the roadway. (2) Angle parking (a) On streets and parking lots set aside by this chapter for "angle parking" vehicles shall be parked at an angle with the curbline as marked on the street or parking lot surface and the nearest front wheel of such vehicle shall not be more than twelve (12) inches from the curb. (Ord. No. 843, Sec. 200; Code 1956, Sec ) (b) No part of any vehicle or the load thereon when parked within an angle parking district shall extend into a roadway more than a distance of eighteen (18) feet when measured at right angles to the adjacent curb. No vehicle exceeding twenty (20) feet in overall length shall park in an angle parking district or parking lot. (Ord. No. 843, Sec. 199; Code 1956, Sec ) (c) Angle parking is permitted on streets or portions of streets as indicated in Sec (Ord. No. 2980, Sec. 1, ) (3) In single space. Where stalls or sections for vehicles are marked or painted upon the surface of any street or municipally-owned or leased parking lot or portion thereof, it is the duty of the driver or operator of any vehicle to park the same within the limits of one of the stalls or sections and not over or across said lines. (Ord. No. 843, Sec. 198; Code 1956, Sec ; Ord. No. 2858, Sec. 1, ; Ord. No. 2901, Sec. 1, ) Sec DUTIES WHEN LEAVING VEHICLES UNATTENDED. It is unlawful for any person driving or in charge of a motor vehicle to permit it to stand unattended without first stopping the engine, or when standing upon any perceptible grade without effectively setting the brake thereon and turning the front wheels to the curb or the side of the highway. (Ord. No. 843, Sec. 179; Code 1956, Sec ) Sec MOVING VEHICLE OF ANOTHER. No person shall move a vehicle not owned by such person into any prohibited parking area or away from a curb such distance as is unlawful. [State Law Ref ] Sec PARKING FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES PROHIBITED. It is unlawful for any person to park a vehicle upon any roadway or within a municipal parking lot for the principal purpose of: (1) Displaying it for sale. (2) Washing, greasing, or repairing such vehicle except repairs necessitated by an emergency. (3) Advertising. Sec PARKING IN BUS STOPS Sup # Rev

7 (1) The driver of a bus shall not park upon any street in any business district at any place other than at a bus stop, or taxicab stand, respectively, except that this provision shall not prevent the driver of any such vehicle from temporarily stopping in accordance with other stopping or parking regulations at any place for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading passengers. (Ord. No. 843, Sec. 209; Code 1956, Sec ) (2) No person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle other than a bus in a bus stop, or other than a taxicab in a taxicab stand when any such stop or stand has been officially designated and appropriately signed, except that the driver of a passenger vehicle may temporarily stop therein for the purpose of and while actually engaging in loading or unloading passengers when such stopping does not interfere with any bus or taxicab waiting to enter or about to enter such zone. (Ord. No. 843, Sec. 210; Code 1956, Sec ) Sec PARKING IN FRONT YARDS The parking of motor vehicles in the front yards of residential structures is prohibited. Any person who parks a motor vehicle in the front yard of a residential structure shall be in violation of this section, provided, however, the aforesaid prohibition shall not apply to the parking of motor vehicles on driveways and parking areas established pursuant to a properly issued building/zoning permit of the City of Ames. As used in this section, front yard means the open space in that portion of a yard between the street and the face of the structure and a line extending from the left side of the lot to the right side of the lot. The line, as viewed from the street, shall extend parallel to the street to the nearest corner of the principal structure and then along the face of the principal structure to the right corner, and from that point on a line parallel to the street to a point on the right lot line. As used in this section, the face of a principal structure shall be any and all portions of the structure fronting on a street. The front yard shall not include any portion of the city rightof-way. A corner lot shall be deemed to have two front yards. (See Figure ). (Ord. No. 2736, Sec. 1, ; Ord. No. 2926, Sec. 1, ; Ord. No. 3977, ) Sec PARKING OF TRUCKS, CERTAIN VEHICLES AND BOATS IN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS. (1) No person shall park a truck or trailer of over one (1) ton manufacturer's rated capacity, duly licensed as such, or any vehicle of twenty (20) or more gross tons, or boats on any street in the city adjacent to property classified by this code as residential; provided that this section does not apply to trucks or trailers being used for the purpose of delivering or collecting goods, wares, merchandise or materials when such vehicles are parked for a period of time not Sup # Rev

