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ORDINANCE N0. 1902
AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING PARKING CERTAIN MOTOR VEHICLES ON CITY
STREETS APJD DECLARING AN Eh1ERGENCY.
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
po~ver (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 dra~vn
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 Ld4vS prohibiting parking, no person shall park or
stand:
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(1) A vehicle upon a bridge, viaduct, or other elevated
structure used as a street or within a street tunnel unless
authorized.
(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, Trailer, Boats,
Campers, Car Units and Other Vehicles.
(1) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corpora-
tion 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
or adjacent to any residence, church, school, hospital, multiple
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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 publ i c way in the city
for the actual Toad=ng 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 deemed to prohibit minor repairs on any such vehicles
described above wherein 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 of operator shall be liable for all expenses
incurred.
(2) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corpora-
tion owning or having control of any bus or a 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
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offense.
Section 5. 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 hlayor.
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APPROVED AS TO FORM: ~~~ ~ ~O ~°~ CY
CITY ATTORNEY DATE
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APPROVED: "` - ~M
~- WILLIAM J. CO~TTNE, PIAYOR
Passed by the Council
Submitted to the Mayor
November 19, 1984
November 20, 1984
Approved by the h9ayor
Filed in the Office of the Recorder
ATTEST: r
arney 0 Bur is, Recorder
City of l~oodburn, Oregon
November 20, 1984
Povember 20, 1984
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