§ 40-25. Amendment to the uniform traffic code.

This article amends, by way of addition, the following sections of the uniform traffic code adopted in section 40-19, to include and read as follows:

(1)

Rule 449. Limitations on backing; a violation of this rule is a civil infraction:

a.

It shall be unlawful for the driver of a vehicle to back said vehicle into any angle parking space.

b.

It shall be unlawful for the driver of a vehicle to execute a U-turn or to turn said vehicle so as to proceed in the opposite direction, which maneuver results in, or facilitates, parking in an angle parking space.

c.

It shall be unlawful for the driver of a vehicle, upon backing out of any angle parking space, to back said vehicle across the center of the roadway, or to back said vehicle in such a manner as to proceed in the opposite direction.

(2)

Rule 455. Deposit of litter on streets prohibited; a violation of this rule is a misdemeanor:

a.

A person shall not remove, or cause to be removed, snow, ice or slush onto or across a roadway or the shoulder of the roadway in a manner which obstructs the safety vision of the driver of a motor vehicle other than offroad vehicles and snowmobiles.

b.

A person shall not deposit or cause to be deposited, snow, ice or slush onto any roadway or highway.

(3)

Rule 801. Standing or parking close to curb; a violation of this rule is a civil infraction:

a.

There shall be no parking on any street, roadway, alley, parking area or other municipal property from November 15 to April 15 during the hours of 2:30 a.m. to 6:30 a.m. Vehicles parked in violation of this subsection may be hauled away by or at the direction of the city police department, and any hauling or storage charge shall be paid by the owner of the vehicle prior to release of said vehicle.

b.

No truck, one-ton capacity or more, shall be left or parked upon any street at any time, except for the purposes of loading or unloading and only for such time as reasonably necessary to achieve such loading and unloading. This subsection is not to be interpreted in conflict with rule 818.

c.

No vehicle, except a commercial vehicle, shall be left parked in any public street unattended, unless the operator of said vehicle shall first shut off the motor of that vehicle and lock the ignition and remove the keys therefrom.

d.

The driver of a vehicle may not park said vehicle on the south side of any east-west street, or on the east side of any north-south street, at any time, except as designated by the city engineer.

(Prior Code, § 10.9; Ord. No. 81-06, 6-15-1981; Ord. No. 82-11, 8-5-1982; Ord. No. 83-04, 3-7-1983; Ord. No. 2005-16, 10-3-2005)