8 longer than is necessary for the expeditious delivery or collection thereof, and in no event for a period of time to exceed two (2) hours, nor does it apply to trucks or trailers being used on construction sites. (2) A detached semi-tractor trailer of any kind shall not be parked on any street, anywhere in the City. (Ord. No. 2185, Sec. 1, ; Ord. 3449, Sec. 1, ) Sec PARKING PROHIBITED UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES WHEREVER THEY MAY OCCUR. No person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle in any of the following places: (1) on, over or so as to obstruct a sidewalk, except that vehicles parked in conformance with Sec (2)(a) may partially overhang a sidewalk. (Ord. No. 843, Sec ; Code 1956, Sec ;Ord. No. 3397, Sec.1, ) [State Law Ref (1)] (2) in front of or so as to obstruct a public or private driveway. (Ord. No. 843, Sec ; Code 1956, Sec )[State Law Ref (2)] (3) within an intersection. (Ord. No. 843, Sec ; Code 1956, Sec ) [State Law Ref ] (4) along the curb or side of the street within five (5) feet of a fire hydrant. (Ord. No. 843, Sec ; Code 1956, Sec )[State Law Ref (4)] (5) within twenty (20) feet or such lesser distance as indicated by a painted curb or a sign, of a crosswalk. (Ord. No. 843, Sec , 205.7; Code 1956, Sec , ) [State Law Ref (5)] (6) within ten (10) feet upon the approach to any flashing beacon, stop sign, or traffic control device located at the side of a roadway. (Ord. No. 843, Sec ; Code 1956, Sec ) [State Law Ref (6)] (7) between a detector and the intersection and for a distance of twenty-five (25) feet from the detector away from the intersection on either or both sides of an approach to the intersection where detectors are placed in the roadway to actuate traffic-control signals. (Ord. No. 843, Sec ; Code 1956, Sec ) (8) within fifty (50) feet of the nearest rail or a railway crossing, except when parked parallel with such rail and not exhibiting a red light. (Ord. No. 843, Sec ; Code 1956, Sec ) (9) within twenty (20) feet of the driveway entrance to any fire station and on the side of the street opposite the entrance to any fire station within seventy-five (75) feet of said entrance when property is signposted. (Ord. No. 843, Sec ; Code 1956, Sec ) (10) upon the unimproved portion of any street where curbing has been installed, or upon that portion of any driveway which is within the limits of the street, except where an encroachment permit has been granted. (Ord. No. 843, Sec ; Code 1956, Sec ; Ord. No. 3397, Sec. 1, ) (11) alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction when such stopping, standing or parking would obstruct traffic. (Ord. No. 843, Sec ; Code 1956, Sec ) (12) upon any bridge or other elevated structure or within or on an approach to an underpass. (Ord. No. 843, Sec ; Code 1956, Sec ) (13) (a) in a space of not to exceed fifty (50) feet at the side of the street in front of any theater, auditorium, hotel having more than twenty-five (25) sleeping rooms, or other buildings where large assemblages of people may gather within which space, when clearly marked as such, no motor vehicle shall be left standing, parked, or stopped except in taking on or discharging passengers or freight, and then only for such length of time as is necessary for such purpose. (b) The preceding subsection shall not apply in that area bounded by the north curb of Lincoln Way on the north, the south curb of Hunt on the south, the east curb of Stanton on the east, and the west curb of Hayward on the west. Loading zones in that area are as indicated in Sec (Ord. No. 3236, Sec. 1, ) [State Law Ref ] (14) (a) within any alley except while expeditiously loading and unloading freight, merchandise, or materials. (b) The preceding subsection shall not apply in that area bounded by the north curb of Lincoln Way on the north, the south curb of Hunt on the south, the east curb of Stanton on the east, and the west curb of Hayward on the west. Loading zones in that area are as indicated in Sec Sup # Rev

