HomeMy WebLinkAbout1995-046 Parking in alleys ORDINANCE NO. 95- 14 :'
• AN ORDINANCE relating to traffic; prohibiting parking in alleys so as to restrict
vehicular movement; and enacting a new Section 9 50 010 of the
City of Yakima Municipal Code.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF YAIUMA:
Section 1 Section 9 50 010 is hereby enacted as a new section of the City of
Yakima Municipal Code to read as follows.
"9 50 010 Stopping, standing or parking prohibited in
specific places.
A. Except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic,
or in compliance with law or the directions of a police officer, or official
traffic - control device, no person shall park a vehicle, whether occupied
or not, except temporarily for the purpose of and while actually
engaging in loading or unloading property or passengers.
1 Within fifty feet of the nearest rail or a railroad crossing,
2. Within an alley in a residence district in such a manner or
under such conditions as to leave available less than ten feet of the
width of the roadway for the free movement of vehicular traffic, and 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,
provided, that it is lawful for the operator of a vehicle to park so as to
lea\ e available less than ten feet of width, or so as to block the alley in a
0 residence district if necessary, only while the vehicle is actually
engaged in construction, repair, service functions, or expeditious
loading or unloading which could not otherwise be performed,
3 In an alley, in a business district; provided, that a properly
marked truck or vehicle may park or stand in alleys in a business
district for such time, not in excess of thirty minutes, as may be
necessary for the expeditious loading or unloading of such vehicles, or
utilized in construction, repair, or service functions, or the delivery or
picking up of property, provided further, that such vehicle shall not be
parked in an alley in a business district so as to leave available less than
ten feet of width unless such functions could not otherwise be
performed and further provided, that for the purposes of this
subsection the term 'properly marked vehicle or truck' means either a
vehicle regularly used in the performance of a function therein
described and clearly identified as such with its firm name printed
thereon, or a vehicle being used in performance of a function therein
described and displaying a sign of at least fifteen inches by four inches
in size in both the front and back windows conspicuously identifying its
function and indicating the name of the firm or the function being
performed, or
4 At any place where official signs prohibit parking.
B No person shall move a vehicle not lawfully under his
control into an) prohibited area or away from a curb such a distance as
is unlawful.
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Section 2 This ordinance shall be in full force and effect 30 days after its
passage, approval, and publication as provided by law and by the Cityyharter
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, signed and approved this /9 -a ay of .
1995
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ATTEST Mayor
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City Clerk
Publication Date:
Effecti\ e Date A -o1A- 115
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