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Did you know it is a violation of City Code to:
- Park within 10 feet in approach of a stop sign or traffic control signal?
- Park within five linear feet on either side of a fire hydrant?
- Park in a metered space beyond the posted time limit on a meter? This applies even if there is time left on the meter.
- Park a vehicle on the street longer than 48 hours? Vehicles must be moved at least 20 feet in distance during each 48 hour period in order to avoid a citation.
- Park a vehicle on the roadway? This will result in a violation for “Obstructing Traffic.”
- Park in or on the area between the street and the sidewalk? It is a violation of City Code to park a vehicle on the parking even if it is part of your property.
- You can receive a parking ticket once every hour in a metered zone.
- There are two types of loading zones: public and commercial. A private vehicle, without proper signage, will be ticketed for parking in a commercial loading zone.
- Commercial vehicles need correct signage displayed on the vehicle in order to park in a commercial loading zone. For a vehicle to park in a commercial zone, it needs the following:
- The vehicle shall display signs of at least 72 square inches on both the left and right sides of the vehicle.
- The signs shall identify the name of the commercial entity in letters at least two inches (2”) in height and clearly legible from a distance of ten feet (10’).
- Vehicles so marked may park in commercial loading zones for a maximum of 30 minutes.
- The operator of the vehicle parked in the commercial loading zone must be actively loading or unloading commercial property during the 30 minute time limit.