9 (Ord. No. 843, Sec ; Code 1956, Sec ; Ord. No. 3236, Sec. 1, ) (15) within 100 feet preceding or 20 feet following an officially designated school crosswalk. (16) along any street between a sign stating: NO PARKING HERE TO CORNER and the next intersection of that street and another street. (Ord. No. 2814, Sec. 1, ) (17) along any street between signs stating: NO PARKING BETWEEN SIGNS. (Ord. No. 2980, Sec. 1, ) (18) on or abutting any median area including a circle median in a cul-de-sac, except those places that the City has designated for parking. (Ord. No. 2993, Sec. 1, ) Sec PARKING ONLY FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. (1) No person shall park a vehicle in any parking space on private or public property that is designated and marked or signed as reserved only for motor vehicles transporting persons with disabilities, unless there is displayed in such vehicle, in a manner visible from outside such vehicle, the special identification device available to persons with disabilities from the Iowa Department of Transportation. (2) In spaces designated as parking only for motor vehicles displaying the special DOT persons with disabilities identification device that are posted with a time limit, no vehicle shall remain in a space beyond the time limit posted. (3) There shall be a two hour time limit at posted persons with disabilities parking spaces. (Ord. No. 2606, Sec. 1, ; Ord. No. 3244, Sec. 1, ; Ord. No. 3290, Sec. 1, ; Ord. No. 3553, ) Sec PARKING ON PRIVATE PROPERTY. (1) It is unlawful for any person to park a vehicle on land owned or controlled by another without that person's invitation or consent. (2) Prior to issuance of a parking citation for a violation of this section to any vehicle parked in a commercial, institutional or multi-unit residential parking lot, the parking lot shall be posted at each entrance with clearly visible signs indicating the parking restrictions applicable therein, including notice that violators may be towed. (3) When towing any vehicle parked in a commercial, institutional or multi-unit residential parking lot, the following requirements apply: (a) The lot shall be posted at each entrance with clearly visible signs indicating the parking restrictions applicable therein, including notice that violators may be towed, and (b) The property owner or owner s agent or other party initiating a tow shall co-sign the authorization for tow; and (c) The towing company shall notify the Police Department by telephone, fax, or by face-to-face report made at the Police Department that a private property tow was done. This report shall be made within two hours of completion of the tow and shall include sufficient details about the vehicle towed and the location towed from as to allow the Police to respond to inquiries about the towed vehicle s whereabouts. Violations of this subsection shall be a municipal infraction punishable by a penalty of $50 for a first violation, $100 for a second violation, and $250 for third and subsequent violations. Alternatively, a violation of this subsection may be charged by a peace officer as a simple misdemeanor. (4) Any vehicle parked as prohibited by this section and parked in such a way as to block ingress or egress on a driveway owned or controlled by another may be removed by the police department or their agent and said vehicle impounded and held until the cost of such towing and storage shall be paid. (5) Any violation of Section 18.19(1), (2) or (4) may be charged as set forth in Section (Ord. No. 2444, Sec. 1, ; Ord. No. 3262, Sec. 1, ; Ord. No. 4072, ) Sec TEMPORARY PARKING RESTRICTIONS. No person shall park, stand, or stop a vehicle on any street, alley or municipal lot contrary to any sign, barrier, or marking in effect which prohibits parking for a temporary or emergency period. (Ord. No. 2911, Sec. 1, ) Sec SNOW ROUTES. Sup # Rev

