Ord 1904COUNCIL BILL N0. 844
ORDINANCE N0. 1904
AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING PARKIPJG CERTAIN MOTOR VEHICLES ON CITY STREETS,
REPEALING ORDINANCE NUP1BERS 1724 AND 1902, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
THE CITY OF WOODBURN ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. For the purposes of this ordinance the following
definitions apply:
(1) "Truck tractor" means any motor vehicle used or designed
for use with a semi-trailer for carrying, conveying or moving over the
highways any freight, property, article or thing, and having a combined
weight of vehicle and maximum load to be carried thereon of more than
8,000 pounds.
(2) "Truck trailer" means every vehicle without motive power
(except a tractor trailer) which:
(a) Has a combined weight of vehicle and maximum load to be
carried thereon of more than 8,000 pounds, and
(b) Is designed for carrying property and for being drawn by
a motor vehicle.
(3) "Motor truck" means every motor vehicle designed or used
for carrying, conveying or moving over the highways of this state any
freight, property, article or thing, and having a combined weight of vehicle
and maximum load to be carried thereon of more than 8,000 pounds.
Section 2. Prohibited Parking. In addition to the State Motor
Vehicle laws prohibiting parking, no person shall park or stand:
(1) A vehicle upon a bridge, viaduct, or other elevated structure
used as a street or within a street tunnel unless authorized.
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(2) A vehicle in an alley for a period not in excess of 30
consecutive minutes except for loading or unloading materials.
(3) A vehicle upon a street for the principal purpose of:
(a) Displaying the vehicle for sale.
(b) Repairing or servicing the vehicle, except repairs
necessitated by an emergency.
(c) Displaying advertising from the vehicle.
(d) Selling merchandise from the vehicle, except when authorized
under the ordinances of the City.
(4) A vehicle upon a parkway or freeway, except as authorized.
(5) A vehicle in such a manner that 'it damages or causes to
be damaged any public improvement within the city of Woodburn including
streets, alleys, parking strips, rights-of-way, or other public ways. The
person shall be liable to the City of Woodburn for damage caused thereby.
Section 3. Storage and Parking Trucks, Trailers, Boats, Campers,
Car Units and Other Vehicles.
(1) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation
owning or having control of any truck tractor, truck trailer or motor truck
to park the same upon any street, alley, parking strip, avenue or public
way in any residential area of the city adjacent to any residence, church,
school, hospital, multiple dwelling, park or playground in any area of
the city. The provisions of this section shall not be deemed to prohibit
the lawful parking of such equipment upon any street, avenue or public
way in the city for the actual loading or unloading of goods, wares or
merchandise; provided, however, that "loading" or "unloading" as used in
this section shall be limited to the actual time consumed in such operation.
In addition thereto, the provisions of this section shall not be deemded
to prohibit minor repairs on any such vehicles described above wherein
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total lapsed time in making such repairs does not exceed eight hours
duration. The parking of any equipment under authority of this section
shall in no event be within twenty feet of the intersection of property
lines at any intersection, except alleys. Any vehicle mentioned in this
section parked upon any street, avenue, parking strip or public way within
the city in violation of this section may be towed and impounded. The
registered owner or operator shall be liable for all expenses incurred.
(2) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation
owning or having control of any bus or vacation house trailer, camper,
boat and/or boat trailer, motor home, tent trailer, utility trailer, or
any motorized or unmotorized vehicle to park upon any street or on any
parking strip, avenue or public way within the city for longer than seventy-
two hours.
Section 4. Penalties.
(1) A violation of this ordinance constitutes a Class III civil
infraction.
(2) Each day that a violation of this ordinance is committed
or permitted to continue shall constitute a separate offense.
Section 5. Repeal. Ordinances No. 1724 and 1902 are hereby
repealed.
Section 6. Emergency Clause. This ordinance being necessary
for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety,
an emergency is declared to exist and this ordinance shall take effect
immediately upon passage by the Council and approval by the Mayor.
APPROVED AS TO FORM: ~` ~ ~~ ' ~i ~=~'> -:~..% ~.~,.,;' ~. ~'~~` ~~'
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WILLIAM J. COST -~N~E, MAYOR
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Passed by the Council
Submitted to the Mayor
Approved by the Mayor
Filed. in the Office of the Recorder
'r~arney Burris, Recorder
City of Woodburn, Oregon
December 10, 198
December 11, 1984
December 11, 1984
December 11, 1984
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