10 Stopping, standing or parking of vehicles upon a street or streets designated as snow routes, shall be and is hereby prohibited as set out in Chapter 22 of this code. Sec OBEDIENCE TO SIGNS, MARKINGS IN MUNICIPAL PARKING LOTS AND DRIVES; DISPLAY OF PARKING PERMITS. (1) No person shall disobey any duly authorized signs or markings stating directions, limitations, and restrictions upon traffic movement or parking in any municipal parking lot, or in the City Hall Utility Drivethrough/Drop off lane located adjacent to and on the west side of the 500 block of Clark Street. (2) In lots and locations where municipal parking permits are required, permit tags designed to hang shall be hung from the rear view mirror and not lower than the top of the dashboard, and permit tags designed to be affixed to a window shall be affixed to the lower corner of the driver's side of the front window so the face of the permit is visible from the outside of the vehicle. Motorcycles shall have a parking permit sticker affixed to the handlebars of the vehicle. It shall be a violation to improperly display, or to fail to display, a parking permit where one is required. (Ord. No. 3099, Sec. 2, ) Sec ALTERNATE SIDE PARKING. Parking is prohibited on certain sides of certain streets during specified times as set out in Section Sec SUSPENSION OF RESTRICTIONS DURING SPECIAL EVENTS. (1) The City Council may, by motion adopted in lawful session, suspend any parking restriction or regulations with respect to a particular place for a period of time specified in the motion, not to exceed seventy-two hours, for the purpose of accommodating the parking needs associated with a special public or private event or occurrence. The Police Chief may, in his discretion, suspend parking regulations at or near a funeral location for the duration of the funeral. (2) The City Manager may, in response to a written request, suspend any parking restriction or regulation with respect to a particular place for a period of time specified in the request, not to exceed seventy-two hours, for the purpose of accommodating the parking needs associated with a special public or private event or occurrence, provided that: (a) The City Manager's decision shall be in writing stating reasons for granting or denying the request. (b) When a request is granted, the City Manager's written decision shall state a determination that the suspension of regulations can be made consistent with traffic engineering standards of safety. (c) A decision to grant a request may state conditions and designate a person whose duty it will be to take the measures and steps needed to comply with those conditions. Persons who park contrary to such conditions, of which they have notice by appropriate signs or other means, shall be in violation of this section. (d) If there is sufficient time between the City Manager's decision and the special event to which it relates, any person claiming to be aggrieved by the decision to grant or deny the request may appeal to the City Council and the Council may affirm, modify or overrule the City Manager's decision. (Ord. No. 2911, Sec. 1, ; Ord. No. 3006, Sec. 1, ) Sec SPACES RESERVED FOR OFFICIAL VEHICLES. The parking spaces on the south side of Sixth Street directly north of the Ames City Hall Building, are hereby reserved and set aside for marked patrol vehicles, including motor vehicles of the police department, sheriff's department, Iowa Highway Patrol, Iowa State University Department of Public Safety, the Department of Transportation, or other authorized vehicles as designated by the traffic engineer. Areas on the north side of Fifth Street beginning one hundred fifty-one (151) feet west of the west line of Carroll Avenue and extending nine (9) feet to the west, and all the parking spaces in Municipal Lot M located between "Authorized Vehicles Only" signs, are hereby reserved and set aside for motor vehicles of the police department, other official vehicles of the city, sheriff's department vehicles, vehicles of the Iowa Highway Patrol, vehicles of the Iowa State University Department of Public Safety, and other authorized vehicles as designated by the Traffic Engineer. All other vehicles are prohibited from parking in said spaces, at any time, or from interfering with the use of said space by such motor vehicles. (Ord. No. 843, Sec. 207; Code 1956, Sec ; Ord. No. 2398, Sec. 2, ; Ord. No. 2595, Sec. 1, 2, ; Ord. No. 3015, Sec. 1, ; Ord. No. 3084, Sec. 1, ; Ord. No. 3099, Sec. 3, ; Ord. Nol 3708, ) Sec PARKING IN RESERVED SPACES. No person shall park in a space or lot reserved pursuant to Section 18.5 without the consent of the person for whom the space or lot is reserved. In addition to filing an illegal parking charge, the chief of police or police chief's designee may impound any vehicle in violation herein until the costs of towing and storage are paid. Sup # Rev

11 (Ord. No. 2540, Sec. 2, ; Ord. No. 3005, Sec. 1, ) Sec FIRE LANES. Parking is prohibited at all times in fire lanes as designated by the Fire Inspector and Fire Chief and marked and signed as such. (Ord. No. 3223, Sec. 1, ) Sec DUTIES WHEN PARKING AT A METERED SPACE; OVERTIME PARKING. During the hours when a parking space is controlled by a parking meter: (1) No Person shall park a vehicle in any parking space for which a parking meter or a parking station is installed, unless such person immediately deposits or causes to be deposited in said meter such payment as shall be necessary to pay the rates stated on the meter for the time said vehicle is to occupy said parking space. (2) No operator of a vehicle shall permit a vehicle to remain in a metered space or a space controlled by a parking station after the time for which payment has been deposited, unless such person deposits additional payment at the rates stated on the meter for additional time provided such additional time when added to the original time does not extend beyond the maximum time the vehicle can remain at the meter. Violation of each subsection of this section shall constitute a separate offense of overtime parking. (Ord. No. 2466, Sec. 2, ; Ord. 2774, Sec. 1, ; Ord. No. 4113, ) Sec VIOLATIONS OF A MAXIMUM TIME LIMIT AT A METERED PARKING SPACE, FEEDING THE METER PROHIBITED. (1) During the hours when a parking space is controlled by a parking meter, no person shall park a vehicle in a metered parking space longer than four hours, except at meters that have a time limit of more than four hours, parking is allowed for as long as the time limit of the meter. (2) No person shall deposit or cause to be deposited, an additional coin or coins to extend the paid for parking time displayed on the meter beyond four hours, except at meters that have a time limit of more than four hours, the paid parking time may be as long as the time limit of the meter. (Ord. No. 843, Sec. 216; Code 1956, Sec ; Ord. No. 2774, Sec. 2, ; Ord. No. 3186, Sec. 1, , Ord. No. 3616, ) Sec TRUCK LOADING ZONES. (1) In the area bounded by the north curb of Lincoln Way on the north, the south curb of Hunt on the south, the east curb of Stanton on the east, and the west curb of Hayward on the west, vehicles shall not stop, stand or park while taking on or discharging their loads, except as follows: (a) At the following locations freight only may be discharged from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday. (i) Hayward Avenue - west side, across from 121 Hayward (ii) Lincoln Way - south side, adjacent to 2428 Lincoln Way (iii) Chamberlain - north side, adjacent to 132 Welch (iv) Chamberlain - south side, adjacent to 203 Welch (v) Welch Parking Lot - behind 2514 Lincoln Way (b) At the Lincoln Way location set out in (1)(a) above, freight only may be discharged from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on Saturdays. (c) Chamberlain Place - See Section 18.31(49). (d) No motorcycles, cars, pick up trucks, vans or other vehicles 20' or less in length shall be permitted to stop, stand or park in these zones for any reason, including deliveries, during the hours the zones are restricted for freight deliveries. (Ord. No. 3286, Sec. 1, ; Ord. No. 3293, Sec. 1, , Ord. No. 3807, ) (2) In addition to filing an illegal parking charge, the Chief of Police or his designee may tow and impound any vehicle in violation of this section until the costs of towing and storage are paid. (Ord. No. 3236, Sec. 2, ; Ord. No. 3249, Sec. 1, ; Ord. No. 3263, Sec. 1, ) (3) From 6:00 a.m. until 9:00 a.m., trucks only may be parked, solely for the purpose of loading or unloading freight, in a zone on the west side of Clark Avenue, from Main Street to a point seventy feet south, during a temporary period ending with the completion of a comprehensive study to determine where truck loading zones should be in the Down Town area, or if traffic problems occur that cause the Council to repeal this subsection. (Ord. No. 3346, Sec.1, ) Sup # Rev

12 (4) From 6:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday, trucks over 20' in length may be parked, solely for the purpose of loading or unloading freight, in a 40' zone on the north side of 5 th Street, adjacent to 1 st National Bank. (Ord. No. 3653, ) Sec COMMERCIAL LOADING ZONES (1) Definitions: (a) Commercial vehicle: a motor vehicle that is professionally painted with permanent indelible paint in such a manner as to identify the vehicle as one that is used by and for a specific commercial enterprise. (b) Commercial loading zone: a part of a segment of a street that is so designated by this section. (2) No vehicle except a commercial vehicle shall park in a commercial loading zone. (3) A commercial vehicle may park in a commercial loading zone for not longer than thirty minutes while such vehicle is being loaded or unloaded with items being taken into or out of premises in the vicinity of the commercial loading zone. (4) Commercial loading zones are designated as follows: (a) The parking spaces along the curb of the north lane of that segment of Hunt Street that abuts on 2513 Hunt Street. (Ord. No. 3792, ) DIVISION III PARKING PROHIBITIONS AT CERTAIN LOCATIONS Sec REGULATIONS FOR SPECIFIC STREETS OR LOCATIONS. *** ABERDEEN DRIVE. (See subsection 365). (1) ADAMS STREET. Parking is prohibited at all times on the north side of Adams Street from Calhoun Avenue west to the west end. (Ord. No. 3555, Sec. 1, ) (2) AGG STREET. Parking is prohibited on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays on the west side, and on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays on the east side from 2:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. (Ord. No. 3024, Sec. 1, ) (3) ALDERWOOD CIRCLE. Parking is prohibited at all times on the north side from Ridgetop Road to the radius of the curve. (Ord. No. 3279, Sec. 1, ) *** ALDRIN AVENUE. (See subsection 366). (4) ALEXANDER AVENUE. Parking is prohibited within thirty-five (35) feet of any driveway. (Ord. No. 3450, Sec. 1, ) (5) ALLAN DRIVE. Parking is prohibited at all times on both sides. (Ord. No. 2188, Sec. 13, ) *** ALLERTON DRIVE. (See subsection 367). (6) ALMOND ROAD. Parking is prohibited at all times on the north side of Almond Road. (Ord. No. 3584, ) (7) ALPIN ROAD. Parking is prohibited at all times on the north side of Alpin Road. (Ord. No. 2441, Sec. 2, ; Ord. No. 2831, Sec. 1, ; Ord. No. 3094, Sec. 1, ; Ord No. 3766, ; Ord. No. 4194, ) (8) APPLE AVENUE. Parking is prohibited at all times on the west side and between 2:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. every day on the east side. (Ord. No. 2609, Sec. 1, ) *** APPLE PLACE. See subsection (345). (9) ARBOR STREET. Parking is prohibited on Monday, Wednesday and Friday on the south side, and on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday on the north side, from Midnight to 9:00 p.m. Sup # Rev

13 In addition, parking is limited to four hours from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday through Friday between State Avenue and Hyland Avenue. (Ord. No. 2078, Sec. 3, ; Ord. No. 2233, Sec. 2, ; Ord. No. 2520, Sec. 2, ; Ord. No. 2779, Sec. 2, ; Ord. 3124, ) (10) ARROWWOOD CIRCLE. Parking is prohibited at all times on the south side of Arrowwood Circle from Valley View Road east to the radius of the Circle. (Ord. No. 3584, ) (11) ASH AVENUE. Parking is prohibited at all times on both sides from the south line of Lincoln Way south for a distance of one hundred (100) feet. Parking is prohibited on Monday, Wednesday and Friday on the west side and on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday on the east side from a point one hundred (100) feet south of the south line of Lincoln Way to the north line of Knapp Street, from midnight to 9:00 p.m. and also from the south line of Knapp Street to a point four hundred sixty (460) feet south of the south line of Country Club Boulevard from midnight to 9:00 p.m. In addition, between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. parking is limited to four hours on the side of the street on which it is lawful to park from Knapp Street to Country Club Boulevard. Parking is prohibited at all times along the west side from a point four hundred sixty (460) feet south of the south line of Country Club Boulevard to Mortensen Parkway. (Ord. No. 2188, Sec. 15, ; Ord. No. 2198, Sec. 3, ; Ord. No. 2454, Sec. 2, ; Ord. No. 2533, Sec. 2, ; Ord. No. 2701, Sec. 1, ; Ord. No. 2717, Sec. 2, ; Ord. No. 2756, Sec. 1, 2, ; Ord. No. 2761, Sec. 1, ; Ord. No. 2766, Sec. 1, ; Ord. No. 3187, Sec. 1, ; Ord. No. 4124, ; Ord. 4135, ) (12) ASPEN CIRCLE. Parking is prohibited at all times on the east side from Aspen Road to the radius of the curve. (Ord. 3279, Sec. 1, ) (13) ASPEN ROAD. Parking is prohibited at all times on the north side from Ridgetop Road to the east end of Aspen Road. Parking is prohibited at all times along the south side Aspen Road for the first 50 feet west of Stange Road to the corner. Parking is limited to 5-Minute Loading Zones from a point 50 feet west of Stange Road for approximately 100 feet on the south side of Aspen Road. (Ord. 3279, Sec. 1, ; Ord. 4195, ) (14) BAKER STREET. Parking is prohibited on Monday, Wednesday and Friday on the south side and on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday on the north side from midnight to 9:00 p.m. from Stanton Avenue to Lynn Avenue. In addition, between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. parking is limited to four hours, on the side on which it is lawful to park. (Ord. No. 2198, Sec, 1, ; Ord. No. 2454, Sec. 2, ; Ord. No. 2533, Sec. 2, ; Ord. No. 2701, Sec. 1, ; Ord. No. 2766, Sec. 1, ; Ord. No. 3187, Sec. 1, ) *** BALLENTINE DRIVE. See Subsection (352). (15) BALSAM CIRCLE. Parking is prohibited at all times on the north side from Ridgetop Road to the radius of the curve. (Ord. No. 3279, Sec. 1, ) (16) BALTIMORE DRIVE. Parking is prohibited at all times on both sides. (17) BARR DRIVE. Parking is prohibited at all times on the south side of the outside perimeter thereof from Jensen Avenue to a point fifteen (15) feet north of the north line of Lot 12, Broadmoor Fourth Addition to Ames, Iowa; and on the north side of the out-side perimeter thereof from Jensen Avenue to a point twenty-five (25) feet north of the south line extended west of Lot 1, Broadmoor Fourth Addition to Ames, Iowa. (Ord. No. 2188, Sec. 17, ) (18) BAUGHMAN ROAD. Parking is prohibited at all times on the south side thereof. (Ord. No. 2826, Sec. 1, ) (19) BAYBERRY CIRCLE. Parking is prohibited at all times on the north side from Ridgetop Road to the radius of the curve. (Ord. No. 3438, Sec. 1, ) (20) BAYBERRY ROAD. Parking is prohibited at all times on the north side from Ridgetop Road to the east end. (Ord. No. 3438, Sec. 1, ) Sup # Rev

14 (21) BEACH AVENUE. Parking is prohibited at all times from Lincoln Way to Mortensen Parkway. (Ord. No. 2188, Sec. 18, ; Ord. No. 2257, Sec. 2, ; Ord. No. 2298, Sec. 1, 2, ) *** BECKLEY STREET. See subsection (321). (22) BEEDLE DRIVE. Parking is prohibited at all times on the east side, and on the west side thereof, from Baughman Road to Lincoln Way. (Ord. No. 2629, Sec. 2, ; Ord. No. 2727, Sec. 1, ; Ord. No. 2826, Sec. 1, ; Ord. No. 4194, ) *** BEL AIR DRIVE. See Section (23) BELL AVENUE. (a) Parking is prohibited within thirty-five (35) feet of any driveway. (b) Parking is prohibited at all times on the west side of Bell Avenue from the centerline of Ford Street south a distance of 260 feet. (c) Parking is prohibited at all times on the east side of Bell Avenue from the centerline of Ford Street south a distance of 550 feet. (Ord. No. 3450, Sec. 1, ; Ord. No. 3525, Sec. 1, , Ord. No. 3736, ; Ord. No. 3907, ) *** BELLFLOWER DRIVE. (See subsection 368). (24) BERKSHIRE AVENUE. Parking is prohibited on the west side. (Ord. No. 3473, Sec. 1, ) (25) BILLY SUNDAY ROAD. Parking is prohibited at all times on both sides of Billy Sunday Road from the South Duff frontage road east approximately 1,500 feet to the east end. (Ord. No. 3544, Sec. 1, ) (26) BLOOMINGTON ROAD. Parking is prohibited at all times on both sides from Grand Avenue to the west city limits. (Ord. No. 3351, Sec.1, ) (27) BORNE AVENUE. Parking is prohibited at all times on the west side from Lincoln Way to the north end of Borne Avenue. (Ord. No. 2499, Sec. 1, ) See South Borne Avenue also. (28) BOSTON AVENUE. Parking is prohibited at all times on both sides. (29) BRADFORD DRIVE. Parking is prohibited at all times on the east side. (30) BRICKMAN AVENUE. Parking is prohibited at all times on the east side from Welbeck Drive to the north end. (Ord. No. 3644, ) (31) BRIDGEPORT DRIVE. Parking is prohibited at all times on the south and west sides from Valley View Road west and north to the north end. (Ord. No. 3644, ) *** BRIGHTON CIRCLE. (See subsection 369). (32) BRISTOL DRIVE. Parking is prohibited at all times on the north and east sides. (Ord. No. 3473, Sec. 1, , Ord. No. 3748, ) *** BROADMOOR AVENUE. (See subsection 373). (33) BROOKDALE AVENUE. Parking is prohibited on the west side from Windfield Drive to Stone Brooke Road. (Ord. No. 3183, Sec. 2, ) (34) BROOKDALE CIRCLE. Parking is prohibited on the west side from Stone Brooke Road north to the radius of the circle. (Ord. No. 3183, Sec. 2, ) (35) BROOKRIDGE AVENUE. Parking is allowed at all times on the east side of Brookridge Avenue. (Ord. No. 2188, Sec, 19, ; Ord. No. 2295, Sec. 1, 6, ; Ord. No. 3886, ) (36) BROWN CIRCLE. Parking is prohibited on the west side from Clemens Boulevard north to the radius of the Circle. (Ord. No. 3613, ) (37) BUCKEYE AVENUE. Parking is prohibited at all times on both sides from South 16th Street to the north end of Buckeye. (Ord. No. 3118, Sec. 1, ) (38) BURNETT AVENUE. Sup # Rev